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Donkeys Are Finally Getting More Respect

Amy Yee

November 07, 2016 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia

Ethiopia has the largest population of donkeys which are used to move people, food, wood and water. Despite their being necessary for survival, most Ethiopians neglected and abused their donkeys. The Donkey Sanctuary teaches people how to take care for their animals, increasing the usefulness of the animal for Ethiopians.

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How These Dogs Protect Elephants

Amy Yee

April 27, 2016 |

National Geographic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Ivory poaching has decreased the number of live elephants by one-fifth in the past decade. Although Kenya has ratified laws that make ivory poaching and trafficking punishable, identifying smugglers at border security is still a challenge. Airports in Kenya and Tanzania have employed dogs to sniff out ivory hidden in transit with a high success rate of 18 busts in four months at the Kenya location.

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The animals that sniff out TB, cancer and landmines

Emma Young

February 16, 2016 |

Mosaic Science |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Tanzania, Morogoro

Africa has the highest TB death rate per head of population and though antibiotics can cure Tb many patients are never diagnosed because the diagnostic tests have a 40% error rate. A group of scientists in Tanzania have trained rats to diagnose TB with a 30% error rate, inspired by rats trained to search for land mines and dogs trained to smell cancer.

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How Smart Animal Shelters Aim for ‘Zero Kill'

David Bornstein

December 22, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jacksonville, Florida

Each year, close to three million dogs and cats are killed in shelters - in some cities more than 70 percent of the animals in shelters are euthanized. Target Zero is a program that works with fellow cities to spay and neuter animals and return them to the streets. Public complaints about animals have plummeted, and many shelters are well on their way to achieving a 'zero-kill' status.

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Cats of the Urban Wild

Sky Dylan-Robbins

September 08, 2015 |

The New Yorker |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City is home to an estimated tens of thousands of stray and feral cats, posing a problem for the city. To humanely handle this population concern, the city is using a method known as Trap-Neuter-Return (T.N.R.) that goes against the previous methods of euthanasia.

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Searching for the best dog to save livestock — and wildlife

Benjamin Goldfarb

April 23, 2015 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

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.

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Bringing Back the Night: A Fight Against Light Pollution

Paul Bogard

August 19, 2013 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: France, Paris

More people are beginning to acknowledge the adverse effects of light pollution on wildlife and human health alike, as countries like France are enacting light ordinances to restrict the use of lights at night. Along with an added benefit of cutting carbon emissions, these ordinances require businesses to turn off lights at night after employees leave, and for billboards to cut light as well.

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