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  • Controversial Railway Splits Kenya's Parks, Threatens Wildlife

    April 18, 2016 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Tsavo

    As a new railway is built in Kenya, conservationists are using satellite collars to study elephant movement and how they interact with the transport system. There are some overpasses at various points throughout the track for the elephants to cross through, but little is known about how they are passing under the railway. While building overpasses can be costly, conservationists hope the data can convince the government to ensure that any future infrastructure will include this design to allow the animals to migrate.

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  • Birth Control for Bambi

    April 15, 2016 |

    Undark |

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    Response Location: United States, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York

    The overpopulation of white-tailed deer is a conservation realization and an environmental disaster for the communities that harbor them. Hastings-on-Hudson, a progressive community, has opted for a humane birth control method PZP that is injected by darts into does. The method is successful for its non-lethal approach and the population growth has slowed, but as of yet has not significantly decreased.

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  • The animals that sniff out TB, cancer and landmines

    February 16, 2016 |

    Mosaic Science |

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    Response Location: Tanzania, Morogoro

    Africa has the highest TB death rate per head of population and though antibiotics can cure Tb many patients are never diagnosed because the diagnostic tests have a 40% error rate. A group of scientists in Tanzania have trained rats to diagnose TB with a 30% error rate, inspired by rats trained to search for land mines and dogs trained to smell cancer.

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  • How Smart Animal Shelters Aim for ‘Zero Kill'

    December 22, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Jacksonville, Florida

    Each year, close to three million dogs and cats are killed in shelters - in some cities more than 70 percent of the animals in shelters are euthanized. Target Zero is a program that works with fellow cities to spay and neuter animals and return them to the streets. Public complaints about animals have plummeted, and many shelters are well on their way to achieving a 'zero-kill' status.

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  • The Beaver Whisperer

    November 09, 2015 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Okanogan, Washington

    In different regions of the United States, beavers are considered a predatory pest and have been subjected to lethal trapping by Wildlife Services. However, Methow Valley in Washington has initiated a project that saves beavers by capturing them and taking them to places where they can help revitalize natural resources and the food chain. The Methow Valley Beaver Project has demonstrated that their efforts have provided effective against climate change and reshaping the land.

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  • Cats of the Urban Wild

    September 08, 2015 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City is home to an estimated tens of thousands of stray and feral cats, posing a problem for the city. To humanely handle this population concern, the city is using a method known as Trap-Neuter-Return (T.N.R.) that goes against the previous methods of euthanasia.

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  • Searching for the best dog to save livestock — and wildlife

    April 23, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Throughout the American West, recovering populations of wolves and grizzly bears have crept beyond the boundaries of national parks, clashing with sheep and cattle as they advance. Looking to Europe as an example, researchers are training and testing guard dogs in various western states as a means of deterring predators and protecting valuable livestock.

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  • Life & Liberty

    November 10, 2014 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Veterans who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder number about one-fourth of military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, roughly 500,000 veterans so far. Inmates in prisons nationwide train dogs as companions for these war veterans, providing a sense of healing for all.

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  • How Did the Meadow Vole Cross the Road? Designing travel routes for wildlife

    October 09, 2014 |

    re:form |

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    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    As a state with robust populations of wildlife, Montana has had its share of roadkill. Its Department of Transportation developed animal shelving, a type of wildlife crossing, to enable safe passage for small animals who need to cross the road. The measure, combined with other types of crossings, has reduced animal-vehicle collisions by half.

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  • The Abstinence Method

    June 17, 2014 |

    Modern Farmer |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Beers

    Dutch farmers are saying no to antibiotics for livestock. The Netherlands is in the midst of a high-stakes, government-mandated experiment: Can large-scale meat production succeed without routine use of antibiotics?

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