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THE ANIMALS EDITION

ISSUE 24

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WHO MAKES THE GOODNEWSPAPER? Editor-in-Chief Branden Harvey - @brandenharvey Managing Editor & Writer Kailey Thompson - @kaileythompson Art Director Carra Sykes - @carrasykes Director of Community & Creative Megan Burns - @meganburnsyou Communications Manager Margaux Madamba - @msdm.x Community Manager Julio de la Torre - @julioadrian.d Director of Partnerships Steve Wallace - @stevenboydwallace

Feel Good vs. Real Good

Creative Strategist Sammi Harvey - @sammi.harvey

Since I founded Good Good Good, we've always focused on

made in bringing many species back from the brink of

what we call "real good" news instead of "feel good" news.

extinction. You'll learn about the ways that modern so-

We love "feel good" stuff — but there's plenty of it, and it's not

ciety has harmed ecosystems, but also how creative and

hard to find. "Feel good" can be defined as "the absence of bad

thoughtful people are finding unique ways to change things

Ambassador Strategist

news," while "real good" can be described as the act of creating

for the better. And of course, you'll also get to hear about

Bri Leever - @brileever

good in response to the bad.

some of the incredible ways that animals are making a dif-

When it comes to animals — "feel good" looks like cute vid-

ference for humans — whether it's dogs ensuring vulner-

eos of puppies and kittens playing together, a three-legged dog

able people are kept safe from COVID-19 or birds helping

playing fetch, or a video of a child meeting its new pet for the

at-risk students.

Event Producer Michelle Ellamae - @ellamaeproductions

Centerfold Poster Artist Megan Burns - @meganburnsyou Good Good Good Team Pets Koa

first time. All of these are so sweet and fun — and you should

And of course, no Goodnewspaper would be complete

definitely open up TikTok or YouTube and enjoy some "feel

without a focus on taking action. The issue is filled with

good" videos. But in this issue, we'll take a unique dive into

action steps on how we can all make a difference for big

real, messy hope.

and small animals in big and small ways. In fact, if you

Ruthie & Teenie

jump straight to page 17, you'll see exactly what we're

Jemma & Nixon

The reality is, there are a lot of challenges facing animals in 2021 — or even the last several decades. But we've also seen

talking about.

incredible helpers around the world working hard to make the

My hope is that you'll curl up with your furry friend and

world a better place. This issue is a celebration of those efforts.

enjoy these "real good" news stories about animals — and

And if you've ever felt hopeless about the harm being done to

then sometime this month you'll find at least one action

animals, and subsequently the earth and humans, our hope is

step you can take to make the world a better place for ani-

that this issue will leave you feeling more hopeful.

mals in your community and around the world. I promise

With this issue, we took the approach of looking for the ways that humanity is doing good for animals — and animals are doing good for humanity.

Inside this Animals Edition of the Goodnewspaper (our second-ever edition of this theme — back by popular demand) you'll find stories of the incredible progress we've

you it will feel good.

— BRANDEN HARVEY, @BRANDENHARVEY Editor-in-Chief, Goodnewspaper

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W E H AV E G O O D N E W S

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A Dog Is On Staff In A Florida Hospital To Sniff Out COVID-19 Three days a week, Buffy the yellow Labrador

The Urban Bee Population In The Human Antibiotics Have A 95% Success Netherlands Is Steady Thanks To A Rate In Curing Coral Disease Pollinator Strategy Disease continues to be a major threat to cor-

retriever greets visitors to detect COVID-19

The native wild bee population in the

al reef health, but new research out of Florida

on those entering the Doctors Hospital of

Netherlands has been declining since the

shows great hope for common antibiotics used

India’s population of one-horned rhinos has

Sarasota. If granted permission, Buffy sniffs

1940s, but recognizing the crucial role

to treat bacterial infectious diseases in humans.

grown by 35 times in just over a century, rep-

the visitor’s feet, seeking a whiff of an active

played by wild bees in the pollination of

A recent outbreak of an infection has

resenting a conservation success story in a

COVID-19 infection.

food crops, the government announced a

affected 20 coral species. The disease has

Very few people decline the offer when

national pollinator strategy in 2018, the

spread throughout Florida’s coral reefs and

they see the yellow Labrador retriever with a

Guardian reported. The strategy included

parts of the Caribbean Sea. Some reefs off of

From a population of just 75 rhinos in

wagging tail, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

70 initiatives aimed at creating more nest-

Florida are experiencing as much as a 60 per-

1905, that number grew to more than 3,600

People generally don’t love going to a hospital,

ing sites for bees and strengthening their

cent loss of living coral tissue area.

Indian rhinos by 2020, according to the

CEO Robert Meade told the publication, but,

food supply, which enables nature and ag-

World Wide Fund, a global wildlife advoca-

“Who doesn’t love labs?”

riculture to coexist.

India’s Rhino Population Has Grown By 35 Times In 115 Years

country where other species, such as tigers, have struggled.

cy organization.

Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanography Institute found that

Buffy was trained by Palmetto-based South-

Amsterdam has been working on various

treatment with amoxicillin, a common an-

The Indian rhino, called the greater one-

eastern Guide Dogs as part of a four-dog pilot

bee-friendly initiatives that include putting up

tibiotic used to treat bacterial infections in

horned rhinoceros, once roamed from Pa-

program for scent detection. The group has

“bee hotels," which are a collection of hollow

humans, was 95 percent successful in treat-

kistan to the Indo-Burmese border and in

trained service animals for years and provided

plant stems or thin bamboo that provides

ing diseased Great Star Coral colonies, which

parts of Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. But

them for free to disabled veterans and people

space for bees to nest. And an entrepreneur

are commonly found in the Atlantic.

by the beginning of the 20th century, hunting

with vision loss. Scent detection, however, was

launched Honey Highway, which collaborates

The treatment, however, did not neces-

and habitat loss had reduced the species to

new territory, the Times reported.

with municipalities to plant wildflowers in

sarily prevent the treated colonies from de-

Small, early studies on dogs trained to de-

the space available on the sides of highways,

veloping new lesions in the future. And the

tect COVID-19 in Europe — though still un-

railways, and waterways, ensuring food and

effects of putting antibiotics into the ocean

proven — showed promise. So Southeastern

shelter for bees.

are unknown: The fish-​­farming industry

fewer than 100 individuals in northern India and Nepal.

Rhino poaching peaked in India in 2013 but has declined since, largely thanks to

decided to give it a shot.

In mid-April, more than 11,000 people

has faced criticism for using antibiotics and

better policing and protection by the govern-

Training dogs to detect the virus required

from across the Netherlands participated

causing bacterial resistance in surrounding

ment and non-governmental organizations,

actual virus samples. The hospital collect-

in a bee-counting exercise as part of the

waters. Plus, the drugs can end up in marine

according to the Indian Times.

ed saliva samples from patients with active

fourth edition of the national bee census,

food chains.

Thanks to strict protection implemented

COVID-19 infections, and those samples were

the Guardian reported. The results showed

by Indian and Nepalese authorities, the pop-

then “inactivated,” a process rendering them

that urban bee populations are steady.

ulation has rebounded to the number we see

non-infectious and safe for research.

