"The birds are preying on the fish in ditches and small pools northeast of the lake, " said Dale Hall, acting regional director for the Southeastern Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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"We would like to do everything we can to keep birds away from an area of about 13, 000 acres northeast of Lake Apopka in Orange County and alleviate any undesirable stress on the birds, " said Hall.

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The evening after the disco- forum in Solola, as the fog drifting off Lake Atitlan enveloped the town of San Lucas Toliman, some 300 people gathered in a hangar-like hall to hear eight would-be mayors expound on their plans.

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