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Three young boys in North Dakota discover rare T. rex fossil

June 5, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

NORTH DAKOTA (CNN) — It’s not every day that you stumble across a T. rex fossil but that’s what happened to three young boys. They were going for a hike in the North Dakota Badlands in July 2022 when they discovered the rare fossil. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science says its team of paleontologists excavated the remains one…

Mule Deer On The Rebound In North Dakota

A Game and Fish Department survey counted 2,446 mule deer.

November 9, 2018

Site Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ The mule deer population in the western North Dakota Badlands continued its rebound this year. A Game and Fish Department survey counted 2,446 mule deer. That was down only slightly from last year, and fawn reproduction was up. Big game biologist Bruce Stillings says that’s encouraging news. Hunting of mule deer females was banned four straight…