Animals
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Animals USAThe Comeback of the Swift Fox (It Took 50 Years and Features GPS Collars )
For the first time in 50 years, 27 swift foxes return to the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. This return marks the restoration of a missing piece of the Great Plains ecosystem and of the tribes’ natural heritage.
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Animals MyanmarThis Turtle Has a Very, Very Good Reason to “Smile”: Escape from Extinction
Twenty years ago, the Burmese roofed turtle, which has a natural goofy smile, was presumed extinct. After discovering a few survivors, scientists have grown the population back close to 1,000 animals in captivity.
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Environment NorwayHow not to Kill Birds With Wind Power Blades? Paint One Black!
Researchers from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research and Sweden’s Lake Ånnsjön Bird Observatory have discovered that by simply painting one of a wind turbine’s three blades in black, bird fatalities could be reduced by 70%.
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