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City hopes to scare seals
San Diego officials who want to prevent seals from taking over a popular beach are hoping that a dog’s bark is worse than its bite. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on Saturday that the city would seek court approval for a plan to use recordings of barking dogs at Children’s Pool beach in La Jolla. The city hopes the recordings will disperse about 200 seals. The plan will cost nearly US$700,000 a year. Marine experts said the seals would likely adjust to the noise, but city officials said their backup plan was to add other sounds and spray the seals with water.
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Bees trap workers in store
Thousands of bees swarmed outside a New York game store, trapping employees inside for hours, WABC-TV reported. Worried employees peered through the windows of the Manhattan store while talking on the phone as the bees clustered on Saturday afternoon. A sign in the window said: “Look! ... closed due to bee infestation.” Most passers-by avoided the GameStop store near Union Square but Edward Albers tried to help. Dressed in regular clothes, he lured many bees into a box without getting stung. A bee specialist then arrived in protective gear and used the scent of a queen bee to collect the rest.
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