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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Hooverville was named after the many 1930s Depression Era shantytowns known as "Hoovervilles" due to President Herbert Hoover's disastrous economic policies which left millions homeless. | Hooverville was named after the many 1930s Depression Era shantytowns known as "Hoovervilles" due to President Herbert Hoover's disastrous economic policies which left millions homeless. | ||
==Wildlife== | |||
In 2011, a white barn owl was first sighted flying out of the house, however, it was not seen again during subsequent visits. On 21 May 2020, during an inspection tour, [[Grand Duke Travis]] and [[Count of Dendtler|Captain-General Schroeder]] were surprised to discover a murder of crows living in harmony in the rafters of the abandoned house with at least one white barn owl. They later observed the barn owl fly in and out of the nesting area twice before stood on the ground in the surrounding field looking for prey. | |||
During this trip, the Captain-General freed a crow from a piece of twine which had been wrapped tightly around its leg. | |||
[[Category:Calsahara]] | [[Category:Calsahara]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Calsahara]] | [[Category:Geography of Calsahara]] | ||