The Food and Drug Administration approved this promising research project, but

Bees and other pollinators are responsible

further research is needed to understand the

today. In combination with continued protec-

After three months of training, Buffy was

for the pollination of nearly three-quarters

effects on both the ecosystem and the species,

tion and community engagement, spreading

95 percent accurate at detecting the virus

of the plants that produce 90 percent of the

which will be particularly important because

Indian rhinos out among more protected ar-

samples. The result is safer hospitals — and

world’s food, so conserving bee populations

of the species’ high abundance and the colo-

eas will create a larger, safer, and more stable

a much more comfortable experience for

is essential not only to the species' survival

ny’s role as the predominant reef builder in

population for years to come.

getting “tested.”

but our survival, too.

Florida’s reefs.

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Buy (truly) local honey and support farmers and ranchers that practice sustainable and regenerative agriculture.

Whether it's through farmers markets or CSA programs, you can make a difference for the people saving bees.

Create a bee-friendly habitat at your home or in your community. You can start with planting plants that are rich in pollen and nectar — and later move on to planting "bee trees" or setting up a "bee bath."

Make a donation to organizations that are supporting bees in your community or around the world. A few great nonprofits to check out are BeeGirl.org and TheBeeConservancy.org.

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A Bill To Ban The Trade Of Shark Fins In The U.S. Was Reintroduced In Congress A “Pet Detective” Reunites Missing Animals With Their Owners Bonnie McCririe-Hale is licensed in Texas as a private

A bill that would ban the buying and selling of shark fins in the U.S. was reintroduced in the House of Representatives this year on Earth Day by Representatives Gregorio Kilili Sablan and Michael McCaul.

A Record-High Number Of Humpback Whales Were Counted In Japan This Year

Similar legislation was introduced in the last Congress, pass-

A record 1,087 humpback whales in 670 pods were observed

She often works in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, along with

ing the House with widespread bipartisan support with a vote

migrating to waters off Amami Oshima Island in Japan be-

her trained search dogs, Idabel, Kaio, and Buck, though she

of 310-107 and garnering the support of 46 Senate cosponsors.

tween December 2020 and March 2021, according to research

handles calls in other cities, including Houston, Austin,

But ultimately, action on the Bill stalled in the Senate.

by the Amami Whale and Dolphin Association.

investigator, but she specializes in finding lost pets.

Oklahoma City, and Baton Rouge.

A missing dog years ago got McCririe-Hale into the pet detective business. A couple visiting from out of town had their car stolen — along with their dog.

The couple offered a $5,000 reward, and McCririe-Hale called to offer her help.

She organized a group of volunteers to help find the

Just as rhino and elephant populations have declined be-

Humpback whales migrate to waters around the island in

cause of demand for their horns and tusks, the shark fin trade

the winter to breed and raise young. Among the 670 pods were

jeopardizes the survival of many shark populations.

105 pods with mothers and calves — also a record high. One pod

A study published in January in the scientific journal

stayed in the area as long as 48 days.

Nature found that global oceanic shark and ray populations

Research on whales began in 2014 as part of the Environ-

have declined by more than 70 percent over the last 50 years,

ment Ministry's cetacean research program. Confirmed whale

citing overfishing as the primary cause.

numbers have been increasing for six consecutive years and

The demand for shark fins incentivizes overfishing and

exceeded the previous record of 971 whales in 578 pods last

shark finning, the cruel and wasteful practice of removing

season. This season's count surpassed 1,000 whales for the

“I was running along with the tracking dog and doing a

a shark’s fins at sea and then throwing its body back in the

first time.

little math in my head of how much [the investigator] made

ocean where it drowns, starves to death, or is eaten alive

Humpback whales spend their summers in cold waters off

versus how much I made, and she looked like she was having

by other fish. Most often, the fins are then used in “shark

the Kamchatka Peninsula in northeastern Russia and migrate

a lot more fun with her dog,” McCririe-Hale told the Dallas

fin soup.”

south to waters around Japan in the winter breeding season.

animal, and after the couple hired someone to bring in a tracking dog for the search, she was intrigued.

Morning News. “I thought, ‘I’m gonna try this. I’m gonna figure out how you learn how to do this.’”

Now she’s been in the business for 15 years. McCririeHale’s cases are about evenly split between dogs and cats

Although shark finning is illegal in U.S. waters, fins can

The species was decimated by commercial whaling in the

still be bought and sold throughout much of the country.

19th and early 20th century. But thanks to global conservation

These fins are often imported from countries that have in-

efforts, most humpback whale populations are no longer endan-

adequate protections in place for sharks.

gered, and the population continues to increase.

— but “we find so many more cats than we do dogs,” she said.

According to a poll released by Oceana late last year,

She works every weekend and nearly every holiday, and

nearly nine in 10 registered American voters oppose the

the job can be emotionally difficult when a pet doesn’t turn

practice of shark finning, and almost 80 percent support

up or is found dead. But sharing the joy of reuniting pets and

legislation to ban the sale and trade of shark fins through-

their owners “is just nothing short of spectacular,” she said.

out the United States.

“I don’t know anywhere else to get that,” she told the

As of today, 13 states, more than 45 airlines, 15 major cor-

Dallas Morning News. “I just can’t find one other place in

porations — including Amazon, Hilton, and Disney — and

this world to observe or be part of or help to bring about that

22 shipping companies have refused to transport or trade

kind of joy.”

shark fins.

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HOW TO HELP STOP THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE GO OD

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When you eat seafood, make sure that it's sustainable so that the dollars you spend go to ethical fisheries. Look for the Marine Stewardship Council blue fish label when you shop — and visit msc.org to learn more.

Make a donation to IFAW to #StopWildlifeCrime. You'll help strenghten enforcement against poachers, reduce demand for animal products, disrupt wildlife cybercrime, and shape policy. Visit ifaw.org/programs/wildlife-crime.

Help change wildlife laws. The U.S. has more captive tigers than the world has wild ones — but a new bipartisan bill aims to stop that. Ask your senators to vote for The Big Cat Public Safety Act. (Or thank them after they do!)

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In An Animal Welfare Breakthrough, Spain Is Giving Pets Denver Donated Bison To Indigenous Communities To Philadelphia Is Dimming Lights To Make It Safer For The Same Legal Status As Humans Return The Animals To Their Historical Habitats Birds In Flight In a sign of growing support for animal rights in the global

Denver Parks and Recreation gave 14 bison to Indigenous

In March, lights in Philadelphia didn’t shine as brightly as

communities in April to help reintroduce the animals to

usual as a coalition in the city underwent a scheme to pre-

their native habitat.

vent millions of migrating birds that pass through twice a year

capital for bullfighting, domestic animals in Spain will

Thirteen of the bison are headed to the Cheyenne and

from slamming into skyscrapers and crashing to the sidewalk.

now be considered “living beings” under law, instead of

Arapaho tribes in Oklahoma, and an additional bison will

Bird Safe Philly announced in early March the Lights

mere objects.

go to Tall Bull Memorial Council in Colorado.

One practical outcome of the change in law is that dogs or

The donation is part of the City and County of Denver’s

cats must be considered in the same way as children in divorce

efforts to return the animals to their native homes while

hearings or when inheritance or debt cases have to be settled

supporting conservation efforts on native land.

by the courts.

From the time Europeans arrived in North America,

Out Philly initiative, a voluntary program in which as many external and internal lights in buildings are turned off or dimmed at night during the spring and fall.

