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reasonstobecheerful.world > beavers-big-moment

Beavers Are Having a Moment

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (697+ words) Long considered a nuisance, these furry construction experts are finally being appreciated for their role in healthy ecosystems. This story is part of: Waterline is an ongoing series that explores how nature-based solutions preserve and protect our water resources. It…...

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reasonstobecheerful.world > former-poachers-protecting-forest-nigeria

Former Poachers Are Protecting One of Nigeria’s Last Rainforests

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1067+ words) Some hunters have come to see conservation as a more sustainable livelihood — and a way to restore the forest they depend on. “I met hunting at home,” he says. “My father was a hunter, and so was my grandfather. It…...

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reasonstobecheerful.world > shellfish-farming-florida-water-quality

Could Shellfish Farming Fix Florida's Algal Bloom Problem?

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (648+ words) As the state faces harmful red tides and other water quality issues, it’s working to get more hardworking clams and oysters into its waterways. This story is part of: Waterline is an ongoing series that explores how nature-based solutions preserve…...

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reasonstobecheerful.world > saving-indonesias-coral-reefs-by-empowering-women

The "Sisterhood" Protecting Indonesia's Coral Reefs

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (375+ words) On the tiny island of Gili Air, a unique marine conservation course opens up career pathways for women while revitalizing reefs. When she was 21, Gabriela Nathania H dove underwater with a cohort of four strangers off the coast of Gili…...

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reasonstobecheerful.world > what-were-reading-building-wildlife-corridor-rockies

What We’re Reading: Building a Massive Wildlife Corridor From Fragmented Lands

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (424+ words) See what stories caught our attention this week, including habitat connectivity across the Rockies and new tech for saving whales. Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Tell us what you’ve been reading at…...

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reasonstobecheerful.world > the-spark-wildlife-care

The Spark: Would You Drive Six Hours to Save a Hummingbird?

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (884+ words) In the July edition of our newsletter about creating positive change, we look at avian emergency responder networks and frog-ferrying volunteers. 🦅 Bird lovers respond to avian emergencies 🐸 A nightly frog shuttle makes migrations safer 📓 Enlisting wildlife watchers to record biodiversity…...

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reasonstobecheerful.world > prison-conservation-butterflies

Endangered Butterflies Are Thriving Behind Bars

4+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (477+ words) In the tender, methodical work of rescuing an imperiled butterfly species, incarcerated women are finding a sense of purpose. What happens inside the program is therefore both rescue and rehabilitation, an effort to restore a butterfly population while also restoring…...

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reasonstobecheerful.world > monarch-butterflies-survival-conservation

Can We Bring Back the Butterflies?

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1141+ words) Monarch butterflies have long survived the winter through a spectacular feat of cross-continental migration. But they need our help. But when I returned this January, the trees looked strangely bare. The informative signs were still there, but the air that…...

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reasonstobecheerful.world > kashmir-lotus-stems-rise-again-climate-change

Kashmir’s Lotus Stems Rise Again

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (942+ words) The return of the essential crop is preserving an age-old way of life as farmers learn to work with water rather than force it away. This story is part of: Waterline is an ongoing series that explores the solutions making…...

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reasonstobecheerful.world > australia-flying-foxes-relocation-biodiversity

How a Tiny Australian Town Relocated 500,000 Flying Foxes

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1317+ words) … and didn’t harm a single one. Surrounded by vast sugarcane farms, pristine rainforest, empty beaches and lush waterfalls, Cameron Bates’ new home of Ingham, a town in northern Australia, was a welcome breath of fresh air after the 16 years he’d…...