1) Essayist Breaks Free From Conventional Relationships In 'Because I Love You'
JUN 14
Tim Kreider says the longest relationship of his adult life was with the stray cat. He writes about that relationship and others in his essay collection. Originally broadcast Feb. 26, 2018

(2) JOURNEY OF THE WHOOPING CRANE
Efforts to conserve the wild population of the whooping crane, North America's tallest bird and one of the rarest animals on earth. [local KRCB/22] Unclear how national [?]

Louisiana, at enactment of Endangered Species Act ..punted; the Rights-to-shoot any unarmed species-at-wll for fucking R e c r e a t i o n . . . of any mouth-breather, was their initial response (mayhap til the $16K--Fine was introduced?)
But today, Louisiana--the fav habitat of these magnificent creatures--is Numbah One! in efforts to bring-up breeding pairs ... even to point of famers welcoming periodic pond-sitting.
SO then: ¡Yay! LOUISIANA! fer recognizin that these critters ARE Republican-enough ..to gets a reprieve from that early-on mindless slaughtering.

..they not just Carrion. :-)