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Those figures disguise hard realities, says Michael Leachman, a sociologist who has studied hunger in Oregon.
ECONOMIST: And, despite ever-expanding waistlines, it is not alone
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Mr. LEACHMAN: If we lose the ferret from here, we lose an important part of our natural ecosystem.
NPR: Drilling to Begin in Colorado Ferret Habitat
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Mr. BOB LEACHMAN (Retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist): Yeah, this time of year wind is pretty common.
NPR: Drilling to Begin in Colorado Ferret Habitat
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Mr. SIEGLER: Retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Bob Leachman led efforts to reintroduce the black-footed ferret to Colorado in 2001.
NPR: Drilling to Begin in Colorado Ferret Habitat
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Leachman says the black-footed ferret almost never makes public appearances, and when it does, it's only for seconds at a time in the middle of the night.
NPR: Drilling to Begin in Colorado Ferret Habitat
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Mr. LEACHMAN: It's going to be very disappointing if this administration emphasizes a need for the energy here but turns its head to the importance of one of the rarest mammals in North America.
NPR: Drilling to Begin in Colorado Ferret Habitat
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Mr. SIEGLER: Back at the reintroduction site, Bob Leachman says the black-footed ferret's survival depends on how intense the drilling is, and he believes there's every indication given the current boom, that big trucks, drill rigs and roads will soon dot stop this landscape.
NPR: Drilling to Begin in Colorado Ferret Habitat