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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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  • Coexisting with Carnivores

    April 01, 2016 |

    OR Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    Wolves and ranchers have a long history of conflict. Today, wolves are back in Oregon, and ranchers are learning how to coexist with them, using an array of nonviolent techniques to protect both their herds and the predators.

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  • The all-female patrol stopping South Africa's rhino poachers

    February 26, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    The poaching of rhinos in South Africa has seen a rapid increase since 2007, jumping from 13 deaths then to 1,215 in 2014. After concluding that guns alone were not the solution, a patrol of local women from impoverished areas were brought together in the Balule reserve to focus on efforts in removing snares, stopping bushmeat kitchens, setting up roadblocks and implementing educational opportunities in poor communities and schools. Since their start, the area has seen a 76% reduction in snaring and poaching incidents.

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  • Study: Program To Protect Fish Is Saving Fishermen's Lives, Too

    February 16, 2016 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Half Moon Bay, California

    Catch share programs—where fishermen are allotted a set quota of the catch—reduce the notoriously risky behavior fishermen are known for, like sailing in stormy weather, a new study finds.

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  • How Catfish and Algae Are Cleaning Up the Chicago River

    December 22, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    By releasing fish into the Chicago River, the city of Chicago aims to help clean up its ecosystem, as the fish hopefully will eat the river's excess algae.

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  • New York's Big Climate Plan Really Does Include Oysters

    December 15, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

    Tottenville, on Staten Island, will get oyster-friendly breakwaters and a dune system as part of post-Sandy rebuilding efforts. The oysters will help revive the ecosystem and sustain the long-term fishing economy.

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  • African Farmers Are Building Sustainable Beehive Fences to Protect Their Crops From Wild Elephants

    December 09, 2015 |

    GOOD Magazine |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    A team of entrepreneurial zoologists have devised a way to help farmers in rural Africa protect their property from the persistent threat of wild elephants trampling their crops. Christened the Beehive Fence, it’s a remarkably simple solution to this elephantine problem.

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  • Safe Passage

    December 01, 2015 |

    Orion Magazine |

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    Response Location: Canada, Creston, British Columbia

    North America’s protected areas are too small and scattered to sustain wildlife, so conservationists are fighting for Yellowstone to Yukon, a continent-wide network of protected areas which would preserve lifesaving migration routes.

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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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