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	Mammals List of Massachusetts
		State records are accepted on the basis of specimen or photographic evidence, including those reported in the technical literature or otherwise known to personnel of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.
		All native mammals are protected by state law (M.G.L. c.
		Wetherbee, D.K. The birds and mammals of Worcester county, Massachusetts.
	www.state.ma.us /dfwele/dfw/dfwmam.htm (1665 words)

	Paghat's Garden: State Symbols
		The state grass of Washington is the native bluebunch wheatgrass.
		State fruit is the apple, no particular type, any apple will do, which is just as well as some ass would've chosen the grainy & terrible-tasting (but nice & shiny) Red Delicious if they'd been forced to be specific.
		The state bird is the Goldfinch, which appears to be headed for extinction west of the Cascades, so we may someday have to revert to the original state bird selected by school children in 1928, the Meadowlark.
	www.paghat.com /statesymbols.html (1394 words)

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		The State Seal, adopted by Governor John Hancock and the Council on December 13, 1780 and made official by the General Court on June 4, 1885.
		The State Flag is white, bearing on both sides a representation of the coat of arms (except that the five-pointed star is white instead of silver).
		The Black-Capped Chickadee (Penthestes atricapillus) was adopted as the official State Bird by the Massachusetts Legislature on March 21, 1941.
	kerry.senate.gov /high/facts_state.html (1720 words)

	Introduction to Wyoming - The United States of America
		The Suffrage State: This was the precursor to "The Equality State" nickname.
		The Sagebrush State: This term was given to Wyoming because of the wild sage that is prevelent in some sections of the state.
		Wyoming was the first territory to grant "female suffrage" and became the first state in the Nation to allow women to vote, serve on juries and hold public office.
	www.netstate.com /states/intro/wy_intro.htm (717 words)

	Alaska State Symbols
		Alaska's state marine mammal is the Bowhead Whale and was adopted in 1983.
		Alaska's state fossil is the Woolley Mammoth and was adopted in 1986.
		Alaska's state tree is the Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) and was adopted in 1962.
	www.northernlatitude.com /statesym.html (316 words)

	Minnesota State Symbols--Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious
		The Northern leopard frog was proposed as the Minnesota state amphibian by HF737 in 1999 and by HF3471/SF3103 in 1998.
		Three nicknames are used to refer to the state of Minnesota: the gopher state; land of 10,000 lakes; and the North Star state.
		The Blanding’s turtle was proposed as the Minnesota state amphibian by HF737 in 1999 and by HF3471/SF3103 in 1998.
	www.leg.state.mn.us /leg/Unsym.asp (806 words)

	Game Mammal Hunting Guide: State of Hawaii
		The Division of Forestry and Wildlife maintains public hunting areas on each of the six major islands, where game mammal hunting is available to the public at various times during the year. Rules, based on hunter safety considerations and the environmental considerations have been established in these areas.
		Hunters must possess a valid State of Hawaii hunting license and have the permission of the landowner.
		Firearms and ammunition brought into the State from outside must be registered within 48 hours after their arrival with the Chief of Police of the county of one's residence, business or sojourn.
	www.state.hi.us /dlnr/dcre/mammalguide.html (767 words)

	Ohio's State Mammal - White-tailed Deer
		In 1988, the Ohio General Assembly made the White-tailed Deer Ohio's official state mammal.
		The state tree, the Ohio Buckeye, is named because its nut resembles a deer—or buck's—eye.
		By 1937 White-tailed Deer were reported in twenty-eight of Ohio's counties, and in 1943, enough deer existed in the state for a regulated hunting season to occur in select counties.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1886 (503 words)

	Mammals List of Massachusetts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		At least 10 other mammals have escaped or been released in the state (see Fauna Series #6, 1993); however, none of these have established populations.
		State records are accepted on the basis of specimen or photographic evidence, including those reported in the technical literature or otherwise known to personnel of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.
		Wetherbee, D.K. The birds and mammals of Worcester county, Massachusetts.
	www.mass.gov /dfwele/dfw/dfwmam.htm (1665 words)

	The Mammals of New York State
		Wildlife regulations were implemented in the state in the early 20th century, just in time to save a number of species that had been persecuted to alarmingly low levels, including the fisher, marten, American beaver, and white-tailed deer.
		However, the reintroduction of both would bring the mammal community closer to its original makeup, and be a big step towards the continued rewilding the state.
		Mammals populations that are obviously increasing in the state also deserve special attention.
	www.nysm.nysed.gov /WildSci/nys_mammal.html (2109 words)

