Do fungi in the goat gut create most methane?

New research peers in to the gut of a goat named Elway to identify a possible culprit for methane. The findings point to fungi.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Feb. 1, 2021 • ~8 min

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

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

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.

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
Sept. 4, 2019 • ~6 min

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.

Mari Jensen-Arizona • futurity
April 24, 2019 • ~6 min

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