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In this Feb. 6, 2017, photo, students of Sankardev Sishu Niketan mould clay in the shape of a Greater Adjutant Stork, an endangered bird with a total population of 1,200 in the world, in school at Dadara village, west of Gauhati, India. A group of women have taken it upon themselves to save the endangered bird and call themselves the hargila army, for the bird's name in the local Assamese language. With about 800 birds Assam has the largest number of the Greater Adjutant Stork, concentrated largely in three villages just northwest of state capital Gauhati. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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CORRECTS CREDIT LINE TO FRITZ BUSCH- A hazardous materials team from WCEC Industrial Services vacuums up specks of mercury in the alley in New Ulm, Minn., on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. The crew was called in after a mercury spill involving two gallons of mercury that a homeowner had placed in his trash for disposal. (Fritz Busch/The Journal of New Ulm via AP)
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FILE- This undated file image made from a video by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the stern of the sunken ship El Faro. The former chief engineer of the container ship that sank in a hurricane killing 33 sailors said Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, that evidence from the ship's "black box" shows a crew working hard to keep it afloat. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP, File)
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FILE- In this undated file photo made available Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, by the NTSB shows the voyage data recorder from the El Faro freighter, seen aboard the USNS Apache in the Atlantic Ocean. The recorder was recovered from El Faro, a cargo ship that sank in the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015. The former chief engineer of the container ship that sank in a hurricane killing 33 sailors said Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, that evidence from the ship's "black box" shows a crew working hard to keep it afloat. (NTSB via AP, File)
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Wesley Stone clears debris from outside his damaged home, in the aftermath of Tuesday's tornado that tore through the New Orleans East section of New Orleans, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Workers put a tarp on the roof of a damaged home in the aftermath of Tuesday's tornado that tore through the New Orleans East section of New Orleans, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Officials say tornadoes that struck in southeastern Louisiana destroyed homes and businesses, flipped vehicles and left thousands without power. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Guests tour a solar panel project built on 10 acres of farmland that former President Jimmy Carter owns in his hometown of Plains, Ga., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Carter leased the land to Atlanta-based SolAmerica Energy, which owns, operates, and sells power generated from solar cells. The company estimates the project will provide more than half of the power needed in this town of 755 people. (AP Photo/David Goldman) **FILE**
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Solar panels line farmland that former President Jimmy Carter owns in his hometown of Plains, Ga., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Carter leased the land to Atlanta-based SolAmerica Energy, which owns, operates, and sells power generated from solar cells. The company estimates the project will provide more than half of the power needed in this town of 755 people. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Solar panels line farmland that former President Jimmy Carter owns in his hometown of Plains, Ga., as a reporter walks through before a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Carter leased the land to Atlanta-based SolAmerica Energy, which owns, operates, and sells power generated from solar cells. The company estimates the project will provide more than half of the power needed in this town of 755 people. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Former President Jimmy Carter, right, and his wife Rosalynn arrive for a ribbon cutting ceremony for a solar panel project on farmland he owns in their hometown of Plains, Ga., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Carter leased the land to Atlanta-based SolAmerica Energy, which owns, operates, and sells power generated from solar cells. The company estimates the project will provide more than half of the power needed in this town of 755 people. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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FILE - This March 9, 2016 file photo shows bison captured from Yellowstone National Park being held in a government research facility near Corwin Springs, Mont. Yellowstone National Park has started shipping hundreds of wild bison to slaughter for disease control as a quarantine facility that could help spare many of the animals sits empty because of a political dispute. Park officials said 15 bison originally slated for the quarantine on the Fort Peck Reservation were instead loaded onto trailers Wednesday and sent to slaughter. Hundreds more will be shipped in coming days. Transferring bison to the quarantine is opposed by Montana officials. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown,File)
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FILE - This March 9, 2016 file photo shows a bison from Yellowstone National Park being held for shipment to slaughter near Gardiner, Mont. Yellowstone National Park has started shipping hundreds of wild bison to slaughter for disease control as a quarantine facility that could help spare many of the animals sits empty because of a political dispute. Park officials said 15 bison originally slated for the quarantine on the Fort Peck Reservation were instead loaded onto trailers Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 and sent to slaughter. Hundreds more will be shipped in coming days. Transferring bison to the quarantine is opposed by Montana officials. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown,File)
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This Feb. 5, 2017 provided by Robert Magnan shows the boundary of a 320-acre animal quarantine on Montana's Fort Peck Reservation that is not being used because of a dispute between the tribes and state livestock officials. Yellowstone National Park has started shipping hundreds of wild bison to slaughter for disease control as a quarantine facility that could help spare many of the animals sits empty because of a political dispute. Park officials said 15 bison originally slated for the quarantine on the Fort Peck Reservation were instead loaded onto trailers Wednesday, Feb. 8 and sent to slaughter. Hundreds more will be shipped in coming days. Transferring bison to the quarantine is opposed by Montana officials. (Robert Magnan via AP)
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New Orleans Firefighter Jared Carter knocks on a door where a dog can be heard barking while conducting a secondary search of homes damaged by a tornado that touched down yesterday in eastern New Orleans, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Officials say tornadoes that struck in southeastern Louisiana destroyed homes and businesses, flipped vehicles and left thousands without power. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)
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New Orleans Firefighter Jared Carter spray paints a search signal after conducting a secondary search of homes damaged by a tornado that touched down yesterday in eastern New Orleans, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Officials say tornadoes that struck in southeastern Louisiana destroyed homes and businesses, flipped vehicles and left thousands without power. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)
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New Orleans Firefighter Jared Carter spray paints a search signal after conducting a secondary search of homes damaged by a tornado that touched down yesterday in eastern New Orleans, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Officials say tornadoes that struck in southeastern Louisiana destroyed homes and businesses, flipped vehicles and left thousands without power. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)
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Linda Forbes walks in a flooded property as she checks on a relative living in the neighborhood Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Felton, Calif. Flash flood watches are in place for parts of Northern California down through the Central Coast as heavy rains swamp roads and threaten to overtop rivers and creeks. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Paul Peterson, bottom left, surveys his flooded property after the San Lorenzo River overflowed Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Felton, Calif. Flash flood watches are in place for parts of Northern California down through the Central Coast as heavy rains swamp roads and threaten to overtop rivers and creeks. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Two men walk alongside a flooded street Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Felton, Calif. Flash flood watches are in place for parts of Northern California down through the Central Coast as heavy rains swamp roads and threaten to overtop rivers and creeks. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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The San Lorenzo River floods over Highway 9 north of Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. Residents were evacuated as the water rose Tuesday morning when the river flooded Felton Grove and the surrounding neighborhood. (Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