The coalition formed after the city’s largest mass collision event in 70 years was reported last October. Hundreds of

In divorce hearings where judges decide who should

colonizers forcefully removed Indigenous communities

have the family dog, they also must consider the welfare

from their land with deadly force. This move is one small

Birds navigate during migration using celestial cues, and

of the animal as they would do if they were dealing with

act in conserving remaining Indigenous land and animals.

when they can’t see stars on a cloudy night they get con-

children. Shared custody of the pet will also be an option

Denver mayor Michael B. Hancock told the Denver

fused by bright city lights, NPR reported. Windows also

open to judges, who must also decide who pays for vet bills

Channel the city shares a vision with Indigenous partners

pose a problem because birds might see a reflection of trees

and the animal's food.

to return and restore wild bison to their historical habitats.

or the sky.

dead birds were found around the city.

Under the new law, mistreatment of pets will also be

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes governor, Reggie

Scientists estimate between 365 million and one billion

regarded as a crime as if the owner had abused another person.

Wassana, said this donation is the result of a long history

birds are killed by collisions with buildings or other outdoor

Additionally, if someone finds an abandoned pet, they have a

and relationship with the state.

structures in the U.S. every year, and those crashes take a toll

public duty to try to locate the owner or inform the authorities as they would do if they came across a lost child.

France, Germany, Austria, and Portugal are other European countries that have already given pets the same legal status.

“The tribes plan to use the donated bison as a cultural,

on some species, NPR reported.

conservation, and educational resource, with the goal

The program runs from April 1 through May 31 and from

of locating the bison on our own tribal natural plains

August 15 to November 15. Property managers and tenants

habitat,” Wassana told the Denver Channel.

are asked to voluntarily switch off lights between midnight

“We are changing our mentality and see animals as living

Instead of hosting its annual bison auction, Denver

and 6 a.m., especially in a building’s upper levels, lobbies,

beings with the capacity to feel pain, happiness, sadness

Parks and Recreation will work with its Indigenous

and atriums. The initiative has the added benefit of reducing

and are nothing to do with a piece of furniture or a show,”

partners to “select tribes across the country that will

energy consumption.

Lola García, a lawyer who specializes in civil rights, told La

accept the bison to build and enhance conservation herds

Vanguardia newspaper.

on tribal lands,” the city told the Denver Channel.

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Philadelphia, which represents over 475 members who own or

Sandra Guaita, a member of Spanish Congress who

Herds of bison — which numbered more than 30 million

presented the law to the parliament, said anyone who

individual animals on the continent at one point — were

opposed the change would “deny the pain and suffering

almost completely wiped out by European colonizers.

The National Audubon Society established the first Lights

of animals."

By the turn of the 20th century, fewer than 1,000 bison

Out program in 1999 in Chicago. Philadelphia now joins 33

existed on the continent, according to the city. Today,

other cities in enacting this type of program, including New

about 31,000 free-range wild bison live in North America.

York, Boston, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C.

“We should accept that animals are not objects [but that] they are living beings which feel and suffer,” she said.

manage commercial properties or provide services to buildings, told NPR the response has been “extremely robust.”

THREE WAYS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ANIMALS (EVEN IF YOU DON'T GO COMPLETELY VEGAN) GO OD

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Buy cruelty-free products whenever possible. Knowing what different labels actually mean can be complicated, but ethicalelephant.com has a great guide. Long story short: the Leaping Bunny label is really well-respected.

Litter can have deadly consequences for animals — but by practicing a few good habits (like never spitting gum on the ground, for example) we can easily save lives.

Read more at peta.org/features/litter-kills-animals.

Help minimize demand in the meat industry by practicing Meatless Mondays. Take things a step further by trying a whole month without meat or switching to Impossible or Beyond Meat when available.

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The First Drug Developed Without Animal “Extinct” Animals Are Sometimes A 17-Year-Old Pilot Flies Across New Testing Was Submitted For FDA Approval Rediscovered Mexico Rescuing Animals From Shelters Life-saving drugs continue to be developed

While species are disappearing at an un-

An Albuquerque high school student got his

every year, but to reach the market they are

precedented rate, a handful have actually

pilot’s license in December and is already

subjected to rigorous safety testing to ensure

reappeared, CBS News reported.

using it for good. He rescues and flies ani-

they pose no risk to humans. Currently, it's

Animals mistakenly thought to have

most common to test drugs on animals, such

been extinct, such as the Bavarian pine

as mice, rabbits, or primates.

vole and the Lord Howe Island stick insect,

A nonprofit called Barkhouse in Las

are all known as "Lazarus taxon." (In the

Cruces, New Mexico, has more pets that

Bible, Lazarus came back from the dead.)

it has room for, so they help get these ani-

Researchers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem believe it’s possible to test drugs with-

mals all over New Mexico, saving them from being euthanized.

out animals – and they’ve already demonstrat-

In reality, it's almost impossible to know

mals to cities where there are eager adop-

ed it by producing a promising cancer therapy

that a final individual has disappeared. Ul-

without testing on a single animal.

timately, extinction is an educated guess.

After the nonprofit’s go-to pilot had an is-

Using a chip with human tissue on it, the re-

We're pretty confident Stegosauruses aren't

sue with a plane engine, they started asking

searchers believe they can demonstrate safety

still running around Colorado. But when it

for help from the flight community. Now,

and efficacy while bypassing the traditional

comes to smaller, more elusive creatures, it’s

they’re working with SAMS Academy Avi-

animal testing stage and have now submitted

harder to know for sure.

ation to fly these rescue missions — while

ters but fewer pets to adopt.

their new drug to the U.S. Food and Drug Ad-

"There's a big world out there, and there

giving students much-needed flight time.

ministration for approval. Their results were

are a lot of places to hide," biologist Forrest

“We realized we have this perfect oppor-

published in the journal Science Translational

Galante, who has made a career out of search-

tunity where we have students who need

Medicine in February.

ing for these "lost" species, told CBS News.

cross-country flight time,” Lauren Chavez,

As the first drug to go through to approv-

Each episode of Galante’s Animal Planet

al without animal testing, if successful, this

show, "Extinct or Alive," focuses on a crea-

study could be a breakthrough in reducing the

ture presumed to be long gone. While most

Cody Anderson, a 17-year-old high

number of animals used in labs. With various

episodes end without concrete proof of an

school student and pilot, helped transport

technologies that simulate drug interactions

animal's existence, in the Galapagos Islands,

22 puppies and two adult dogs from Las

available recently — including organoids, com-

a promising piece of poop led Galante and

Cruces to Albuquerque. From there, anoth-

puter simulations, and more — the future of

local experts to the rediscovery of the Fer-

er pilot in the “relay mission” took them to

animal-free drug testing could be closer than

nandina giant tortoise.

Aurora, Colorado.

we think.

chief flight instructor at SAMS Academy Aviation, told KRQE.

Because we are in the middle of a hu-

The academy says the best part of this

“Getting a drug to the point of clinical trials

man-caused extinction crisis, reintroduc-

collaboration is that the dogs aren’t going

normally takes four to six years, hundreds of

ing an "extinct" species is a rare chance to

from shelter to shelter. These transports are

animals, and costs millions of dollars,” lead

right a past wrong. And habitat conserva-

taking them straight to their forever homes.

author Yaakov Nahmias told The Times of Is-

tion, which we can actively prioritize, can

The academy has only done flights with

rael. “We’ve done it in eight months, without

revitalize endangered species and prevent

dogs so far but hopes to start transporting

a single animal, and at a fraction of the cost.”

extinction altogether.

cats and other animals in the near future.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

- Mahatma Gandhi

HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR SHELTERS AND THE ANIMALS THEY CARE FOR GOOD

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Financial donations make a huge difference toward shelters being able to help animals in your community.

