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  • Ticking ticks off with garlic; Kingston experiments with smelly solution

    June 04, 2019 |

    CTV News Ottawa |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, Kingston

    In order to address a tick problem in Canada, one city piloted a garlic repellent at a dog park to help both humans and animals. Although it does not eliminate ticks entirely, after a year of spraying this repellent in the area, the reports of ticks decreased dramatically

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  • Palawan's indigenous women lead sustainable upland farming, forest protection

    June 01, 2019 |

    Rappler |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Philippines, Palawan

    Empowering women to practice sustainable agriculture promotes resilience and enables communities to protect biodiversity. The Kusor Upland Farmer’s Association, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development, gives farmers an alternative to wildlife poaching and slash-and-burn agriculture by promoting sustainable, organic farming. The KUFA participates in workshops and farming demonstrations to teach women how to grow root vegetables such as yams for additional income as an alternative to more ecologically damaging practices.

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  • Specially Trained Dogs Help Conservationists Find Rare Iowa Turtles

    May 31, 2019 |

    Iowa Public Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Iowa City, Iowa

    John Rucker uses a unique method in the world of conservation: his specially-trained Boykin spaniels area able to seek out turtles. This method helps preserve the lives of threatened turtle species, leading to specialized research and conservation efforts. It also “helps keep the web of life more beautiful and more resilient,” says Rucker.

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  • Life After Conflict: Healing the Environmental Wounds of War

    May 28, 2019 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Video |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    With the aftermath of conflict often focused on humanitarian crisis, international and local actors are also working to restore damage done to ecosystems. From Rohingya refugees volunteering to make sure endangered elephants can reach their grazing lands – and not destroy the refugee camps – to Lebonese seed banks being recreated to restore biodiversity, the international stage is paying closer attention to the environmental tolls of conflict.

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  • Message scent: Douglas fir beetles detoured from Ouray forest by pheromone packets

    May 27, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ouray, Colorado

    By combining biomimicry with biodiversity, Colorado’s forests have kept damaging fir beetles at bay. The city of Ouray, Colorado, and the Colorado State Forest Service have been working with the help of volunteers to apply chemical pheromones to protect Douglas firs from the damaging beetles. The pheromones mimic a warning produced by the beetles, discouraging them from settling on the tree. The pheromones are applied by hand, requiring teams of trained volunteers.

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  • Sustainability Behind Bars: Washington Inmates Are Connecting with Nature

    May 22, 2019 |

    Bitterroot |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Olympia, Washington

    The Sustainability in Prisons Project has brought environmental lectures, work, and support to thousands of inmates since 2003. It offers a unique type of prison work - wildlife preservation, such as taking care of endangered butterflies. It has also started composting and educational programs, in addition to the therapeutic effects of greenery on prisoners and assistance in reentry.

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  • World in Progress: Medellin's war on dengue-carrying mosquitoes

    May 16, 2019 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    The world mosquito program works across countries to reduce the mosquito's ability to transfer the dengue virus. As part of this international program, scientists in Medellin, Columbia have been breeding mosquitos in a lab that are injected with a bacterrium before being released back into the wild. Since starting this experiment, cases of dengue have drastically decreased.

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  • Fear the cats! Bold project teaches endangered Australian animals to avoid deadly predator

    May 15, 2019 |

    Science Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Australia, Roxby Downs, South Australia

    A team of scientists in Australia are experimenting with what they call a “vaccination approach” to saving endangered wildlife. Never evolving to recognize or escape predators introduced by European colonizers, wildlife like the greater bilby are being trained to recognize predators – like feral cats – using controlled environments such as fenced plots. The experiments have shown some promising results, but because it's still in the early stages, the option to scale these efforts remains unknown.

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  • An urban ‘butterfly experience' in Sri Lanka

    May 15, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Sri Lanka, Moratuwa, Colombo

    What was once the garbage dump of a clothing company in Sri Lanka is now the site of an urban butterfly garden. Dilmah Conservation and naturalist Rajika Gamage created the open air garden in 2011 to conserve endangered butterflies without actually keeping any species in captivity. Over 90 native plants were planted, and the garden now receives visits from over 50 different butterfly species. The sanctuary also serves as an educational resource to help stress the importance of the diversity of these insects as an indicator of the health of the habitat.

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  • Fish Below Your Feet and Other Solutions for a Living Harbor

    May 14, 2019 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Around the world, scientists are eco-engineering urban waterfront areas to encourage marine species diversity. Seattle’s Central Waterfront area was recently enhanced with a textured and angled concrete sea wall to encourage the growth of algae and invertebrates, a built-up seafloor to attract juvenile salmon who like shallow water, and light penetrating glass bricks in the sidewalk, which boost seaweed growth and entice shade-avoidant salmon smolts. The project also enhances the human experience with more pedestrian access, better storm water management, and a new pier park with direct water access.

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