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African Farmers Are Building Sustainable Beehive Fences to Protect Their Crops From Wild Elephants

Rafi Schwartz

December 09, 2015 |

GOOD Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Tanzania

A team of entrepreneurial zoologists have devised a way to help farmers in rural Africa protect their property from the persistent threat of wild elephants trampling their crops. Christened the Beehive Fence, it’s a remarkably simple solution to this elephantine problem.

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Safe Passage

Benjamin Goldfarb

December 01, 2015 |

Orion Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Creston, British Columbia

North America’s protected areas are too small and scattered to sustain wildlife, so conservationists are fighting for Yellowstone to Yukon, a continent-wide network of protected areas which would preserve lifesaving migration routes.

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The Beaver Whisperer

Benjamin Goldfarb

November 09, 2015 |

High Country News |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Okanogan, Washington

In different regions of the United States, beavers are considered a predatory pest and have been subjected to lethal trapping by Wildlife Services. However, Methow Valley in Washington has initiated a project that saves beavers by capturing them and taking them to places where they can help revitalize natural resources and the food chain. The Methow Valley Beaver Project has demonstrated that their efforts have provided effective against climate change and reshaping the land.

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Can Bats Reduce Nut Farmers' Pesticide Use?

Susan Moran

September 21, 2015 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

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.

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Cats of the Urban Wild

Sky Dylan-Robbins

September 08, 2015 |

The New Yorker |

Video |

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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Could adorable tiny tech backpacks save the honeybees?

Jessica Mendoza

August 25, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Australia

Concerned with colony collapse syndrome in honey bees worldwide, scientists, farmers and tech companies teamed up in Australia to create a micro-sensor that collects data on the bee's environment.

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As wolves rebound, range riders keep watch over livestock

Sandi Doughton

August 02, 2015 |

The Seattle Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cle Elum, Washington

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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Fish Net Fashion

Gelareh Darabi

May 18, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Slovenia, Ajdovščina, Municipality of Ajdovščina

"Ghost gear" are nylon nets and other waste left behind in our oceans by fishing boats - they cause massive environmental damage, releasing toxins in the water, ensnaring wildlife, and clogging up beaches. Now one organisation, the Healthy Seas Initiative, is working with fishermen and a sportswear company called ECONYL to retrieve abandoned nets from out of the ocean and convert the materials into clothing, carpets, and more.

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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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Now It's Personal

Elin Kelsey

April 22, 2015 |

Hakai Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pacific Grove, California

Marine biologists around the world are adopting personalization technologies into their work to help them better understand the movements and lives of the undersea creatures they’re monitoring. For example, the Shark Net app allows California researchers to receive notifications via smartphone about individual white sharks. Initiatives like this allow for a combination of personalization and crowdsourcing, which can be a boon for marine conservation efforts.

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