	List of U.S. state mammals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A state mammal is the "official" or representative animal of a U.S. state.
		States also have separate state birds, and sometimes state fish or state butterflies.
		States similarly have state flowers, state trees and state songs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/State_mammal (88 words)

	KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington - News Archive - Senate Passes Bill Designating Orca As State's Marine Mammal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		OLYMPIA - The orca would be the official marine mammal of Washington, joining the apple and steelhead trout as symbols of the Evergreen State under a bill passed by the Senate.
		The state's resident orca community is made up of three groups, known as J, K and L pods.
		The state Department of Fish and Wildlife said there are currently 88 southern resident orcas in the state's waters.
	www.komotv.com /stories/36149.htm (425 words)

	State Symbols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A number of Nebraska state symbols are geologically-related, such as the state rock (Prairie Agate), state gem (Blue Agate), state fossil (mammoth), state soil (Holdrege) and the state river (Platte).
		The bill also states that no part of the state flag is to be used in a business advertisement or trademark.
		State law requires that the flag be displayed on or near the state Capitol, the governor's mansion, all courthouses, city or village halls, schoolhouses and other public administration buildings under or to the left of the United States' flag.
	csd.unl.edu /general/statesymbols.asp (1916 words)

	EEK! - Critter Corner - Fun Fur Facts
		The shape of hair also gives a mammal a unique look with its different shapes; round hairs tend to be straight; oval or flattened hairs are curly.
		Facial whiskers are most familiar, but they also appear in other places on a mammal's body such as on the ankles of a squirrel or the rump of some crevice-roosting bats.
		Hair can also communicate social information about a mammal's state of mind, such as the erect hair on the back of a wolf or dog which indicates that it feels threatened or is ready to attack.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/fur.htm (439 words)

	Texas Symbols, Small Mammal: Armadillo - SHG Resources
		The state small mammal, the armadillo, is commonly found as far north and east as Oklahoma and Mississippi.
		The Nine-banded Armadillo is a cat-sized, armored, insect-eating mammal.
		The armadillo is the state mammal of Texas.
	www.shgresources.com /tx/symbols/smallmammal (562 words)

	State Symbols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The state flag was adopted by the Louisiana Legislature in 1912 and features a pelican feeding her young on a blue background.
		The Louisiana state bird is the Eastern Brown Pelican.
		With small eyes and thick fl fur, the state mammal, the fl bear, can be found in swamps, coastal marches and sugarcane fields near the Atchafalaya Basin.
	house.legis.state.la.us /pubinfo/state.htm (385 words)

	Relating to wolves; creating new provisions; amending ORS 496.004, 496.146 and 498.012; and appropriating money.
		In determining procedures for disposal of bear and cougar, the commission shall direct the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to first offer the animal to the landowner incurring the damage.
		Evidence of the loss or injury may include a finding, after investigation, by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service that the probable cause of injury or death was wolf related.
		All moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission for use in paying compensation under section 5 of this 2005 Act.
	www.leg.state.or.us /05reg/measures/hb3400.dir/hb3478.intro.html (2901 words)

	California State Library - History and Culture - State Insignia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Secretary of State began using blue and gold ribbons with the state seal on official documents as early as 1913.
		It was adopted as the State Flag by the State Legislature in 1911.
		The official State Tartan is described as a pattern or sett consisting of alternate squares of meadow green and pacific blue that are separated and surrounded by narrow charcoal bands.
	www.library.ca.gov /history/cahinsig.cfm (3994 words)

	Facts about California
		The State Seal was adopted a year before California was admitted to the union.
		California is the 3rd largest state in area and the largest state in population.
		California is the largest producer of goods of all the states and the largest agricultural state in the Union.
	www.calhistory.com /facts.html (645 words)

	Traveler's Guide to Arkansas \| Activities 5-8 \| History \| Governors of Arkansas Portrait Gallery
		The diamond was adopted as the Arkansas State Gem by the General Assembly of 1967.
		The fiddle was adopted as the Arkansas State Instrument by the General Assembly of 1985.
		The white tail deer was adopted as the Arkansas State Mammal by the General Assembly of 1993.
	www.soskids.arkansas.gov /5-8-history-state-symbols.html (815 words)

