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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2011 file photo, scallop meat is shucked at sea on opening day of the scallop season off the coast of Harpswell, Maine. Preliminary data indicates Maine's 2013-14 scallop season was the strongest in the state in more than a decade, despite a harsh winter and new regulations that were unpopular with some fishermen. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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In this photo taken on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Vermont Institute of Natural Science wildlife services manager Sara Eisenhauer, right, and intern Maddy Jacobs release a rehabilitated young bald eagle along the Connecticut River in North Thetford, Vt. The bald eagle was released almost three weeks after a Vermont game warden found the bird after it had apparently been hit by a car in Danby. (AP Photo/Valley News, Jennifer Hauck)
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In this photo taken on Tuesday, April 8,2014, Sara Eisenhauer, wildlife services manager at Vermont Institute of Natural Science, addresses a small crowd of people while holding a young bald eagle that she was about to release in North Thetford, Vt. Intern Maddy Jacobs holds the bird's head. The bald eagle was released almost three weeks after a Vermont game warden found the bird after it had apparently been hit by a car in Danby. (AP Photo/Valley News, Jennifer Hauck)
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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad speaks during the Iowa Solar and Small Wind Energy Trade Association Day, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Branstad, who fired Iowa Department of Administrative Services director Mike Carroll on Tuesday, says he's confident his interim director will protect records and will thoroughly review the staff to ensure the agency functions properly. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad speaks during the Iowa Solar and Small Wind Energy Trade Association Day, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Branstad, who fired Iowa Department of Administrative Services director Mike Carroll on Tuesday, says he's confident his interim director will protect records and will thoroughly review the staff to ensure the agency functions properly. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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In this Tuesday, April 8, 2014, David Borneman lights a controlled burn at the Davis-Foster Land Preserve in Meridian Township, Mich. The burn is expected to help improve habitat for the Henslow's sparrow. The Lansing State Journal reports the bird and many other types of wildlife use prairie habitat at the Davis-Foster Land Preserve. The sparrow is listed as endangered in Michigan. (AP Photo/The State Journal, Rod Sanford) NO SALES
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In this Tuesday, April 8, 2014, David Borneman, center, and his fire crew light a controlled burn at the Davis-Foster Land Preserve in Meridian Township, Mich. The burn is expected to help improve habitat for the Henslow's sparrow. The Lansing State Journal reports the bird and many other types of wildlife use prairie habitat at the Davis-Foster Land Preserve. The sparrow is listed as endangered in Michigan. (AP Photo/The State Journal, Rod Sanford) NO SALES
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In this Tuesday, April 8, 2014 photo, fire crew member Scott Klotz runs out of danger as flames rise during a controlled burn in Meridian Township, Mich. The burn is expected to help improve habitat for the Henslow's sparrow. The Lansing State Journal reports the bird and many other types of wildlife use prairie habitat at the Davis-Foster Land Preserve. The sparrow is listed as endangered in Michigan. (AP Photo/The State Journal, Rod Sanford) NO SALES
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The chief coordinator of the Joint Agency Coordination Center Retired Australian Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston gestures as he speaks at a press conference about the ongoing search operations for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in Perth, Australia, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Houston said a ship searching for the missing Malaysian jet has detected two more underwater signals that may be emanating from the aircraft's black boxes, and expressed hope Wednesday that the plane's wreckage will soon be found. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
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In this Thursday, April 3, 2014 photo, Shirley Casillas kisses, Harvey, before feeding him at the Best Friends Animal Society kitten nursery in the Mission Hills area of Los Angeles. Tens of thousands of people who think they are saving abandoned wild kittens by taking them to shelters are hastening their deaths because most shelters don't have round-the-clock staffs to care for them. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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In this Thursday, April 3, 2014 photo, a kitten is bottle fed at the Best Friends Animal Society kitten nursery in the Mission Hills area of Los Angeles. Tens of thousands of people who think they are saving abandoned wild kittens by taking them to shelters are hastening their deaths because most shelters don't have round-the-clock staffs to care for them. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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In this Thursday, April 3, 2014 photo, Ralph Peterson, a construction volunteer looks at newly born kittens as they are held by volunteers Shirley Casilas, center, and Sarita Carden, right, at the Best Friends Animal Society kitten nursery in the Mission Hills area of Los Angeles. Tens of thousands of people who think they are saving abandoned wild kittens by taking them to shelters are hastening their deaths because most shelters don't have round-the-clock staffs to care for them. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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In this Thursday, April 3, 2014 photo, Best Friends Animal Society Los Angeles/NKLA manager Michelle Sathe, left, and volunteer Sarita Carden hold a litter at the Best Friends Animal Society kitten nursery in the Mission Hills area of Los Angeles. Tens of thousands of people who think they are saving abandoned wild kittens by taking them to shelters are hastening their deaths because most shelters don't have round-the-clock staffs to care for them. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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In this Thursday, April 3, 2014 photo, Harvey is weighted, after being bottle fed, to monitor his progress at the Best Friends Animal Society kitten nursery in the Mission Hills area of Los Angeles. Tens of thousands of people who think they are saving abandoned wild kittens by taking them to shelters are hastening their deaths because most shelters don't have round-the-clock staffs to care for them. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
