By Rebecca Ratcliffe, The Guardian Authorities are hoping to to slow population growth and curb conflict with humans. An elephant in a village in Thailand. The country will for the first time administer birth control to wild elephants in an effort to curb human-elephant conflict. Photograph: DasMaddin/Getty Images/iStockphoto Thailand will begin …
Researchers stunned by thriving population discovered in the heart of bustling city: ‘Vital to the city’s balance’
By Alexis McDonell, The Cool Down “Even in smaller packs, we found pups and lactating females.” In the middle of Mumbai‘s buzzing cityscape, an unexpected wildlife success story is unfolding. Golden jackals, often mistaken for small wolves, are thriving in the city’s mangrove ecosystems, Mongabay reported — proving that even in …
This Kentucky land was devastated by strip mining—now, activists want to bring the bison back
Fast Company A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons. On a freezing cold Wednesday afternoon in eastern Kentucky, Taysha DeVaughan joined a small gathering at the foot of a reclaimed strip mine to celebrate …
Can communities living side by side with wildlife beat Africa’s national parks at conservation?
By Phoebe Weston, The Guardian Across the continent, millions of hectares of land are being used and run by local people coexisting with wildlife in spaces where both can thrive. Africa’s first national park was created 100 years ago by the Belgian colonial state in the Congo, and since then …
Flood Study Calls for Wide-Ranging Measures to Control Bigger Storms Coming With Climate Change
By Jon Hurdle, Inside Climate News In southeastern Pennsylvania, Hurricane Ida in 2021 was a preview of a flood-prone future. A report recommends construction projects and other fixes to save lives and property. A Chadds Ford resident looks for his car which floated away from a repair shop following historic …
Trump says he’s sending water to LA. It’s actually going to megafarms.
By Jake Bittle, Grist The president’s executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires. President Donald Trump shakes hands with California Governor Gavin Newsom upon his arrival in Los Angeles to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton …
Ice stupas of the Ladakh desert: an ingenious solution to water scarcity – a picture essay
By Ciril Jazbec, The Guardian The giant 33.5-metre tall Shara Phuktsey ice stupa in Ladakh, 80km south-east of the regional capital, Leh, stored about 7.5m litres of water and helped irrigate fields in four villages Farmers in the northern Indian region used to rely on snow and glacier meltwater, but …
Meet the new neighbors: 7.5 million chickens and their mountains of manure
By Kenny Torrella, Vox A sickening stench and hordes of flies: What it’s like to live near a mega factory farm. Joe Gough for Vox MALCOM, IOWA — When Carolyn Bittner moved to Malcom, Iowa, in 2008 to serve as a pastor at two churches, she had no idea the …
Where air pollution is worsening — or improving
By Carly Mallenbaum and Erin Davis, Axios Change in air quality, by metro area 2021-23 average compared to 2014-16; Micrograms per cubic meter of fine particle pollution Data: EPA; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Why it matters: Poor air quality can lead to long-term health problems. By the numbers: Nationally, 62% of metro areas …
The American Climate Corps is over. What even was it?
By Kate Yoder, Grist Biden’s green jobs program was never what it seemed. Now it’s shutting down before Trump takes office. Grist / Andrew Caballero Reynolds / AFP / Getty Images; AmeriCorps; Getty Images Giorgio Zampaglione loved his two-hour commute from the town of Mount Shasta into the surrounding northern …