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  • We've figured out how to solve human-elephant conflict. It takes bees. Lots of bees.

    August 09, 2016 |

    Upworthy |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Sagalla

    Elephants in Africa often eat a farmer’s entire crop, physical barriers don’t work, and fighting the elephants has left both people and elephants dead. After learning from Africans that Elephants don’t like bees, a researcher devised a hanging bee-hive/fence that effectively scares the elephants. The Elephants and Bees Project is helping farmers in Africa and Asia implement this solution.

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  • How to Beat Dengue and Zika: Add a Microbe to Mosquitoes

    August 08, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Australia, Cairns

    The dengue virus is spread by mosquito and infects 400 million people every year with no vaccine or successful treatment. Scientists have started to inject mosquitoes with a bacteria they have found to stop the virus to prevent and control the spread of dengue. Trials have shown success in Australia, so the project is in the process of scaling to other countries that have dengue more widespread, and new experiments will begin on whether it can effectively stop the spread of the Zika virus.

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  • A Toll-free Number Helps Villagers Live With Animals

    July 26, 2016 |

    IndiaSpend |

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    Response Location: India, Karnataka

    By calling a toll-free number, villagers in India can receive help for filing claims after human-animal conflicts like an elephant stomping on their crops or a tiger killing cattle. The service, known as Wild Seve, operates in 284 villages where a field agent arrives to take photos of the damage and file documentation to the government so residents can receive compensation. Field agents have helped file claims for more than 3,000 incidents. The hope is that residents can receive compensation for their losses quickly and, hopefully, are less likely to harm the animals.

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  • Poaching Leaves Elephant Daughters in Charge

    July 04, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    It's not just poaching that is changing the landscape of the elephant kingdom, it's human's actions in general. In an attempt to understand the geographical needs of elephants, scientists are arming the species with radio collars to track movements in hopes of impacting conversations around land use and development.

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  • The Birds and the Bombs

    June 28, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

    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.

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  • United We Fish!

    June 28, 2016 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Local fisheries have been struggling to keep up with major manufacturers. Sustainable fishing practices have been countering that by creating Niche markets.

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  • Changing Kenya's Landscape for Wildlife and Jobseekers

    June 08, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In the face of crippling unemployment, environmental degradation, and species extinction, communities in Southern Kenya joined with various stakeholders to establish REDD+ project. This project sells carbon credits on behalf of the community, distributing funds for necessary services, employing community members, and protecting the environment.

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  • Seeing the forest through the trees?

    May 29, 2016 |

    The Pueblo Chieftain |

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    Response Location: United States, Blanca, Colorado

    A new timber mill in Costilla County could majorly improve the forest health of the greater region by thinning undergrowth to reduce risk of wildfires, curbing the spread of invasive insects, and decreasing the demand for water in the face of drought. The mill could also create jobs and further economic development for the area.

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  • The number one thing we can do to protect Earth's oceans

    May 23, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

    Despite humanity's shared need for healthy oceans and marine biodiversity to support life as we know it, there is no central regulatory body able to protect the massive, critical swaths of ocean beyond any one country's marine borders, where pollution and climate change are proving disastrous to the ecosystem. But as the effects of the changing oceans become more prevalent to those on land, a few determined groups are slowly bringing together various governing bodies to create reserves and pass key legislation to hopefully give our oceans - and our planet - a chance.

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  • U.S. Fish And Wildlife Cease Dell Creek Wolf Pack Kill

    May 20, 2016 |

    Wyoming Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Bondurant, Wyoming

    Growing wolf populations in Wyoming are forcing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make hard decisions about culling the endangered species in order to preserve local wildlife and livestock.

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