Artificial insemination a win for Zimbabwe’s farmers
Artificial insemination improves livestock in Zimbabwe. Researchers recorded a 35 per cent fertility increase in poultry
Tag: ANIMALS
Rights of the wild: three more projects working to protect nature’s silent citizens
Challenging the dominance of ‘human supremacy’ over nature, these three movements are asking us to rethink our relationship with the more-than-human world.
The weird way that penguin guano (poop) might be cooling Antarctica
Scientists find that ammonia wafting from all that penguin guano kicks off an atmospheric chain reaction.
Giving non-human beings a seat at the table: Animals in the Room
How might animals have a stake in democratic processes? How do we truly hear what they want? This project aims to find out.
Trump Administration Moves to Gut Habitat Protections for Endangered Wildlife
The Trump administration issued a proposed rule today that would rescind nearly all habitat protections for endangered species nationwide. These protections for the places where endangered plants and animals live are crucial to ensuring they don’t go extinct. “There’s just no way to…
Trump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to end the federal procurement of paper straws. The order, which claims that paper straws are “nonfunctional” and says it wants to end the…
House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to the public. Since 2002, 80 domestic cats have been found to have the bird flu virus.
Oh, great: Rat populations are surging as cities heat up
Hotter weather makes it easier for rodents to feed and breed. Washington, D.C. saw a 390 percent increase in rats over the last decade.
Reintroducing bison to Kansas tallgrass prairies promotes biodiversity and resilience, study finds
Reintroducing bison to tallgrass prairies can double biodiversity of native plants and increase drought resistance
Polar Bears: How Climate Change is Hurting Them
Climate change is affecting polar bears and their survival. Let's look at the ways polar bears are negatively impacted by climate change.
Kick Kennedy’s RFK Jr. Whale Story Revealed
The latest animal-related saga from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s daughter Kick is the biggest yet—literally.
Baby beavers born in urban London for the first time in over 400 years
At least two kits have appeared just eight months after the pioneering reintroduction of a beaver family to west London. Their births mark the end of a more than 400-year absence of breeding beavers…
Doggy bags packed with seeds to help rewild nature reserve in England
Equipped with backpacks full of wildflower seeds, dogs in a scheme in England are mimicking an ecological role left vacant by wolves.