Consider committing to a small monthly donation so your local shelter knows they can count on you.

Reach out about volunteering. It's truly hard to beat investing your time at a local animal shelter. Visit adoptapet.com/animal-shelters to easily find contact information for a shelter near you.

Adopt a pet from a shelter in your community! It truly makes a difference in two lives (yours and theirs).

Pro-tip: theshelterpetproject.org is one of the easiest ways to get to know dogs, cats, and shelters in your area.

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radiation clouds from the nuclear plant.

He’s still there. Now Kato looks after 41 cats in his home and another empty building on his property.

He leaves food for feral cats in a storage shed he heats with a stove. He has also rescued a dog, Pochi. With no running water, he has to fill bottles from a nearby mountain spring and drive to public toilets.

The 57-year-old, who used to be a construction business owner before the nu-

Wild Horses And Donkeys Dig Wells That Boost Biodiversity In The Desert For those accustomed to seeing horses

ly there is surface water,” Lundgren told

and donkeys at a farm or zoo, the concept

New Scientist.

clear accident, told Reuters his decision to stay as thousands of other people evacuated the area was spurred in part by the shock of finding dead pets in abandoned houses he helped demolish.

The cats also gave him a reason to stay on land that has been owned by his fam-

of these animals in the wild might seem a

The researchers found that horses and

ily for three generations. The house is a

little strange. But a new study published

donkeys dig up to six feet deep to access wa-

two-story structure made of wood. It’s in

in April in the scientific journal Science

ter, which other animals then can access,

poor condition with sagging, rotten floor-

has proven their resourcefulness as

too. Using cameras, the team saw 59 other

independent animals.

species at the wells, including squirrels,

The study found that when faced with

mule deer, quails, and even a black bear.

little to no water in the wild, these an-

57 of the 59 species were recorded drink-

imals can simply dig for their own. As

ing from the wells — a number that doesn’t

well as keeping themselves alive, the

include species weighing less than 100

resulting wells provide value to many

grams because they are too light to trigger

other species.

the cameras.

Meet The Man Who Saves Forgotten Cats In A Nuclear Zone

boards and holes in the walls caused by a small earthquake in February.

“I don’t want to leave,” he said of his house, which he is allowed to visit but, technically, not allowed to sleep in. “I like living in these mountains.”

He estimates he spends $7,000 a month on his animals, part of it to buy dog food

The wells that feral horses and donkeys

On average, biodiversity was 51 percent

dig in the Sonoran desert provide a water

higher at these wells than observed in near-

In 2011, a nuclear accident took place at

at sunset. Farmers consider the boars

source for other animals, increasing bi-

by dry areas during the same time periods.

the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power

pests and blame them for wrecking empty homes, but Kato feeds them.

for wild boars that gather near his house

odiversity. Water is scarce in desert eco-

The horses and donkeys also provide a

Plant in Japan. The tragedy is considered

systems, but these wells increased water

useful source of water for native trees and

to be the most severe nuclear accident

In fact, in February Kato was arrested

availability, were used by a large number of

other plants, which is especially important

since Chernobyl in 1986, and together the

on suspicion of freeing wild boars caught

species, and decreased distance between

given that deserts are becoming hotter and

two accidents make up the only two dis-

in traps set up by Japan’s government in

water sources.

drier as a result of climate change.

asters classified as Level 7 on the Interna-

November, and at the time of print he is

tional Nuclear Event Scale.

still being detained for questioning.

Erick Lundgren and his colleagues at

Climate change could increase the num-

Aarhus University in Denmark monitored

ber of desert regions, dry up rivers, and

The accident was caused by an earth-

Yumiko Konishi, a vet from Tokyo who

four separate streams in part of the desert

raise temperatures in the summer, worsen-

quake and tsunami that led to nuclear

helps Kato, told Reuters that local volun-

in Arizona in 2015, 2016, and 2018. The

ing the living conditions of many plant and

meltdowns, explosions, and radioactive

teers are caring for the cats on his property

streams are usually supplied by groundwa-

animal species. Wild horses and donkeys

contamination, forcing more than 150,000

while he is detained.

ter, but they dry up in the summer.

and the water holes they dig could counter-

people to evacuate.

“It’s a very hot, dry desert, and you’ll get these pretty magical spots where sudden-

act the impending loss of biodiversity, Erick Lundgren and his team hope.

But Sakae Kato stayed behind to rescue cats abandoned by neighbors who fled the

“I want to make sure I am here to take care of the last [cat],” Kato told Reuters in March.

SOUNDS GOOD

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Noise Reduction Could Save Marine Life For instance, when shipping traffic on the east coast of the

cent reduction in acoustic energy — comparable to the de-

U.S. stopped in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks

crease in marine noise because of reduced commerce activi-

in 2001, scientists studying North Atlantic right whales ob-

ty after the 9/11 attacks, according to a 2012 study published

served a sharp decrease in stress-related hormones in their

in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

faeces. “This is the first evidence that exposure to low-fre-

These changes are largely voluntary, but in 2017, the Van-

quency ship noise may be associated with chronic stress in

couver port authority started offering discounted rates for

whales," they observed.

quieter ships, making Canada the first country in the world

Loud sounds also seem to trigger panic dives in whales

to offer a financial incentive to reduce marine noise.

that cause a kind of decompression sickness, causing hemor-

Oil and gas exploration are another potential area for ma-

rhages in their brains and hearts, which can lead to death, ac-

rine sound reduction, according to a study published in Feb-

cording to reporting by Nature in 2019. The organization also

ruary in the scientific journal Science. In 2011, French energy

reported that boat noise can increase stress-hormone levels

company Total designed, built, and tested a marine version

in fish and crabs, causing them to spend more time patrolling

of vibroseis — a quieter, proven seismic surveying technology

for danger than caring for offspring.

already used on land.

There’s enough evidence to tackle problems such as ma-

Tests showed that vibroseis does not generate the more

rine noise, climate change, and ocean pollution. They’re all

harmful frequencies produced by traditional surveying,

important to address, but marine noise is the easiest and

reduces surveying time and thus the duration of stress on

quickest to reduce because it can be mitigated with quick,

marine life, and lowers overall sound pressure levels, Alex

tangible changes, such as rerouting shipping lanes and rede-

Loureiro, a marine biologist at the International Association

signing propellers.

of Geophysical Contractors, told Scientific American. Total

Sound is essential to the survival and prosperity of marine

A 2018 study by Rob Williams, co-founder of the conser-

life, but human-made ocean noise threatens this fragile

vation group Oceans Initiative, found that in a modern fleet

world. Sound travels much farther and faster underwater

of more than 1,500 ships, half the noise came from just 15

Marine noise could also be mitigated by strategically man-

than in air and is vitally important to marine animals for

percent of vessels, so targeting the worst offenders could go

aging traffic on the water. One promising example is a volun-

communicating, navigating, finding food, meeting a mate,

a long way.

tary program developed in the Haro Straits around Canada’s

and detecting predators.

expects the first industrial fleet of marine vibrators to be in use by 2023.

