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The article offers information on the female wildlife rangers in Zimbabwe. It informs the women anti-poaching team from villages surrounding the Phundundu Wildlife Area. It mentions that a former Australian special forces soldier, Damien Mander concluded that women are often better suited for the job because they are more adept at violent situations and less susceptible to bribery. It also mentions that Mander sought women who had suffered traumas.

The article discusses the effect of global warming and its role in increased storm surge and lightening.

The article focuses on researchers Graeme Shannon and Karen McComb and their work on elephant populations in the Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa. Topics include the number of elephants affected by culling in the area, the relocation of young elephants, and abnormal behavior in elephants. Information is provided on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among animals.

The article discusses the amount of food loss, or food that is available for human consumption but not consumed, in the U.S. according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A chart is presented which displays the amount of food left unconsumed, organized by categories such as snacks, holiday food, and beverages, including the reasons for food waste such as food spoilage.

The article discusses how the nectar producing tropical pitcher plant known as Nepenthes preys an insect through exploiting weather fluctuations.

The article talks about vaccinations for protection of bees from diseases such as American foulbrood, as disease-causing bacteria is transferred from the queen bee to her offspring or egg.

The article focuses on a report released by the nonprofit organization Oceana, which reveals that increased percentage of commercial catches of trash fish or wasted catch in the U.S., and mentions that the problem can resolve by improved fishing practices.

The article presents a study on how the pigeons learn to avoid collisions during flight by researcher David Williams from Harvard University who studies the concept of 'pause' and 'fold', in which birds pause to maintain height and fold to fit through narrow gaps.

The article discusses a report on depression and stress among students all around the world and also talks about pet-therapy and how it can help reduce the stress level explained Mary Margaret Callahan, director at Pet Partners, a non profit organisation.

A diagram of evolution of dinosaurs is presented, and also talks of avialae group dinosaurs also called as birds which are not extinct and survival of avians due to their shrinking size and ecological diversity.

The article discusses a decline in the number of monarch butterflies that migrate from North America to Mexico in the winter due to the use of herbicides by farms that destroy milkweed, the primary food for monarch caterpillars, according to the World Wildlife Fund Mexico. Maps are presented which display the recorded overnight roost sites of monarchs in North America and Mexico.