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One Tough Winter: Winter Is Over But Its Effect On WIldlife Lingers

by Stephen Long | July 1st 2011 |

This past winter’s deep, fluffy snow and sub-zero temperatures combined to make life difficult for much of Vermont’s wildlife, including whitetail deer, wild turkeys, and a number of predators, particularly bobcats and barred owls. But others found the two feet of snow much to their liking.

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