	Texas State Symbols & Facts - TourTexas.com
		Texas is called the Lone Star State because of the state flag's design: a broad vertical blue stripe at left, centered by a single white star, with horizontal bars of white and red on the right.
		It was the 28th state to enter the union, joining the United States on Dec. 29, 1845.
		The music was written by the late William J. Marsh, and the words by Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright, both of Fort Worth.
	www.tourtexas.com /tour (154 words)

	Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency: 23.3 Statewide Monitoring Efforts in Pennsylvania
		An inventory of state fishes is underway, focusing on pulling together specimen data and records into a single database to map fish distributions (Argent et al.
		Mammal surveys have been conducted in certain natural areas and statewide surveys exist for specific species, such as Allegheny woodrat and bats, as well as game species, such as the white-tailed deer and bobcat, although no centralized database has been developed (Wright et al.
		A state mammal atlas has recently been launched with SWG funding and will result in a more comprehensive view of mammal distribution and abundance (Wright et al.
	www.pgc.state.pa.us /pgc/cwp/view.asp?A=496&Q=166414&tx=0 (794 words)

	Florida State Symbols and More
		The Mockingbird was adopted as the State Bird in 1927.
		It is one of the most fragrant flowers in the state and the scent lingers in the air during citrus growing season here in West Central Florida, South Florida and of course in Citrus County.
		As a tribute to the moon landing the Florida legislature adopted the moonstone as the State Gem in May of 1970.
	www.geocities.com /skunk8/symbols.html (1392 words)

	Florida State Symbols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The manatee is a large, slow-moving mammal that lives in Florida's coastal estuaries and rivers, where it eats massive quantities of aquatic plants.
		The 1975 Florida Legislature designated the "porpoise" as the official Florida saltwater mammal, which is a term that is sometimes used to describe the bottlenose dolphin.
		The sabal palm, also known as the cabbage palm, was designated the state tree in 1953 and occurs on the Florida state seal.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /UW209 (2063 words)

	State symbols
		The committee to design a State Flag was appointed by legislative action February 7, 1894, and provided that the flag reported by the committee should become the official flag.
		In 1935, the Director of Forestry started a movement by which to select a State Tree for Mississippi, to be selected by nomination and election by the school children of the State.
		An act to designate milk as the state beverage was adopted by the Mississippi State Legislature during the 1984 Regular Session.
	www.its.state.ms.us /et/portal/MSSymbols/symbols.htm (474 words)

	The Anniston Star - Legislature OKs bill making black bear official state mammal
		The fl bear joins the state bird, the Yellowhammer; the state reptile, the red hills salamander; the official state horse, the racking horse; and the official salt water fish, the fighting tarpon, as animals who have been officially recognized by the Alabama Legislature.
		White and Lindsey are from southwest Alabama, home for most of the state’s fl bear population, estimated at less than 50 bears.
		Morrison is from Cullman County, where some of the state’s racking horses are raised.
	www.cleburnenews.com /news/2006/as-xgr-0308-0-6c07x5820.htm (201 words)

	State Symbols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The state flag was adopted by the Louisiana Legislature in 1912 and features a pelican feeding her young on a blue background.
		With small eyes and thick fl fur, the state mammal, the fl bear, can be found in swamps, coastal marches and sugarcane fields near the Atchafalaya Basin.
		As a tribute to the state's dairy industry, the Louisiana Legislature decided that milk would be its state drink.
	house.louisiana.gov /pubinfo/state.htm (385 words)

	Kansas State Mammal
		The Kansas State Flag was created by the legislature in 1927.
		The state seal without it's border is the centerpiece.
		The state flower and a bar of blue and gold are found above the seal.
	www.mcpherson.com /~kansas/flag.html (47 words)

	Online Sunshine for Kids Junior State Symbols
		Orange juice was named the state beverage of Florida by the 1967 Legislature.
		It is known for dining on the sweet nectar of passion flowers and is common in South Florida, especially in the Everglades National Park.
		The horse conch, also known as the giant band shell, is the state shell.
	www.leg.state.fl.us /kids/junior/symbols/index.html (305 words)

	Alaska Symbols - Alaska State bird, Alaska State Flower, Alaska State song and more... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Alaska state flag, Alaska state song, Alaska state bird, Alaska state tree, we want it to be easy for you to find the Alaska symbols...
		The pheasant-like willow ptarmigan is the state bird.
		The tall, stately Sitka spruce is the state tree.
	www.beautifulunitedstates.com /alaska_symbols.htm (446 words)

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