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When raptors and urbanization collide, these volunteers are there to help

Sophie Hills

November 08, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boyds, Maryland

Volunteers at the Owl Moon Raptor Center in Maryland rehabilitate injured birds by treating their injuries and exercising them. Healed birds are released back into the wild.

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Hunting for elk solutions in Devil's Kitchen

Amanda Eggert

October 13, 2022 |

Montana Free Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Montana

In Montana, landowners, hunters, outfitters, and biologists created the Devil’s Kitchen Working Group to facilitate conversations about elk management which led to a successful management framework that has been relatively unchanged for years.

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How Mushrooms That Eat Plastic Can Help Fight Pollution

Trevor Greene

September 07, 2022 |

Earth.Org |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ecuador

Plastic-eating mushrooms that grow in the Amazon and thrive in oxygen-starved environments like landfills could be a tool to help fight issues with plastic pollution. There has been a recent rise in using mushrooms as a plastic alternative to fight pollution in a variety of industries including fashion and mechanical engineering.

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A Bear's Necessities

Louisa Gilbert Jemma Titheridge

August 23, 2022 |

Hakai Magazine |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

A biologist studies bear dens in the forests of British Columbia, Canada, to create artificial alternatives as forestry practices make suitable dens rarer.

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Pakistan's Mangroves Are a Coastal Conservation Marvel

Marcello Rossi

August 05, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Pakistan, Balochistan

Mangroves are biodiverse growths that provide a variety of benefits to coastal regions including food security, a breeding ground for various species and protection from erosion and storms along the coast. Previously destroyed by deforestation, efforts to regrow mangroves are a cost-effective solution to climate change.

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Could Human Pee Be the Key to Saving Seagrass?

Jesse Kathan

July 06, 2022 |

Hakai Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Florida

As ecologists look to protect failing seagrass ecosystems, they have turned to a surprising solution: crystallized human urine. In a lab study, seagrass treated with struvite — a crystalline substance formed from human wastewater — had five times more seagrass shoots than those treated with regular fertilizer. It’s difficult to get struvite commercially and it might not work in all types of environments, but if there is more of a supply, this part of human waste could help an important ecosystem.

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How the Yurok Tribe Is Bringing Back the California Condor

Sharon Levy

June 22, 2022 |

Undark |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Yurok Nation, United States, California

At a condor facility in Redwood National Park, the Yurok Tribe is raising young California condors to be released into the wild in an effort to increase the population of the critically endangered species.

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Saving the Great Lakes, one laundry load at a time

Erika Engel

May 13, 2022 |

CollingwoodToday |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Parry Sound, Ontario

A pilot experiment in Canada shows that adding a filter on a washing machine can prevent microfibers from entering the wastewater system and ending up in marine ecosystems. After installing these filters on machines in a community, there was a 41 percent decrease of microfibers in the washing machine liquid waste. This will not keep all microfibers from ending up in the environment, but legislators are working on passing bills requiring manufacturers to get these filters installed on new machines.

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Lab-Grown Meat: Future Climate Solution or Icky Science Experiment?

Ethan Brown

March 18, 2022 |

The Sweaty Penguin |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Lab-grown meat is poised to become a safer alternative to conventional meat. There are 99 companies around the world that are developing lab-cultured meat products and that number is growing. The production process is still expensive and not completely scalable yet, but scientists are working to overcome these barriers to make it cheaper and more ethically produced.

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Catching Crabs in a Suffocating Sea

Julia Rosen

March 01, 2022 |

Hakai Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Newport, Oregon

Frances Chan, a researcher at Oregon State University first came across hypoxia or dangerously low-levels of oxygen in the ocean in Oregon back in 2002. To better understand the issue and empower crab fishers whose livelihoods suffered as a result, he helped develop "small, low-cost oxygen sensors" that fit into their crab pots and read the levels of oxygen in water in real time as they fish. This year, 38 instruments were sent out on eight boats, and with time, the information could help fishers adapt.

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