Economic development officials in Lake Placid and the surrounding region earlier this year put forth a proposal to study a new Olympic bid as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 1.5 billion Upstate Revitalization Initiative, a plus - sized version of the annual statewide competition for grants and other forms of aid. (timesunion.com)
But this year, the friendly statewide competition that challenges teams of birders to identify the most species in 24 hours was truly one for the record books. (massaudubon.org)
The first statewide competition in decades to hunt wolves and coyotes in Idaho has sparked outrage among wildlife conservationists, who condemned it as «an organized killing contest.» (scientificamerican.com)