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From the air they resemble giant Japanese calligraphy, but these outback shapes are evidence of the masters of fire
Images intended to help open up the outback to mining following World War II instead deliver a lesson from the last generation of Indigenous people to live in the Great Sandy Desert on how to protect life and the land.
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Water-worried Vegas wants useless grass a thing of the past
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with a first-in-the-nation policy banning grass that nobody...
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WCS Releases Archive of Stunning, Forgotten Historical Wildlife Illustrations
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released to the public a digital collection of some 2,200 forgotten, historical scientific wildlife illustrations from its Department of Tropical Research (DTR), which it ran from 1916 to 1965.
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Ikea bought 11,000 acres of forest in Georgia to protect it from development
An investment group of Swedish retail giant Ikea has acquired forestland in southeast Georgia to protect the land and its diverse ecosystems from development. The Ingka Group, which owns and operates most Ikea stores, purchased 10,840 acres of land near the Altamaha River Basin, the company announced on January 14.
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Coalition Sues Trump Administration Over 'Outrageous Assault' on Tongass National Forest Protections
"Trump's reckless plan to clearcut old-growth trees in the Tongass will irreversibly damage our climate, kill wildlife, and devastate Southeast Alaska communities."
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'He's the deer of the year': Carrot on way to recovery after arrow pulled from head
The last thing Carrot the deer probably wanted in 2020 was a hole in his head. But the Canadian whitetail deer which made headlines last week for his shocking injury no longer has an arrow impaling his head. “What he’s gone through in the last few weeks – from a bolt through his head to having it removed and enduring the bitter winter … I can’t imagine another animal surviving,” said Lee-Anne Carver, a wildlife photographer who has documented the deer’s unlikely story.
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Carrot the deer found in Ontario with arrow sticking out of his head
The Canadian winter can be tough for deer, as temperatures plummet and food becomes scarce. But Carrot, a whitetail buck living in northern Ontario, faces an additional challenge: he has an arrow sticking out of his head. “It’s been really tough to see,” said Lee-Anne Carver, a wildlife photographer in the city of Kenora, who named the young animal. “I’ve been photographing animals for years and there’s something special about Carrot. He’s unlike any deer I’ve ever met.”
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First Nation fights to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Gwich'in First Nation is once again facing down a threat to their way of life, as outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump makes a late-game effort to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration before he leaves office.
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Endangered Species Act Protections Stripped From Gray Wolves
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a rule today that removes protection from all gray wolves in the lower 48 states except for a small population of Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico. The Service made its decision despite the fact that wolves are still functionally extinct in the vast majority of their former range across the continental United States.
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Why the U.S. government is allowing bears, wolves to be hunted in their dens
The rollback of a rule banning controversial hunting methods in Alaska's national preserves has some worried the National Park Service is ceding control to states with less conservation-oriented goals.
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Judge orders man to pay $85K in deaths of 2 whooping cranes
A man who admitted that he and a juvenile shot and killed two whooping cranes in 2016 must pay $85,000 and cannot hunt until he completes 360 hours of public service. The sentence given Thursday to Kaenon Constantin of Rayne is the toughest ever in Louisiana for a crime involving one of the endangered birds, the International Crane Foundation said in a news release.
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The Last Giraffes on Earth
The giraffe is nearly down. Two men have stretched a thick black rope in front of the animal, to trip her up. The giraffe hits the rope, and the plan seems to be working until she gains a second wind and breaks into a fresh run. Her body sways backward and forward like a rocking horse being pulled along on a dolly. Six more people grab onto the ends of the rope, and the group runs behind her, holding tight, pitting their meager strength against her weight.
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‘It’s a success’: Pangolins return to a region where they were once extinct
Pangolins have been locally extinct in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province for the last 30 or 40 years, experts say. But now, local conservationists are working to slowly reintroduce these shy, sensitive animals in a world-first effort to reinstate wild populations.
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How one teaspoon of Amazon soil teems with life
Scientists discover hundreds of different fungi in Amazonian soil, thought to play a vital role in nature.
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Critically endangered herb thriving on Macquarie Island after seven-year feral animal eradication program
A critically-endangered herb once thought extinct on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island has been found growing at a new location as the world-heritage site continues its rabbit-free recovery. The remote island was declared free of pests in 2014, following a seven-year feral animal eradication project.
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'Billions of years of evolutionary history' under threat
Scientists say more than 50 billion years of cumulative evolutionary history could be lost as humans push wildlife to the brink. "Weird and wonderful" animals unlike anything else on Earth are sliding silently toward extinction, they say. And regions home to the greatest amounts of unique biodiversity are facing unprecedented human pressures. They include the Caribbean, Western Ghats of India and large parts of Southeast Asia.
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On the verge: a quiet roadside revolution is boosting wildflowers
In 2014, Giles Nicholson was battling the growing year from hell. A mild winter followed by a warm, wet spring had turbocharged a ferocious mass of cow parsley, nettles and dense grass along the hundreds of miles of road his team maintains for Dorset council. Austerity meant there was barely enough money to pay for repeated cuttings to hold back the matted swards. Complaints poured in about messy roadsides.
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'Completely unexpected' coral recovery on southern Great Barrier Reef island hit by cyclone
The Great Barrier Reef has already been devastated by climate change, but one southern island is showing signs of recovery after cyclone damage.
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Australia's nature reserves being opened up for business use, global study finds
Australian governments have slashed the legal protection of nature reserves in favour of business growth, a global study reveals. The country is one of 73 dropping the ball on land protection, according to the study, which was published in the journal Science on Friday.
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Geology Makes You Time-Literate
A scientist tells us how her field instills timefulness. By Marcia Bjornerud.
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