IFAW suggests reducing shipping speeds and optimizing

Vancouver Island, which asks ships to reroute away from

High levels of noise from shipping, oil and gas exploration,

ship design. By travelling at reduced speeds, ships burn less

endangered resident killer whales and recommends slower

naval sonar training, and construction drown out the ocean’s

fuel and produce fewer greenhouse gases, resulting in both

speeds for large ships to reduce underwater noise.

natural sounds. In the Pacific Ocean alone, shipping noise

fuel cost savings and progress toward carbon dioxide reduc-

From August to October of 2017, many of the container

has doubled every decade over the last 40 years, according to

tion for the shipping industry. So slower shipping speeds can

ships and freighters travelling through the straits volun-

the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

be a win-win-win for the environment, marine life, and ship-

tarily slowed to 11 knots from speeds as high as 18 knots,

ping industry.

adding half an hour to their journey but reducing engine

For blue whales, this rise in ocean noise has drastically reduced their ability to interact with one another, decreasing

In Europe, national legislation and the Marine Strategy

noise. For some ships, dropping by just 3 knots cut noise

the distance they can communicate over by as much as 90

Framework Directive require countries to demonstrate an

intensity in half. During the 2017 slowdown, the noise

percent. This means that breeding opportunities and choice

improving trend in reducing underwater noise. And some

dropped by a median of 1.2 decibels — a 24 percent reduc-

are reduced or lost — which, for an endangered species, can

companies are on board with making changes. Danish ship-

tion in sound intensity.

have population-level implications.

ping company Maersk spent more than $100 million in 2017

The good news is that noise pollution can be tackled rapid-

to save fuel by retrofitting vessels’ hulls and installing more

ly. There are known solutions and effective ways to mitigate

efficient propellers on 11 of its ships.

the risk. And fortunately, most ship-quieting methods go

Because noise is invisible, the impact on different animals is hard to measure, and it can take time for the effects to become clear in individuals or populations. There is evidence, however, of how noise affects marine life.

Five of these ships underwent acoustical testing and were far less noisy by six to eight decibels, translating to a 75 per-

hand-in-hand with improving fuel efficiency, making them solutions that companies will be eager to embrace in time.

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H O P E I S T H E T H I N G W I T H F E AT H E R S

This Falconer Is Helping Both Birds And At-Risk Youth “The first time I held a bird, it took me somewhere else,” Stotts said.

As part of his job at the center, Stotts rehabilitated injured birds of prey and used them to educate visitors. Most raptors don’t live to adulthood, but Stotts learned how a simple intervention could help them survive. He couldn’t help see it as a metaphor for his own life, the Monitor reported.

“As I was changing from working with the birds … and More than 30 years ago, working with animals

seeing myself change, I couldn’t go back to doing anything

transformed Rodney Stotts’ life, and he’s since become

else,” Stotts said.

a mentor for young people facing challenges similar to those he faced as a young man.

After a year, he took charge of ECC’s raptor program, based in Laurel, Maryland. The center’s proximity to

Stotts works with young people in two facilities, Capital

Capital Guardian and New Beginnings led to a partnership

Guardian Youth Challenge Academy, a military school

with each facility, and Stotts’s ability to relate to the young

for at-risk students in Washington, D.C. high schools,

people has made those partnerships particularly fruitful.

and New Beginnings Youth Development Center, a youth

When donations run short, Stotts funds his work himself

detention and rehabilitation facility. Stotts gives them

— even on unemployment aid during the pandemic. To

an outlet, a role model, and a chance to learn to trust

reach the ECC campus, he drives his pickup truck, with

others by learning to trust animals, the Christian Science

240,000+ miles on it, from Virginia — a four-hour trip.

Monitor reported.

The ECC campus has two barns, where Stotts’ hawks

In three decades, Stotts has worked with thousands of

live in aviaries. Like all of his birds, they’re named for loved

people in schools, parks, jails, barns, and via Zoom calls.

ones who have died — a reminder, he told the Monitor, that

Along the way, he founded his own nonprofit, Rodney’s

people are looking out for him from above.

Raptors, and earned his falconry license.

With his falconry license, Stotts is able to trap juvenile

“I would see how a young person was [struggling to find

raptors each year and release them once they reach

direction],” Stotts told the Monitor. “It was the same as

maturity and have a better chance to survive alone. That

the bird.”

process is all about building trust, a concept he passes

Stotts grew up in southeast Washington, D.C. during

along to the young people who visit him.

the crack epidemic with a mother who struggled with

In his weekly two-hour sessions with Stotts, students

heavy substance use. In early adulthood, he dealt drugs

at Capital Guardian take the short trip off campus to help

and had frequent run-ins with law enforcement. Then, by

care for the animals.

accident, he found animals, the Monitor reported.

Stotts came from similar circumstances as these

In the early 1990s, he needed a pay stub to secure an

students and can understand their challenges. He now uses

apartment lease, so he took on a job at Earth Conservation

his position to positively influence the youth he works with.

Corps, a nonprofit that focused on cleaning the polluted

“There’s a lot of kids out here that don’t really have

Anacostia River. Bob Nixon, the program’s founder and a

anything or don’t even believe in [themselves],” one

falconer himself, introduced Stotts to animals and birds

student, Jamaal Hyatt, said. “Seeing somebody like that

of prey.

... can uplift them and give them a little bit more hope.”

Seeing somebody like that ... can uplift them and give them a little bit more hope.

P R OT E C T I N G W I L D L I F E

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The First Endangered U.S. Animal Was Recently Cloned Protecting Nature And Wildlife Can Lower The Risk Of Armed Conflict Protecting and restoring nature can not only

of nature and natural resources, we would

save animals and conserve nature, but it can

also improve the livelihoods and wellbeing

also reduce the risk of armed conflict around

of people dependent on those resources.”

the world, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported in April.

Protected areas — such as national parks, wildlife refuges, community-con-

Siikamäki told Reuters that when natural resources become more scarce, it puts people who depend on those resources into competition and can fuel conflicts.

Scientists cloned an endangered U.S.

genetic diversity, a species often becomes

served areas, nature reserves, and so on

For example, the report said violence

animal for the first time, creating a black-

more susceptible to diseases and genetic

— are a mainstay of biodiversity conserva-

around fast-shrinking Lake Chad in cen-

footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann from the

abnormalities," the agency said in

tion, providing habitat and protection from

tral Africa — shared by Niger, Nigeria,

frozen cells of an ancestor, the U.S. Fish and

a statement.

hunting for threatened and endangered

Cameroon, and Chad — had been made

Wildlife Service announced in February.

species and helping maintain important

worse by growing demand for limited re-

Elizabeth Ann was made from the cells

ecological processes.

sources among herding, farming, and

of Willa, another black-footed ferret who

fishing communities.

lived more than 30 years ago. She was

Elizabeth Ann isn’t the first animal to be

born to a surrogate mother in December,

cloned. In 1996, Dolly the Sheep became

CNN reported.

the first mammal to ever be cloned from

Pressure on natural resources fuels

The species is so close to extinction that about 120 of the species were vaccinated from COVID-19 in December.

tensions, according to IUCN’s report, but

"Conservation [and] sustainable and

there has been less violence within the

equitable management of nature plays an

boundaries of protected areas, which ac-

important role in preventing conflict and in

Black-footed ferrets are one of North

the cells of an adult animal. Since then,

count for an estimated 15 percent of global

rebuilding peace," Kristen Walker, chair of

America's most endangered species,

cats, deer, dogs, horses, mules, rabbits,

land but overlap with only 3 percent of the

the IUCN Commission on Environmental,

according to CNN. They were declared

and other mammals have all been cloned,

85,000+ conflicts analyzed from the past

Economic, and Social Policy, said in a state-

extinct in 1979, but a Wyoming rancher

according to the National Human Genome

three decades.

ment. "For example, it supports livelihoods

discovered a small population living on his

Research Institute.

