San Juan Island is well known for its splendid vistas, saltwater shores, quiet woodlands, orca whales and one of the last remaining native prairies in the Puget Sound/Northern Straits region. But it was also here in 1859 that the United States and Great Britain nearly went to war over possession of the island, the crisis ignited by the death of a pig.
During 1977 there was a major drought on Daphne Major and many of the plants on the island produced few or no seeds. The medium ground finch population, which depends on seeds for food, declined drastically from about 1400 individuals to a few hundred in just over two years.
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However, as it makes its push to capture the mainstream, the TT also cannot shy away from the dark side of the event. Too often road racing fans are quick to tell those with opposing opinions about the TT to keep quiet, while the island itself sometimes seems numb to deaths. This was evidenced by the fact a prizegiving ceremony took place in the fan park not 20 minutes after the news of the Stockton deaths became public. 2ff7e9595c
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