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Sustainability Roundup: August 2020

 

Here's what we're reading this month:

Super Rare Wolverines Haven’t Been Seen For a Century in Mt. Rainier—Now They’re Back in a Family Way via Good News Network

The picturesque Mount Rainier National Park is once again home to wolverines, as a nursing mother and two kits were recently spotted by camera stations within the park.

Stranded whales and dolphins offer a snapshot of ocean contamination via EHN

In a new study, published last week in Frontiers in Marine Science, blubber and liver samples from 83 dolphins and whales stranded on Florida and North Carolina beaches from 2012 to 2018 were screened for a variety of chemical pollutants. The researchers found a variety of contamination including some of the highest mercury and arsenic levels ever recorded in stranded dolphins and whales.

 

Reduce insecticide spraying by using ant pheromones to catch crop pests via Science Daily

Scientists at the Universities of Bath and Sussex have developed a new system that slowly releases ant pheromones to attract pests to an insecticide bait. This means that instead of spraying the whole crop with pesticides, traps can be placed in specific areas for more targeted protection.

 

Women shouldering the burden of climate crisis need action, not speeches via The Guardian

From loss of livelihoods to domestic abuse, women bear the brunt of natural disasters. Without change, progress on gender equality will be undone.

 

What were your top reads this month? Drop a link in the comments!

 

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