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Vibrating dog vest may let you ‘talk’ to your pup without saying a word

July 9, 2019by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

National Geographic July 9, 2019 Designed for working dogs, the haptic vest may one day also help pet owners with speech impairments or dogs that are hard of hearing. GO […]

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Animals, Fun stuff & Cool people, science

Donkeys Are Dying Because China Wants Their Hides For A Traditional Remedy

May 1, 2019by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

NPR April 30, 2019   Ejiao is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine that supposedly treats anemia, reproductive issues and insomnia – though the alleged medicinal properties are unproven. Nonetheless, […]

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Africa, Animals, China, Rural poverty

Nowhere to Hide: Pangolins are the most poached in the world

March 15, 2019by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Science magazine March 13, 2019   UGANDA—The small pangolin tucked its head toward its belly and curled its tail around its body. Clad in large scales, it resembled a pine […]

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Africa, Animals, Environment, science

Rescuing Sea Turtles From Fishermen’s Nets

October 16, 2018by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

New York Times October 15, 2018 WATAMU, Kenya — The young hawksbill turtle was accidentally caught in a net in the Indian Ocean off Kenya’s coast. GO TO ARTICLE The fisherman […]

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Africa, Animals, Environment, Fun stuff & Cool people, Kenya, Rural poverty, Water

The Power Plants That May Save a Park, and Aid a Country

August 30, 2017by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

New York Times August 30, 2017 VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of Congo — On the verdant savanna of Virunga National Park, a herd of elephants clustered near an umbrella-shaped […]

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Africa, Animals, Business, Business solutions to poverty, Clean energy, Environment, Fun stuff & Cool people, Rural poverty

In Kenya, a Transformation in Shades of REDD

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Undark July 28, 2017 Communities near the Rukinga Sanctuary once seemed locked on a path of resource decimation. But here, at least, a global conservation plan is working. By Amy […]

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Africa, Animals, Business solutions to poverty, Environment, Fun stuff & Cool people, Kenya, Rural poverty, science, Travel

Donkeys Are Finally Getting More Respect in Ethiopia

November 7, 2016by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

NPR November 7, 2016 Ethiopia’s government doesn’t want Ethiopia to be thought of as a donkey country. Donkeys have a reputation there as the lowliest of animals and of being […]

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Africa, Animals, Rural poverty

How Hybrid Seeds Could Help The Mountain Gorillas Of Congo

September 27, 2016by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

NPR September 27, 2016 Along one side of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a fence lines a sorghum field where a family of gorillas readies for […]

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Africa, Animals, Business solutions to poverty, Environment, Rural poverty

Kenya’s new railway sparks human-elephant conflict

August 5, 2016by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

New York Times International August 5, 2016 BODENI VILLAGE, Kenya–On a sun-baked plot in southern Kenya, Ana Musebeki grew lush fields of corn, mango, sugar cane and bananas near her […]

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Africa, Animals, Environment, Kenya

Poaching Leaves Elephant Daughters in Charge in Kenya

July 5, 2016by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

New York Times July 5, 2016 SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE, Kenya — The Land Cruiser bumped and rattled over the lush, tawny savanna dotted with acacia trees. GO TO ARTICLE George […]

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Africa, Animals, Environment, Fun stuff & Cool people, Kenya, Travel

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