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File - In this Jan. 18, 2017, file photo provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, elk feed at the Wenaha Wildlife Area near Troy, Ore. Wildlife managers in seven states, including Oregon, in the U.S. West report severe weather this past winter was rough on wildlife. (Keith Kohl/ Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP, File)
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Bunches of mountain tea are on sale in a shop in Athens, on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Greek authorities and conservationists say bands of impoverished Albanians make regular forays over the border, illegally harvesting donkey loads of wild herbs and medicinal plants such as mountain tea, also called ironwort, hawthorn and primrose, but also eradicating rare or endangered species. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis
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Bunches of mountain tea are on sale in a shop in Athens, on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Greek authorities and conservationists say bands of impoverished Albanians make regular forays over the border, illegally harvesting donkey loads of wild herbs and medicinal plants such as mountain tea, also called ironwort, hawthorn and primrose, but also eradicating rare or endangered species. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
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In this photo provided by the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, a deceased whale lies on the shore in Southhampton, N.Y., Saturday, July 1, 2017. The female fin whale has evidence of shark bites, but there were no other signs of injury have been found. A team of biologists plans to conduct a necropsy on Saturday. (Atlantic Marine Conservation Society via AP)
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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, floodwaters inundate a roadway near Mullins, S.C. Starting Saturday, July 1, 2017, South Carolina's first gas tax increase in 30 years will help rebuild deteriorated roadways and bridges statewide, but transportation officials caution a smoother ride may still be years away. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt, File)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, JULY 1-2 - In this June 16, 2017 photo, Sondra Larson, center, and other volunteers look at an aquatic plant during AIS Detector training in Brainerd, Minn. learning how to identify invasive species and avoid being fooled by look-alikes. They are the latest graduates from the AIS Detectors program, a joint project between the University of Minnesota Extension Service and the U's Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center. (Kirsti Marohn/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, JULY 1-2 - In this June 16, 2017 photo, volunteers use magnifying glasses to get a closer look and compare samples to photos of invasive species in a waterproof handbook in Brainerd, Minn. They are the latest graduates from the AIS Detectors program, a joint project between the University of Minnesota Extension Service and the U's Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center. (Kirsti Marohn/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2016 file photo, a salmon flails in a water tub after being caught off the coast of Stinson Beach, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to route much of California's mightiest river into two massive tunnels poses new perils for salmon and other struggling native species, but could give them a couple breaks as well, experts and project supporters and opponents say in the wake of two newly issued wildlife rulings on the $16 billion project. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
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File - In this Aug. 29, 2016 file photo, Jared Davis hauls in a salmon caught off the coast of Stinson Beach, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to route much of California's mightiest river into two massive tunnels poses new perils for salmon and other struggling native species, but could give them a couple breaks as well, experts and project supporters and opponents say in the wake of two newly issued wildlife rulings on the $16 billion project. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
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In this Tuesday, June 20, 2017 photo, Randy Reagan, and his wife Kate, of New Stanton, Pa., pose for a portrait under their Adopt A Highway sign, at the corner of Center Ave. and Paintersville Rd in New Stanton. They have been cleaning up trash on the side of Old Route 119 (Center Ave), since they adopted the stretch of highway from Bruster's Ice Cream to the old Sony plant, approximately 10 years ago. (Dan Speicher/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)
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Miami Marlins' Edinson Volquez pitches to a Milwaukee Brewers' batter during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 30, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)
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Milwaukee Brewers' Matt Garza pitches to a Miami Marlins batter during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 30, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)
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Miami Marlins' Edinson Volquez pitches to a Milwaukee Brewers batter during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 30, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)
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Actor Alec Baldwin promoted Spike TV's "One Night Only: Baldwin" roast by taking on the hybrid persona of George Washington and President Donald Trump. (YouTube, Spike)
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A team of smokejumpers with the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management gather their parachutes following a practice jump west of Albuquerque, N.M., on June 29, 2017. Federal agencies called for a boost in the number of resources in the Southwest due to the persistent fire danger, resulting in smokejumpers from Idaho and Montana being assigned to the region. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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In this Thursday, June 29, 2017 photo, firefighters work to control a wildfire south of Boise, Idaho. The blaze charred over 280 acres and was threatening several homes in the area. (Darin Oswald /Idaho Statesman via AP)
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Smoke lingers in the valley north of the southern Utah ski town of Brian Head, Utah., Friday, June 30, 2017. A wildfire has been burning in the area over the past two weeks. Fire managers lifted evacuations in Brian Head on Friday, with the blaze 20 percent contained (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Smoke lingers in the valley north of the southern Utah ski town of Brian Head, Utah., Friday, June 30, 2017. A wildfire has been burning in the area over the past two weeks. Fire managers lifted evacuations in Brian Head on Friday, with the blaze 20 percent contained (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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A section of the Winooski River floods a farm field in Marshfield, Vt., on Friday, June 30, 2017. The National Weather Service says heavy rain falling on saturated soil with more to come is causing some flooding and road closures in low-lying areas of northern Vermont and parts of upstate New York. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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A section of the Winooski River floods a farm field in Marshfield, Vt., on Friday, June 30, 2017. The National Weather Service says heavy rain falling on saturated soil with more to come is causing some flooding and road closures in low-lying areas of northern Vermont and parts of upstate New York. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
