Marlowe Starling

Nov 28, 2024 | news.mongabay.com | Marlowe Starling

The lowland or South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List, has lost an estimated 50 percent of its habitat to deforestation caused largely by cattle ranching. Cattle ranching is a leading cause of deforestation in Colombia’s Orinoquía and the Amazon. A recent study shows that a simple fencing technique to contain cattle while allowing for smaller mammals to pass through protects ranchers’ livestock while improving forest habitat.

Nov 3, 2024 | theguardian.com | Marlowe Starling

On election day, Florida voters will decide whether to enshrine a constitutional right to hunt and fish in their state. Amendment 2, proposed by Republican state lawmaker Lauren Melo, seeks to “preserve traditional methods, as a public right and preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife”. Much is at stake. If the amendment succeeds, hunting and fishing would be considered the primary – and legally protected – conservation methods in Florida.

Oct 9, 2024 | news.mongabay.com | Marlowe Starling

A recent study found that cacao farming in the Congo Basin, the world’s largest carbon sink, is linked with up to seven times more deforestation than other agricultural activities. Outside experts say that major global, economic and social pressures are influencing cacao farmers’ actions and call on international chocolate companies to better support farmers on the ground.

Sep 27, 2024 | sentientmedia.org | Marlowe Starling |Andrew Wasley

As global leaders at the UN in New York pledged to tackle human suffering caused by antimicrobial resistance, the U.S. food giant Cargill was found to be slaughtering cattle containing residues of powerful antibiotics. Data obtained by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) covering the past two years showed that farms supplying Cargill are still using antibiotics that the World Health Organization (WHO) deems vital for human health.

Sep 20, 2024 | geneticliteracyproject.org | Marlowe Starling

Marlowe Starling | Live Science | September 20, 2024 Evolution occurs over millennia, but it can also happen in just a few generations.