Tag: Wildlife Conservation Society
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Fields of Innovation: A Trip Showcasing Multi-Benefit Land Repurposing
Photo: Merced Wildlife Refuge Embarking on a field trip can often feel like stepping into a storybook, especially when the narrative and scenery revolve around transforming landscapes. This feeling was palpable last November when the Environmental Defense Fund organized a trip to Merced and Stanislaus Counties in California. The journey wasn’t just a tour; it…
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What logging does to your water
There are a lot of issues with deforestation. However, for some nations around the world, logging jobs provide stable sources of income that might otherwise be unavailable. But now new research is taking a deeper look into the consequences of logging and asking, at what cost? The recent study, which was published in Environmental Research…
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Map of New York seascape reveals a wildlife treasure trove
Text and illustration © National Geographic/Wildlife Conservation Society. Just in time for World Oceans Day, the new map displays a stunning diversity of marine life, including one of the most endangered whales on the planet. When New Yorkers think of incredible marine life, most of them do not think of that as something happening in…