Senegal herders reinvent cattle breeding around the Great Green Wall
A qualitative study in northern Senegal found that Fulani herders are combining crossbreeding, smaller herds, alternative breeds and new livelihoods ...
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Ethiopian river-basin study maps seasonal forage value for cattle
A survey and laboratory study of 20 native forages in southern Ethiopia found that grasses provide cattle with most dry ...
Heat, Drought and the Pastoralist’s Dilemma Grip East Africa’s Herders
A new review finds rising temperature-humidity indices and erratic rainfall are cutting milk yields, fertility and herd survival across Tanzania, ...
Pastoral Rangelands Become the Battleground of the Global Green Transition
New research reveals that over 82 percent of the world's rangelands are viable for solar power and 60 percent for ...
Antibiotic misuse runs deep in Senegal’s pastoral herds, survey of 220 herders reveals
A cross-sectional study of 220 pastoralists in Kaffrine, Senegal, found universal antibiotic use dominated by tetracyclines, frequent self-medication, antibiotics given ...
Pastoralist Women Redefine One Health Through Care in Kenya’s Drylands
A participatory mapping study in Turkana County, Kenya, shows pastoralist women conceptualize One Health through embodied labor and care while ...
Not the Cow but the How: Why Pastoral Livestock Defy Simple Climate Accounting
A new Special Issue in Pastoralism argues that standardized climate accounting misjudges pastoral livestock systems, which can emit less methane ...
What Really Motivates Kenyan Pastoralists to Restore Degraded Rangelands
A new study in Marsabit County, Kenya, finds that pastoralists' participation in rangeland restoration is driven more by confidence in ...
Drought Is Killing Somalia’s Camels at Alarming Rates, National Survey Reveals
A national analysis of nearly 6,000 Somali households finds that drought killed camels in almost 46 percent of camel-owning homes ...
Pastoralist policy paradoxes in the Anthropocene
African pastoralists have contributed least to the carbon-intensive political economies that define the Anthropocene, yet they appear disproportionately within climate-policy ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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