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‘It’s not the cow; it’s the how’
Researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management are investigating the impact of grazing practices on the long-term sustainability and biodiversity of landscapes enrolled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program. Researchers at the Texas A&M Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management are investigating the impact of adaptive grazing…
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Guatemala braces for unprecedented year of deforestation in Maya reserve
Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve is facing increased pressure from cattle ranching and farming at the same time that droughts threaten to spark an unprecedented wave of fires. A tumultuous government transition could also leave environmental agencies without enough funding and resources to keep up with the increased fires, which could further hinder efforts to tackle…
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Guatemala braces for unprecedented year of deforestation in Maya reserve
Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve is facing increased pressure from cattle ranching and farming at the same time that droughts threaten to spark an unprecedented wave of fires. A tumultuous government transition could also leave environmental agencies without enough funding and resources to keep up with the increased fires, which could further hinder efforts to tackle…
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Christina Ochoa: Storytelling for ocean conservation
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Back from the brink: sand-swimming golden mole, feared extinct, rediscovered after 86 years
An elusive, iridescent golden mole not recorded since before the second world war has been rediscovered “swimming” in the sand near the coastal town of Port Nolloth in north-west South Africa. The De Winton’s golden mole (Cryptochloris wintoni), previously feared extinct, lives in underground burrows and had not been seen since 1937. It gets its…
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Back from the brink: sand-swimming golden mole, feared extinct, rediscovered after 86 years
An elusive, iridescent golden mole not recorded since before the second world war has been rediscovered “swimming” in the sand near the coastal town of Port Nolloth in north-west South Africa. The De Winton’s golden mole (Cryptochloris wintoni), previously feared extinct, lives in underground burrows and had not been seen since 1937. It gets its…
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Back from the brink: sand-swimming golden mole, feared extinct, rediscovered after 86 years
An elusive, iridescent golden mole not recorded since before the second world war has been rediscovered “swimming” in the sand near the coastal town of Port Nolloth in north-west South Africa. The De Winton’s golden mole (Cryptochloris wintoni), previously feared extinct, lives in underground burrows and had not been seen since 1937. It gets its…
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LETTER: SF must prioritize the health, well-being of its residents
To the Editor: At its Oct. 3 meeting, the Seneca Falls Town Board voted to approve the controversial Memorandum of Understanding between the town of Seneca Falls and New York state’s largest landfill, Seneca Meadows, which outlines new conditions for the dump if it receives approval to extend its operations through 2040, allowing it to…
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Deer creating ‘silent’ crisis for Mass. farmers
An advocate for southeastern Massachusetts farmers said there is a natural disaster putting them out of business, but unlike the farms that were devastated by flooding this summer, there is no fundraiser or emergency money from the Legislature to help.Susan Murray, executive director of the Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership, told the Joint Committee on the…
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Deer creating ‘silent’ crisis for Mass. farmers
An advocate for southeastern Massachusetts farmers said there is a natural disaster putting them out of business, but unlike the farms that were devastated by flooding this summer, there is no fundraiser or emergency money from the Legislature to help.Susan Murray, executive director of the Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership, told the Joint Committee on the…