Over the last 30 years, countries have

and wellbeing of Indigenous and local com-

land two years later, and that group formed

been more prone to conflict when natural

munities in times of peace and helps reduce

the start of a breeding program.

resources like agricultural land and water

the risk of conflicts breaking out.”

Rather than releasing Elizabeth Ann into the wild, specialists will care for and study

All black-footed ferrets alive today

her at a Fish and Wildlife Service facility

become scarce or degraded, such as in areas

The report recommended conservation

descended from just seven individuals,

in Colorado. The team is now working to

where droughts are frequent, according to

should continue even in war-torn regions

which presents unique genetic challenges

produce more black-footed ferret clones

the report, which brings together govern-

to help mitigate and prevent conflict.

to recovering the species, the Fish and

in the coming months as part of their

Protecting and managing these areas is a

Wildlife Service said in a statement.

research efforts.

"This report provides added evidence

key tool for countries to safeguard ecosys-

Elizabeth Ann's birth is a hopeful moment

The landmark achievement boosts

on the multiple benefits that societies gain

tems and wildlife, reduce climate-heating

in the effort to boost the population’s

species conservation efforts, and scientists

from conserving nature," Juha Siikamäki,

emissions, and prevent conflict, according

numbers because her potential offspring

hope she will eventually be able to mate

IUCN's chief economist, told Reuters. "Not

to Reuters, making protected areas a win

would diversify the species.

and help rescue the species from the brink

only would we be improving the condition

for the environment, animals, and people.

ments, green groups, and scientists.

"Without an appropriate amount of

of extinction.

U N IQU E SOLU T ION S

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Elk Have Returned To Kentucky — Bringing Economic Opportunity “Nobody in that short amount of time had ever moved that many elk.

We went big.”

Following a reintroduction effort two decades ago, Ken-

Resources was established and became responsible for re-

used to be jagged, steep mountaintops into sloping pla-

tucky is now home to the largest population of elk east of

introducing animals and regulating their numbers for hunt-

teaus instead.

the Mississippi River. But the animals’ home might be un-

ing and conservation. They restored most of the region’s

The process can have devastating environmental effects,

expected to most: The animals live in reclaimed coal mines.

threatened game before turning their attention to other

destroying streams and surrounding forests and transform-

species, including elk.

ing delicate ecosystems into barren land.

Not only do the animals have a new place to live, but they bring economic opportunities, too. A new nonprofit 12,000-

In 1997, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, an associ-

When reclaimed correctly, however, the previously un-

acre nature reserve called Boone’s Ridge, which will open in

ation of hunters, offered to fund a multimillion-dollar six-

inhabitable landscape can offer opportunities for different

2022, promises to revitalize the community.

year plan to airlift more than 1,500 elk to Kentucky from the

kinds of land use. Underpopulated and undeveloped, the

western U.S.

abandoned mines offer ideal habitat for elk. Reclaimed

Two independent consultants estimate the reserve could draw more than 1 million annual visitors and add over $150

“All the stars had to align for us to pull off this project,”

million per year to the regional economy, the New York

Gabe Jenkins, a biologist with the Kentucky Department

Times reported. The reserve is in Bell County in rural Ap-

of Fish and Wildlife Resources, told the Times. “Nobody in

Kentucky is now home to 13,000 elk and count-

palachia, which has a poverty rate of 38 percent and an av-

that short amount of time had ever moved that many elk.

ing, all clustered in the 16 counties of coal country, and

erage household income of just under $25,000, making it

We went big.”

the economic impact is tangible for communities that

one of the poorest counties in the United States.

The only problem was that elk eat more than 40 pounds

mines offer a diverse landscape of meadows surrounded by forests, which provide shelter and food for the animals.

have suffered financial devastation as the coal industry

The decline of the coal industry has eliminated jobs, led

of vegetation per day, and most of the land in western Ken-

to extreme poverty in the region, and left behind hundreds

tucky was either developed or in use by farmers who didn’t

The state now issues tags for elk hunting each year, and

of thousands of acres of impacted land. The new reserve

want the animals destroying their crops. In eastern Ken-

a small market has developed — with elk sightseeing tours

will add jobs to an area that’s struggled for years.

tucky, however, where steep mountaintops were less than

and elk hunting guides — that adds about $5 million to local

ideal for elk, hunters and conservationists came upon a

economies, according to the state fish and wildlife depart-

unique solution: abandoned coal mines.

ment. This doesn’t even include Boone’s Ridge yet.

Elk are one of the biggest selling points of Boone’s Ridge, which is set on reclaimed mine land.

has declined.

The animal used to have a significant presence in the

In the 1960s, coal mining companies developed an ef-

The end of coal mining is a win for the environment, and

state — places like Elk River and Elkhorn City were named

ficient — but environmentally devastating — technique

the return of elk to the state helps not only the animal’s pop-

for the animal, but land development and hunting decimat-

called mountaintop removal, which scraped away entire

ulation but also relieves some of the economic stress the

ed or eliminated the animal’s population by the 1900s, the

tops of mountains to expose coal underneath.

coal industry’s demise left behind, proving that with a little

Times reported.

In 1944, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife

The debris was often dumped into surrounding valleys and planted with shrubs, grass, and trees, turning what

creativity and a lot of dedicated effort, solutions exist for our most pressing problems.

A RT I F I C I A L B E A R-T E L L I G E N C E

Researchers Use AI To Track Bears

The team monitors bears' social behavior and, notably, identifies them without using radio collars, which require tranquilizers, the traditional but more invasive approach.

With trap cameras and watchtowers, researchers can monitor bears that migrate, but some can't be easily recognized with the human eye. Previously, researchers had to manually analyze trap camera images. The method was not always accurate, and it was time-consuming.

"Traditionally, you'd have a researcher at a computer [who sits] there, has to go through every single photo or every single video in detail to look if there is anything to

Researchers are turning to artificial intelligence

note featured in that image,” Clapham said. “Obviously, that

as

takes a lot of time.”

a

substitute

bear-tracking

fo r

i nva s i ve

methods

where

c o nve n t i o n a l images

are

analyzed manually.

"I spent a lot of time observing individual bears, studying the differences between them, getting to know individuals,

The climate crisis has reduced salmon populations and

and therefore being able to recognize between individual

forests, which grizzly bears rely on for survival. The ani-

bears, but there are some bears that come into this popu-

mals need up to 90 pounds of food per day but often can’t

lation that we don't know, that we can't easily recognize,"

access the food they need and are forced to migrate.

Clapham said.

An ambitious project called BearID monitors grizzly

The BearID project has simplified the process. Using

bear populations and their behavioral changes in response

trap camera images collected from Knight Inlet Park and

to climate change. With help of AI and facial recognition

crowdsourced images, researchers trained the algorithm.

technology, researchers can study bears on the west coast

Software can identify changes in the human face, and like

of British Columbia.

humans, bears change in appearance over their 20-25-year

In 2017, two Silicon Valley developers, Ed Miller and Mary Nguyen, connected with researchers Melanie

lifespan. The software currently has an impressive accuracy rate of 84 percent, according to the Smithsonian.

