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International Cheetah Day Celebrates Reintroduction in India
Cheetahs are the world’s fasted land mammals, able to accelerate from zero to 64 miles an hour in only three seconds. They are also one of the most ancient of the big cat species, with ancestors tracing back about 8.5 million years. Despite being swift-footed, ferocious hunters, cheetahs can’t outrun the growing threat of extinction.
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Reimagining Food Security through Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Towards an Ecological Economy The words “ecology” and “economy” come from the same root—the Greek oikos—meaning “home” or “household.” This system built on relationships and the exchange of goods and services, not only keeps us alive, but keeps us grounded. Climate change is a product of an extractive economy and consumptive lifestyles.
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Whale Sharks Top Kodiak Bears for World’s Largest Omnivore
Whale sharks are the biggest fish and shark in the world. Adults can weigh 41,000 pounds and average about 40 feet long, but they may grow as large as 65 feet. According to World Wildlife Fund (WWF), these gentle giants roam all the planet’s tropical oceans, generally alone.
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Polar Bears in Greenland Find Way to Live With Less Sea Ice
Back in March of this year, we covered polar bears and their incredible adaptations for surviving in the harsh Arctic environment. We learned about a female polar bear that, in 2011, swam 426 miles over nine straight days (which is equivalent to the distance between Washington, D.C., and Boston).
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Nature Rx: Better Nutrition, Longer Life and Happier Days
Doctors in Scotland made headlines a few years ago when they began “prescribing nature” for their patients with a range of afflictions. That new practice was based on research that suggested that people who spent two or more hours per week in nature improved their health and well-being.
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The Importance of the North American Grasslands Conservation Act for Native Lands and Bison
It was August 1804 when the Lewis and Clark Expedition reached the eastern edge of the Great Plains. What lay before them was a broad expanse of North American flatland, one covered in prairie and steppe grasslands, stretching west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains, and teeming with wildlife.
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How Catastrophic Flooding Threatens Our National Parks
In June 2022, nature let loose with five inches of rain over just three days in and around Yellowstone National Park, rapidly melting the snowpack that had remained from winter. As the rain and meltwater poured into creeks and rivers, it became a severe flood that could not be absorbed by the already saturated soil.
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The Spectacular Auroras of Tasmania: Legends and Lights
There may be no phenomena more magical on Earth than the aurora borealis and the aurora australis: the northern and southern lights.
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Nature as a Multivitamin: How to Get Your Daily Dose
There’s nothing quite like nature. It’s an elixir of life. Few things can change your mood almost instantly like the beauty of a sunset, a snow-capped mountain, a sparkling turquoise sea or the quieting comfort of the forest. You exhale, let go of the day’s worries, relax and breathe more slowly.
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Nat Hab Expedition Leader Colby Brokvist Stars in “The Guide”
Watch The Guide and read on for an exclusive interview with Nat Hab Expedition Leader Colby Brokvist! “What’s the difference between a national forest and a national park?” “Is this plant edible?” “What kind of animal made this scat?”
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How the Inflation Reduction Act Spells Hope for the Environment
The Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed into law on August 16, 2022, includes the most ambitious climate spending package in the country’s history. Its objective is to infuse $369 billion into the economy to fight climate change and set the nation on a path to reach our carbon emissions-cutting goals.