Hakai Magazine
22 January 2019
Multi-Media / Over 3000 Words
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
On the British Columbia group of islands called Haida Gwaii, a project called Restoring Balance is working to lessen invasive mammals and restore the ecosystem to what it once was. A key part of this was the targeted eradication of deer, which happened mostly through hunting and ambush stations. One year later, most are gone. Bit by bit, species by species, the removal of invasive animals has allowed the land to return to its native biodiversity and strengthen its ecosystem resilience.
http://www.cgdev.org/blog/7-hopeful-climate-stories-around-globe
Jonah Busch
Center for Global Development
20 April 2015
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Evidence continues to build that humans are contributing to a climate change issue that is nothing but bad news for the planet. Hopeful stories from seven countries, including India, Indonesia, and China, show that efforts to combat climate change might finally be working.
https://www.invw.org/2015/04/27/after-the-wars-common-ground-in-oregons-forests
Ben DeJarnette
Investigate West
27 April 2015
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Summer in the Northwest presents a great risk of wildfires. A pile burning operation, just one facet of the strategy that Oregon has enacted to conserve its forests, clears undergrowth to lessen the risk of mega-fire. The work stimulates the local economy and provides employment, but it's also a very small part of what needs to be done.
http://wwno.org/post/delta-blues-part-1-battle-keep-ho-chi-minh-city-above-water
Jesse Hardman
New Orleans Public Radio (WWNO)
22 January 2015
Radio / 5-15 Minutes
Geography and climate change challenge the viability of sea-level cities in Vietnam, but architects, researchers, and urban planners work together to find creative solutions. One architect in Ho Chi Minh City designed green roofs to absorb the rainwater that causes floods.
http://biographic.com/posts/sto/the-birds-and-the-bombs
Benjamin Goldfarb
bioGraphic
28 June 2016
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The fate of the Southeast's longleaf pine forests, and the endangered woodpeckers that depend on them, is in jeopardy. Fort Bragg, a station of the US military, is trying to save their local environment.
http://ensia.com/features/searching-for-the-best-dog-to-save-livestock-and-wildlife
Benjamin Goldfarb
Ensia
23 April 2015
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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.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/in-africas-vanishing-forests-the-benefits-of-bamboo
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
13 March 2012
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In Africa, many people rely on wood from trees to cook food over stoves. The tremendous usage of wood contributes to deforestation and environmental decline. Using bamboo instead of wood is a more profitable and greener solution.
http://ensia.com/features/can-bats-reduce-nut-farmers-pesticide-use
Susan Moran
Ensia
21 September 2015
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In California some farms lose up to 10 percent of their crop due to coddling moths. Davis University is measuring the impact bats have on various walnut farms, such as potential savings from reduced insecticide use and crop loss to insects.
http://www.ibtimes.com/bedbug-complaints-decline-nyc-how-big-apple-beating-bloodsuckers-back-1312971
Roxanne Palmer
International Business Times
18 June 2013
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Since 2011 the city has put several measures in place designed to deal with the bedbug problem, and the latest data from city officials shows a dip in bedbug complaints for the first time in years.
http://undark.org/article/birth-control-for-bambi
Benjamin Goldfarb
Undark
15 April 2016
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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.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/as-wolves-rebound-range-riders-keep-watch-over-livestock
Sandi Doughton
The Seattle Times
2 August 2015
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Wolves in western America were once hunted to near-extinction but have now been reintroduced into certain territories with notable success. More wolves often means more attacks on ranchers' livestock, however, so cowboys are working to track wolf packs by computer to reduce conflicts.
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