Clapham and Chris Darimont on wildlabs.net, which organ-

The project represents the best of people coming togeth-

izes connections between engineers and conservationists.

er to harness the power of technology and create a solution

Together they developed a machine learning algorithm to

to a problem. The research team hopes that systems like

identify individual bears.

BearID could be used on other bear species or even caribou

Miller and Nguyen volunteered their spare time over several years to aid the conservationists in building the project, the New York Times reported. In November 2020, the group published the results of BearID in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Ecology and Evolution.

"We're seeing grizzly bears move into areas where potentially they haven't lived or inhabited before,” Clapham, co-director of BearID project, told TechRepublic. “This can create interesting dynamics between people and wildlife, when large predators are moving into areas where potentially people aren't used to living around them.”

As the animals migrate to populated areas because of lack of access to food, other animals, including humans, can compete for resources and potentially cause encounters that pose risks for both bears and humans.

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or wolves in the future.

The project represents the best of people coming together to harness the power of technology and create a solution to a problem.

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E C O SYS T E M I M PAC T

Scotland Leads The Way As A “Rewilding” Nation Over the last 50 years, two-thirds of the world’s wildlife has

their exploding numbers overgrazed the land, preventing

essential cog in Scotland’s ecosystem, creating new wetlands

been lost. Around 40 percent of plant species are threatened

trees from reaching maturity.

that help regulate flooding and reinvigorate woodlands.

with extinction, and scientists say we may be losing them

In turn, songbirds lost their habitat, and beavers no longer

In the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands, you can see

faster than they can find, name, and study them, Euro News

had materials with which to build their dams. Without

large-scale rewilding in practice: The Glenfeshie Estate is

reported in April. But people in Scotland are committing

beaver dams, riverbanks started to erode, and water

home to some 45,000 acres and is undertaking a 200-year

to giving the country’s environment the support it needs

temperatures rose without the natural shade of the trees.

plan to enhance habitats, species, and ecological processes.

to recover.

The loss of Yellowstone’s wolves had a domino effect on the

Alladale Wilderness Reserve in the northern Highlands

Because our world relies so heavily on a delicate balance,

park’s entire ecosystem.

is home to diverse wildlife, including a thriving population

disappearing species have a profound effect on nature.

But in 1995, wildlife officials transported 14 wolves from

Restoring this balance is vital to the health of our planet and

Canada and released them into the national park. Within 20

therefore our own health, too.

years, their numbers boomed, and the predator started to

The Community of Arran Seabed Trust aims to restore

Tree planting strategies, active conservation efforts, and

bring balance back to Yellowstone. Now the reintroduction

the seabeds that have been badly damaged by boats and

carbon capture solutions aim to tackle biodiversity loss and

is considered a model for how seemingly small steps can

scallop dredgers. It’s worked so far: Thanks to a “No Take

the climate crisis, but nature is also able to recover itself to

help to heal natural environments we’ve damaged.

Zone” in the bay, marine life has recovered so much that

a degree through a process called “rewilding.”

of red squirrels, which were returned to the area in 2013 as part of a rewilding project.

Momentum for the rewilding movement is growing in

it once again helps to sustain the livelihood of those

The spirit behind rewilding is that conservationists

Scotland. Individuals, charities and environmentalists are

dependent on fishing and tourism. It’s also become a popular

should move beyond trying to protect particular areas or

taking advantage of the country’s sparsely populated land

diving destination.

species and additionally focus on rebuilding ecosystems that

for restoration projects.

Trees for Life is on a mission to rewild Scotland’s forests.

could sustain themselves with minimal human interference.

The country’s landscape has been transformed over

The organization’s biggest project covers about 700 acres,

In theory, it’s a simple, hands-off way to revive natural

centuries because of deforestation, the introduction of

where a program is underway to plant native trees, which

processes, revive biodiversity, and store carbon through

foreign trees and plants, and the hunting to extinction of

have been replaced with dense forests of non-native trees

human interventions such as reintroducing species that

once-native wildlife. Now the country is leading the way in

or overgrazed by sheep and deer, the latter of which have

have disappeared, allowing forests to regenerate, and

returning the land to its natural state.

no natural predator since wolves, bears, and lynx became

preventing the fragmentation of rivers.

One example of the success of rewilding can be found in

The reintroduction of beavers to Scotland is a noted

extinct in the area.

rewilding success. Though the rodents were hunted to

By planting Scots pine and juniper trees, Trees for Life

extinction in the country 300 years ago, a reintroduction

hopes these trees will thrive, and in time the region will

When wolves were hunted to near-extinction at the start

program led to reclassification as a native species in 2016.

see the return of plants that will in turn attract pollinating

of the 20th century, their prey multiplied. Elk took over, and

According to the Scottish Wildlife Trust, beavers are an

insects and small mammals.

Yellowstone National Park.

F RO M S M A L L TO L A RG E

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How to Support Animal Conservation In Animals 1cm To 2,987cm According to the World Wildlife Fund, our

other conservationists to ensure that large

planet has seen a 60 percent decline in pop-

herds of this iconic North American mammal

ulations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and

can thrive. Visit gifts.worldwildlife.org.

amphibians in 40 years. A 2018 WWF report found that the current rate of species extinc-

Elephants (396cm)

tion is between 100-1,000 times higher than

Elephants are the world’s largest mammal and

nature intended.

are listed as threatened on the International

To preserve the earth so future generations

Union for Conservation of Nature Red List.

can enjoy our natural world and the incredi-

Sadly, illegal hunting and habitat loss have

ble species that live within it, we must reduce

made a massive negative impact on elephants.

the harm that human activities have on the

Thankfully, demand for elephant ivory in

environment and biodiversity. We all play an

China dropped to its lowest level since the

important role in protecting these species.

national ban in 2017, WWF reported in April.

Take action to ensure wildlife conservation

Just 18 percent of Chinese consumers said

for these animals from 1cm to 2,987cm with

they intend to purchase ivory in the future, a

these simple steps:

drop from 43 percent pre-ban, the report said.

One simple way to conserve elephants is

Bees (1cm)

to sign WWF’s pledge to urge the U.S. gov-

Bees and other pollinators are responsible

all birds need safe places to live. Native plants

mistake plastic as food and ingest it — or they

ernment to continue championing efforts to

for the pollination of nearly three-quarters

supply food, cover, and nesting sites for birds.

get entangled in it.

stop wildlife crime at home and abroad and

of the plants that produce 90 percent of the

Birdhouses can also provide shelter.

If you live near the ocean, participate in

be an advocate for those on the frontlines of

world’s food, so conserving bee populations is

Another simple way to protect birds (and

coastal clean-ups. Do not disturb nesting

conservation. Visit worldwildlife.org/pages/

essential not only to species survival but our

other animals) is to make sure you put your

turtles, nests, or hatchlings. Attend organized

stop-wildlife-crime.

survival, too.

trash in the appropriate bins. Birds tend to

sea turtle watches that know how to safely

One of the largest threats to bees is a lack of

be curious about the garbage that people pro-

observe nesting sea turtles. And choose

Whales (2,987cm)

safe habitat where they can build homes and

duce, and dumping things in the open usually

your sunscreen carefully — chemicals in

Whales are at the top of the food chain and

find nutritious food sources. You can help by

leads to birds attempting to eat whatever has

some types of sunscreen can damage coral

have an important role in the overall health of

planting a bee garden with native plants that

been dumped.

reefs and pollute turtle habitats. Avoid any

the marine environment. They capture carbon

This could end up harming birds or causing

sunscreen with oxybenzone and octinoxate,

from the atmosphere — each great whale se-

You don’t need a ton of space to grow

diseases and infections. It also places birds at

avoid aerosol sprays, and learn more

questers an estimated 33 tons of carbon diox-

bee-friendly plants — gardens can be estab-

risk of being attacked by other animals as they

at savethereef.org/about-reef-save-sunscreen.

ide on average, thus playing a part in the fight

lished across yards and in window boxes, flow-

try to pick out food. Putting trash in inappro-

er pots, and planters. You can also get involved

priate bins reduces the chance that birds will

Bison (366cm)

with local organizations and governments

eat your garbage.

