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Old 03-19-2010, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Tyler, TX
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Not much info yet, but the Gilcrease animal sanctuary is or was on fire this morning.

Firefighters respond to blaze at nature sanctuary - News - ReviewJournal.com
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Old 03-19-2010, 08:06 AM
 
Location: Tyler, TX
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Channel 8 (CBS) just reported that at least 350 birds were killed.

Web sites are still pretty thin on details.

BREAKING NEWS: Two Alarm Fire in the Northwest - Las Vegas Now
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Old 03-19-2010, 08:11 AM
 
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That is horrible as I love birds.
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Old 03-19-2010, 08:23 AM
 
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The Review Journal has updated their story:

Rare, exotic birds killed in sanctuary fire - News - ReviewJournal.com
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Hundreds of birds -- including at least 60 that are considered rare -- were killed in an early morning two-alarm fire at the Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary near Durango and Grand Teton in the northwest area of the valley.
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Old 03-19-2010, 08:30 AM
 
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I am going to be really upset if I find out this was arson.
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Old 03-19-2010, 08:30 AM
 
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I hate to hear about things like this. There was a huge stable fire here in Texas, a while back, and a bunch of horses got killed. A real tragedy.
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Old 03-19-2010, 08:38 AM
 
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I am going to be really upset if I find out this was arson.
Ditto.
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Old 03-19-2010, 08:49 AM
 
Location: Tyler, TX
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There's a couple of pics up on Ch. 8's site.

Fire Kills Hundreds of Birds at Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary - Las Vegas Now
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Old 03-19-2010, 10:01 AM
 
Location: Tyler, TX
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LVRJ posted another pic..

http://media.lvrj.com/images/4329357-0-4.jpg

Last edited by scirocco22; 03-19-2010 at 10:37 AM.. Reason: copyright issues
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Old 03-19-2010, 10:49 AM
 
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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So sad...I have a jenday conure who is whistling "yoo hoo" at me as I type this. I hate seeing things like this as I love animals. If they need help rebuilding, I'm going to volunteer and bring food for the birds...
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