Big Cypress National Preserve Proposed For Oil And Gas Survey
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"Thumper trucks," which pound the ground in a fashion designed to detect oil, and even explosives detonated for the same purpose, could be allowed on 110 square miles of Big Cypress National Preserve under a plan being considered by the National Park Service.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 23rd, 2015 3:00am