Herder Katrina Schwartz with her goats.
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Shepherding livestock may be more effective protection than killing predators.
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For more than 200 years, European farmers have killed dingoes to protect livestock. But living alongside dingoes benefits nature - and actually helps graziers
Cultivated meat burger.
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Growing meat in vats could help us prepare for climate change - and curb the environmental damage done by traditional meat. But only if we can scale it up.
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Though preferable to battery farms, free-range eggs are not as safe and ethical as customers think.
A gray wolf in Yellowstone National Park.
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Less than a century ago, Colorado hunted, trapped and poisoned all the wolves within its borders. Today it’s restoring them – a change that reflects a profound shift in human thinking.
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Developing countries suffer the most in the conflict between large carnivores and humans. We need better financial incentives for these communities to make sure these iconic predators are protected.
Cows generate methane as they digest their food. It’s a potent greenhouse gas.
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New Zealand is considering a plan to tax methane from cows. But while cows and cars both emit greenhouse gases, they don’t have the same impact over time.
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Queensland is still clearing large tracts of land to run more cattle. This comes at a huge cost to our native animals and plants.
Donkeys allow herders to travel further in the rocky terrain of southern Tunisia.
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Pastoral communities should be included in conservation initiatives – but the ecology of pastoral lands has long been misunderstood.
A herder grazes cattle alongside wildlife in Samburu, Kenya.
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Conservation that places less emphasis on who may or may not use a piece of land could result in better outcomes for people and wildlife.
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Tangible solutions would reduce livestock methane emissions, while also improving productivity and livelihoods.
The carcass of a Grévy’s zebra, an endangered species which exists only in the northern part of Kenya, where drought is ongoing.
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Changing habitat ranges, competition for food and water, and biological effects of climate change all pose threats to wildlife.
A road sign in Bursa, Turkey, warns drivers of the presence of dung beetles, stating ‘Attention! It may come out, don’t crush it please!’
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Everyone is feeling the heat these days – even species that develop underground.
African wild dog with pups.
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African wild dogs are adapting to rising temperatures using a cue that no longer accurately predicts the best conditions for reproduction.
A flooded highway in Nigeria.
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Despite the impact of flooding on food security, it is not recognised as a threat by policymakers.
Zebras stand in a ranch in South Africa.
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Africa’s designated protected areas don’t handle shocks well - South Africa’s wildlife ranches offer lessons in resilience.
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The agriculture and fossil fuel industries are the biggest sources of methane emissions in Australia. Here’s how signing the pledge may affect them.
A flooded farm from the Loddon river in Serpentine, Victoria.
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Farmers face a multitude of challenges in future. Crops and livestock are not only on the line, but also the mental health of rural communities.
Pig farming may evoke images like this, but the reality for most commercial pork production is very different.
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Pork producers are challenging a California law that animal welfare advocates call the most important measure for farm animal protection in decades.
The Canadian government has proposed a plan to cut emissions from fertilizers by 30 per cent from 2020 levels by 2030.
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The emission reduction targets outlined for Canadian fertilizer use will not lead to food shortages and food insecurity.