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Here is what we’ve been reading, watching and writing about over the past week…

Videos

BARRIERS

BARRIERS captures the many challenges migrating big game animals encounter on their journeys, and the collaborative solutions that can keep migrations intact long into the future.

BARRIERS was produced by the Wyoming Migration Initiative at the University of Wyoming with support from Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Knobloch Family Foundation, and George B. Storer Foundation. The Muley Fanatic Foundation Southeast Wyoming Chapter provided cameras to capture some of the amazing footage of big game interactions with fences.

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Fat Bear Week Emerges From Scandal to Crown a New Champion

Every year, the internet votes on their favorite fat bear from Katmai National Park in Alaska

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Articles

Some articles we've been reading this week...

These birds carry a toxin deadlier than cyanide — National Geographic

New Guinea is home to some of the world’s most toxic birds. Why they contain poison, and how they withstand the it is still a source of scientific mystery.

Australia has an absurdly huge feral camel problem — National Geographic

Imported from the Middle East and Asia in the 19th century, camels now thrive in Australia’s arid outback. But drought and climate change are raising tough questions about whether they belong.

These bats learn to eavesdrop—in order to survive — National Geographic

The love songs of these Panamanian frogs is a dinner bell for fringe-lipped bats. But how do they learn which frogs and toads are safe to eat and which are poisonous?

Archaeologists Found 11,500-Year-Old Tools That Reveal an Incredible Human Adventure — Popular Mechanics

They took a one-way ticket through Doggerland.

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