Rachel Fobar
@rfobar
Investigative reporter. Formerly covering wildlife crime @NatGeo. Medill Justice, @MedillSchool alum. Dessert connoisseur.
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/topic/wildlife-watch 27-09-2012 03:01:25
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Wisconsinās celebrated dairy industry would almost certainly collapse without the immigrants who do the dirty, dangerous work farmers say US citizens wonāt. But when these workers get hurt ā which happens frequently ā the laws are stacked against them. propublica.org/article/wisconā¦
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I am so proud of everyone who worked so hard to make this happen! I'm especially thankful to Daniella Levine Cava and most of the Miami-Dade Commissioners, who truly listened to our concerns and did the right thing! You have restored my faith in government!
99% of Miamiās pine rocklands have been lost.
Itās the last day to submit a public comment to stop a theme park developer from bulldozing one of the last fragments, the only home for bonneted bats, leafwing butterflies, and tiger beetles.
Comment here:
support.tropicalaudubon.org/a/protect-pineā¦
Go along with Rachel Fobar as she embeds herself in the wild world of python hunting in the #Everglades . nationalgeographic.com/animals/articlā¦
That time of year: Frankincense treesāof biblical loreāare being tapped out for essential oils. nationalgeographic.com/animals/articlā¦ National Geographic Rachel Fobar
Wayne Hsiung, a Direct Action Everywhere animal rights activist I wrote about in August, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for his involvement in open rescues at two California factory farms.
But what is open rescue?
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Meet Joel Sartore's 15,000th Photo Ark speciesāthe Miami tiger beetle.
Check out its big, serrated mandibles.
'If we were small enough, that animal would eat us alive and not even feel bad about it.'
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