Endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle numbers holding steady near Lincoln

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An endangered insect, whose history is intertwined with humans, is maintaining a precarious existence near Lincoln.

On a hot, muggy morning in a marshy area on the north side of town, a chorus of birds and bugs greet some human visitors. Through the tall grass, Shaun Dunn and Andrea Malek of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission make their way, searching for Salt Creek tiger beetles…

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