In the city of Lop Buri, Thailand, a young girl carries a bag of food through the streets — yet her journey is far from ordinary. All around her, hundreds of long-tailed macaques roam the rooftops, electric wires, and sidewalks, drawn by the scent of the food she carries. Once revered as sacred creatures linked to the Hindu god Hanuman, these monkeys have now been pushed into a … [Read more...] about Armed Against the Monkeys: Life in Thailand’s City Overrun by Macaques
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How Adorable Sea Otters Are Saving California’s Ecosystem by Battling Invasive Species
SAN FRANCISCO – A California ecosystem has gotten a big boost from an adorable, fluffy and hungry friend. At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population of native southern sea otters has eaten so many invasive European green crabs that researchers say the otters have locally solved a problem that has plagued the West Coast for … [Read more...] about How Adorable Sea Otters Are Saving California’s Ecosystem by Battling Invasive Species