Lockdown isn’t good news for all wildlife – many animals rely on humans for survival
What a hungry Red kite tells us about human-animal relationships.
Ben Garlick, Lecturer in Human Geography, York St John University
• conversation
May 1, 2020 • ~6 min
May 1, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: environment covid-19 birds nature animals wildlife goats
Young California ranchers are finding new ways to raise livestock and improve the land
A new generation of ranchers is exploring sustainable ways to raise cattle, sheep and goats in California. Some are grazing herds on fire-prone lands, reducing wildfire risks and improving soils.
Leslie Roche, Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist, University of California, Davis
• conversation
Jan. 28, 2020 • ~8 min
Jan. 28, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: climate-change agriculture women livestock california goats sheep cattle grazing wildfires american-association-of-geographers ranchers regenerative-agriculture
These goats and sheep at higher risk for deadly virus
A widespread and fatal sheep and goat plague virus is more likely to infect livestock when they're an owner's sole livelihood, a study in Tanzania shows.
Tags: agriculture viruses livestock goats sheep science-and-technology
Ancient pee indicates when we started keeping sheep and goats
Urine salts offer clues to how people went from hunting sheep and goats in the wild to managing them as livestock.
Tags: agriculture archaeology livestock domestication goats sheep featured society-and-culture urine
Goats 'drawn to happy human faces' - BBC News
Scientists have found that goats are drawn to humans with happy facial expressions.
Tags: animals goats relationships
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