No other species on Earth has declined as

dolphins are killed each year as a result of

quickly as bison, according to the World Wild-

fisheries bycatch, commercial whaling, and

life Fund. Herds of bison numbered more than

habitat loss.

are rich in pollen and nectar.

to find opportunities to enrich public and shared spaces.

Sea Turtles (182cm)

against climate change.

WWF estimates that 300,000 whales and

Sea turtles are a fundamental link in marine

30 million in North American at one point but

One way to support the conservation of

ecosystems. They help maintain the health of

were almost completely wiped out as Europe-

whales is to encourage Japan, the world’s most

Millions of birds die each year because of

seagrass beds and coral reefs that benefit spe-

an colonizers moved west. By the turn of the

notorious whaling nation, to rejoin the Inter-

man-made structures and human activities.

cies such as shrimp, lobster, and tuna.

20th century, fewer than 1,000 bison existed

national Whaling Commission. You can sign

on the continent.

a petition to the Prime Minister of Japan at

Birds (30cm) Our actions can benefit and protect birds and bird habitats.

Migratory birds need safe places to rest, and

Everyone can help conserve sea turtles by reducing plastic use to keep our beaches and

You can “adopt” a bison through WWF to

oceans clean. Sea turtles and other ocean life

support their work with Idigenous tribes and

change.org/p/stop-the-hunt-of-dolphins-andsmall-whales.

HOPEFUL TRENDS

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Commercial Whaling Could Be Coming To An End In Iceland Citing an increase in whale watching and

want to continue defending whaling. I think

a lack of exports, one of the three largest

[Hvalur is] done.”

whaling countries may be calling it quits, National Geographic reported last year.

Public

opinion

is

changing,

Plant-Based Meat Is On The Rise

Ultimately, whaling is just no longer profitable. Support for hunting whales has

and

declined in Iceland, while at the same time

consumption of whale meat is on the decline,

income from watching them has climbed,

leading to a potential end for commercial

National Geographic reported.

whaling in Iceland — and possibly around the world.

Between 2012 and 2016, the number of people who went on whale watching trips in

Iceland is one of just three remaining

Iceland increased by between 15 and 34 per-

whaling nations, but 2020 was the second year

cent annually. In the northern coastal village

Advocates for farm animals and alternative

In just the first quarter of 2020, Beyond

in a row the country did not hunt any whales.

of Hauganes, the number of whale watching

proteins achieved a record year of wins

Meat reported a net revenue of $97.1

visitors rose from 4,000 in 2015 to 17,000

in 2020, with plant-based meat retail

million, an increase of 141 percent over the

by 2018.

sales surging during the initial COVID-19

previous year.

Iceland already harvested the lowest number of whales among the whaling countries, which also include Japan and

Whale watching trips that depart from

lockdowns last year then remaining up by

Plant-based meat is becoming more

Norway. Since resuming whaling in 2003

Reykjavik operate in the eastern part of Fax-

30–50 percent year-on-year, according

widespread and convenient because of

after a 14-year pause, the country has killed

aflói Bay, which in recent years is also where

to data from consumer-packaged good

concerns over the industry’s impact on

1,505 whales.

whaling has taken place.

analytics company IRI.

animal welfare and the environment, and

But announcements by the country’s two

In 2007, a portion of the bay was set aside

Plant-based meats are available in most

startups like Beyond and Impossible have

whaling companies suggest that the annual

as a sanctuary to prevent whale watchers and

grocery stores and a growing number of

revolutionized the industry with their

hunt may be coming to an end.

whalers from approaching the same whales.

fast food chains, including Burger King,

innovations in taste and marketing.

Gunnar Bergmann Jonsson, managing

And in November 2017, following a cam-

Starbucks, KFC, Taco Bell, Shake Shack,

director of the whaling company IP-Utgerd,

paign by Icewhale, the country’s association

and more.

told AFP last year, “I’m never going to hunt

of whale watching companies, the Icelandic

The

whales again,” he said. “I’m stopping for good.”

Whaling company Hvalur didn’t go to

proteins offer environmental benefits. and

A 2017 study based on data from the

government announced a significant expan-

affordability of plant-based meats serves

UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization

sion of that sanctuary, which effectively elim-

not only vegetarians but also, importantly,

found that the top three meat firms —

inated the whalers’ hunting grounds.

helps meat-eaters eat less meat when

JBS, Cargill, and Tyson — emitted more

The changes in Iceland are mirrored in

they’re craving a burger or another meat

greenhouse gases in 2016 than the entire

Norway, where the number of whaling vessels

product. Although burgers aren’t going

country of France.

Another issue for Hvalur is that

dropped by almost half from 2016 to 2017. The

anywhere, burger lovers can now reduce

Eating less meat is a proven way to

public opinion on whaling has changed,

remaining ships kill, process, and sell barely

the harmful impact their burgers make

combat climate change, as livestock

Árni Finnsson, chairman of the Iceland

one-third of the country’s official quota.

because new and innovative companies

accounts for around 14.5 percent of the

What’s happening in Iceland suggests that

pride themselves on their products

world’s greenhouse gases each year, the

changing public opinion and the rise of whale

being nearly indistinguishable from the

New York Times reported in 2019. That’s

watching could finally push global commer-

real thing.

roughly the same amount as the emissions

sea in 2019 or 2020. The company hunts fin whales primarily for export to Japan, which has become a difficult market.

Nature Conservation Association, told National Geographic.

In 2018, a Gallup poll conducted for the International Fund for Animal Welfare found

cial whaling out of the picture for good.

increasing

Notably, many of these plant-based

availability

U.S. plant-based meat retail sales

from all the cars, trucks, airplanes and

that only 1 percent of Icelanders eat whale

“The last remaining whalers seem to be

initially rose by just 1–3 percent annually

meat regularly, while 84 percent said they

making an exit,” Patrick Ramage, director

from 2013 to 2016, the year when both the

have never eaten it at all.

of marine conservation for IFAW, told

Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger

Beyond lead the way to provide delicious

“The fishing industry is not willing to

National Geographic. “‘Hunting’ whales with

went on sale. But since then, U.S. plant-

meat alternatives on a mass scale. More

support [Hvalur] anymore,” Finnsson said.

cameras delivers economic benefits to coastal

based meat retail sales have grown by 16–

research will pave the way for greater

“They feel that Iceland needs to be able to

communities around the world, and Iceland is

18 percent per year, according to data from

innovation, making it easier than ever to

export fish to the U.S. market, and they don’t

pointing the way.”

IRI and the Good Food Institute.

adopt and integrate a plant-based diet.

ships combined in the world today.

Companies

like

Impossible

and

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