Restoring Biodiversity - 8/8/2023

Mitigating wildfires with wild horses. Redefining recovery of grizzly bears. And more...

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Articles

Wild Horses Can Prevent Out-of-Control Wildfires Out West, Researcher Says. Here’s How

Roaming wild horses may help cut down on the size and intensity of wildfires out west, according to research from the Wild Horse Fire Brigade.

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Videos

Redefining “Recovery” of Grizzly Bears

Here is the position of those who say that the definitions governing Grizzly Bear recovery should be expanded.

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Keyline in the Desert 2 Years Later With 78 Mm of Rain in the Year 2022.

Reviewing results 2 years after keylining in the desert, with only 78mm of rain in the year.

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Recently Read

PG&E Scraps Tree-Trimming Program Once Seen as Key to Fire Prevention - California utility spent more than $2 billion on effort it says was ineffective; focus now is on power-line settings -  More here →

Alaska’s Newest Gold Rush: Seaweed - The act of raising sea plants and bivalves — known as mariculture — is accelerating across the globe. Once largely concentrated in Asia, the industry has expanded to Europe and the United States. More here →

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