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  • A ‘FitBit for squid' could help track the ocean's squishier species

    January 21, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    Squids play an important role in the ecosystem, so scientists are focusing efforts on better understanding how the species adapts to climate change. By creating a "FitBit for squid," scientists have successfully been able to monitor soft-bodied invertebrates.

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  • Facial recognition for chimps searches the internet for stolen baby apes

    January 17, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Facial recognition technology is now being used to crack down on illegal poaching of chimpanzees, an endangered species. By adapting algorithms for human recognition into a prototype, researchers are hoping to find and protect chimpanzees and other animals that are being illegally traded.

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  • The Brazilian photographer and the 20-year reforestation project of over 2.7 million trees

    January 17, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Aimorés, Minas Gerais

    A Brazilian photographer and his wife set out to restore devastated land in the late 1990s by replanting the forest, which would in turn bring back the wildlife. To date the pair and their organization, Instituto Terra, have replanted more than 2 million trees, seen the return of over 500 different species of birds, mammals, amphibians, and flora, and brought back to life the 8 natural springs on the land. There only remains 10% of the land to restore, and at the same time they've also developed more than 700 educational projects that reach over 65,000 people across the nation.

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  • Solar Farms Shine a Ray of Hope on Bees and Butterflies

    January 14, 2019 |

    Scientific American |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    As farmland is converted to space for solar panels, researchers are planting native wildflowers amongst the technology to support populations of bees and other insects facing endangerment. While it's not the only solution needed to reverse the decline of pollinating species, as seen in the past decade, planting them in solar sites are a useful start.

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  • Former British intelligence specialists training network of spies to save Rhinos and Elephants 

    January 12, 2019 |

    The Telegraph |

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    Response Location: Malawi

    The illegal wildlife trade is consistently a big problem across Africa. To help tackle the issue of poachers, a company called Retarius uses counter-terrorist operations experience by training and mentoring locals involved in the prevention fight. The program is still growing and takes place in Malawi, Cameroon, Benin, and Zambia. In Malawi specifically, the training has resulted in 114 arrests made and 1000 kgs of ivory seized in 2018.

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  • As Disease Ravages Coral Reefs, Scientists Scramble for Solutions

    January 10, 2019 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    As corals die-off globally, research groups around the world are working on a suite of remedies. From Australia to Florida, scientists are breeding resilient corals strains, transplanting healthy corals to new areas, and even applying antibiotics. But the solutions aren't yet scalable. Unless stresses like global warming and pollution are also addressed, such research is likely not enough.

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  • Scientists are using bacteria to remove harmful contaminants from our water. Here's how.

    January 08, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Rialto, California

    It turns out that bacteria can do a lot more than contaminate water--some species break down toxic chemicals and remove heavy metals. Active sites already clean water in states like Kansas, Utah, Texas, and California; for example, one Californian groundwater treatment plant can clean 2,000 gallons of perchlorate-contaminated water per minute. Though some logistical and technical hurdles remain, these bacterial allies in the fight against water pollution are very promising.

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  • New Tracking Technology Reveals Hidden Animal Migration Routes

    January 08, 2019 |

    Smithsonian |

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    Response Location: United States, Pinedale, Wyoming

    Aided by advanced GPS collar technology, scientists in Wyoming are mapping herd animal movement as they migrate across the state. Such efforts have helped planners and conservationists remove barriers and weigh development projects in accordance with the data, and such efforts are spreading to other areas in the Western United States.

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  • Where the Rainforest Meets the Road

    January 08, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Papua New Guinea

    In northeastern Papua New Guinea, community leaders and the government set aside 360,000 hectares of the Managalas Plateau as a protected conservation area in 2017. The project has strong local support. But facing destructive resource extraction and land use, conservation's longevity hangs on whether the community can create markets for sustainable agriculture, as well as workable infrastructure.

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  • Bringing back historic wildlife migration corridors to the mountains

    January 04, 2019 |

    Citizen-Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    In North Carolina, a group of planners and conservationists are working to install wildlife corridors along a stretch of I-40, allowing animals like elk and bears to cross safely. The plan has myriad benefits: stopping fatalities, reducing traffic accidents, and improving wildlife habitat. Climate change only makes such corridors more crucial, because wildlife will be increasingly on the move.

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