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ByAndreByik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF » TheTehamaCountySheriff'sOffice on Wednesday said the "main portion" of an au- topsy for an infant found dead at a mobile home park has been completed, but no results have been announced. Lt. Yvette Borden, in an email distributed to news media, said the pathologist handling the au- topsy did not release a preliminary finding and is instead waiting for the results of a toxicology report. Borden added that a toxicology report — in some cases — could take months to return. Deputies responded Monday morning to a re- port of a missing 14-month-old girl and found an infant dead at a home at 12055 State Route 99W, the Friendly Acres Mobile Home Park, according to a Sheriff's Office press release. The case is being treated as a "suspicious death." A woman called 911 about 8:10 a.m. Monday to report that her infant girl was missing from her home, according to the release. Family mem- bers conducted a brief search of the residence and neighbors searched the neighborhood. Deputies and Tehama County Search and Res- cue initiated a full response when the first deputy on scene located the girl in a bedroom, wedged between a bed and a wall under some clothing, SUSPICIOUS INFANT DEATH Officials awaiting reportof toxicology Authoritiessayfamilymembers cooperating with investigators By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF » Representatives from the proposed Tembo Preserve spent a busy Tuesday drumming up support and answering questions about their proposed elephant sanctuary in Tehama County. The group, led by Oakland Zoo CEO Joel Par- rot, spoke at the Tehama County Board of Super- visors meeting, the Resource Conservation Dis- trict of Tehama County and Tuesday evening at Shasta College in Redding. Parrot's presentation sought to answer many of the concerns regarding the 4,900-acre African elephant sanctuary, which is undergoing an En- vironmental Impact Report. But while Parrot said concerns over water, ero- sion and disease would be incidental, neighbors of the proposed project were instead focused on a change to the entrance area from the original proposal. The proposed site at the former Diamond Ranch, about 17 miles west of Interstate 5 and north of State Route 36 West, just west of the in- tersection with Bowman Road was to have the main entrance off of SR-36W. However Tembo representatives have since de- termined using that area as an entrance would not be feasible and require a lengthy bridge be built across Dry Creek after consulting with the Army Corps of Engineers. 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PAGE B4 'DIFFICULT MISSION' Obama asks for war powers against IS By Scott Sonner The Associated Press RENO, NEV. » A federal judge temporarily blocked the roundup of more than 300 wild horses in northern Ne- vada on Wednesday, saying the government cannot rely on a nearly five-year-old en- vironmental analysis that critics say ignores the latest scientific evidence about the potential harm to the mus- tangs. U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks granted the rare pre- liminary injunction and temporary restraining or- der preventing the Bureau of Land Management from gathering the horses in the Pine Nut Range southeast of Carson City and inject- ing dozens of females with a fertility drug that prevents them from reproducing for two years. He said the federal agency appears to have violated fed- eral law, including the Na- tional Environmental Pro- tection Act requiring a more stringent examination of the impacts than the one BLM scientists conducted. Horse advocates who sought the court order say there's been significant new research about the potential harms of PZP since BLM re- viewed the effects in 2010. New studies confirm earlier concerns the interference with the wild herds prompts mares unable to become pregnant to leave in search of stallions in other bands of mustangs, they said. "This is a major vic- tory for wild horses and re- flects rising concerns about rounding up and drugging wild horses with PZP," said Jennifer Barnes, a lawyer for Friends of Animals, which brought the suit with the San Francisco-based Pro- tect Mustangs. Hicks concluded in an eight-page order issued in Reno late Wednesday the two groups are likely to succeed proving the merits of their complaint alleging BLM broke the law by autho- rizing the roundup without conducting a new or supple- mental environmental as- sessment under NEPA. "The court finds that the public interest will be best served by enjoining the BLM's proposed gather, at least until the court has an opportunity to fully consider the merits of the plaintiff's claims," the judge wrote. He did not indicate when PINE NUT RANGE US judge temporarily blocks wild horse roundup in Nevada THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO A federal judge has agreed to let wild horse advocates make their case for a court order blocking another mustang roundup in Nevada in a legal battle underscoring divisions among protection groups over the use of a fertility drug to slow herd growth. Staff reports RED BLUFF » The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has identified areas in Tehama County that couldbeaddedtoitsStateRe- sponsibility Area, and some areas that could be removed. The State Responsibility Area, or SRA, includes areas in which the state is respon- sible for fire prevention ser- vices. Owners of "habitable structures" within the SRA are assessed an annual fee of roughly $150. Businesses, offices and commercial and industrial structures without living ar- eas are not charged a fee. Christine Thompson, the Cal Fire Tehama-Glenn Unit chief, recommended Tues- day that residents review the proposed changes, which are available online at goo.gl/k7f- gdT. Cal Fire reviews its SRA maps every five years, accord- ing to Cal Fire's website. The last review was conducted in 2010, and a review is under- way. Areas in Tehama County proposed by Cal Fire to move to the SRA include parcels on the west side of Jellys Ferry Road, west of Spring Branch Road; area northeast of Red Bluff along Hogsback Road and in the area of Sunriver Road; areas east of Los Mo- linos; and areas southeast of Los Molinos, north of Vina Road. Areas that are proposed to move out of the SRA to the Local Responsibility Area include areas northwest of Corning at Rawson Road, south to Simpson Road; areas west of Corning along Chit- tenden Road; and area south- east of Los Molinos, south of Vina Road. To view an online map of the proposed changes, visit goo.gl/IOT6Gk. In total, about 10,756 acres in Tehama County are pro- posed to be added to the SRA, and 7,162 acres removed, leav- ing a net gain of 3,594 acres added to the SRA. Public hearing meetings are scheduled to be held this month to collect input on the changes, according to Cal Fire. Proposed changes will go before the Board of For- estry and Fire Protection for approval March 4. No meeting dates have been posted on Cal Fire's website as of Wednesday, but Thompson said a meeting will likely be scheduled in the North State in the com- ing weeks. TEHAMA COUNTY CHANGES PROPOSED TO RESPONSIBILITY AREA DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has proposed changes to its State Responsibility Area in Tehama County that would add more than 3,000acres to the SRA in the county. INFANT » PAGE 7 TEMBO » PAGE 7 HORSES » PAGE 7 » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, February 12, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 58551 69001 9 Volume130,issue60 Good morning, thanks for subscribing » Erin Urban LASSEN PARK Free entry over holiday weekend Lifestyles » A4 STATE THEATRE Valentine's comedy, concert A+E » A5 FORECAST High: 74 Low: 45 » B8 LiketheDailyNews on Facebook and stay in the loop on local news, sports and more. VISITFACEBOOK.COM/ RBDAILYNEWS LIKEUSON FACEBOOK