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Path of the Jaguar
In recent decades, over half of the big cat’s prime habitat has been taken over by ranching, farming, and development. The jaguars(美洲虎)are threatened. Conservationists are
Alan Rabinowitz, one of the world’s leading jaguar experts, explains that diseases such as HIV, West Nile virus, and avian influenza are
However, in order for humans to peacefully coexist with jaguars, there has to be a way for the animals to kill their prey in the wild, not on the cattle ranches. As the head of the Panthera Foundation—a conservation group dedicated to protecting the world’s 36 species of wild cats, Rabinowitz works to conserve the jaguar’s habitats through a programme called Paseo del Jaguar(Path of the Jaguar). This is a vast network of interconnected corridors and refuges,
The Panthera Foundation is a non-profit organization which hopes to
Rabinowitz is focusing first on Mexico and Central America, where officials in all eight countries have approved the project. Costa Rica has already incorporated protection of the jaguar corridor into laws that
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More and more cats and dogs are getting the human treatment. There are pet spas, pet therapists and pet clothes. And the latest trend is pet hospices(临终关怀医院)。
Around the United States, a growing number of vets are offering hospice care and
It’s part of a vet’s job to
“They’re in their own environment, not only the pets but the owners as well,” said Dr. Gardner, co-founder of Lap of Love, one of the leaders in this small but
Dr. Michele Price, a vet in Northern Virginia whose in-home hospice care business has
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Sensors for Houseplants
Over the past two years Jasmin Moeller, a 38-year-old in Germany, has been buying more houseplants, making her feel more comfortable.
Actually, the fact that people have spent much more time
Yet it is one thing to buy a houseplant and quite another to successfully look after it. Luckily, some
A sensor made by German firm Greensens has approximately 5000 plant
Another app released by German business Fyta tells users how their plants are by analyzing the uploaded pictures of the plants. It also includes
However, Botanist Silver Spence is worried that
Back in Germany, Ms Moeller says she is sure that the sensors are helping her improve gardening skills.