PLANET IN PERIL

BirdLife International A ferruginous? hawk in Manitoba, Canada. A P in P photo. We interview our Chief Scientist, Stuart Butchart, about a newly published paper: State of the World’s Raptors: What threats this iconic group of birds face, and what we can do to help. More here.

The Washington Post Hurricane Florence. A NASA photo. With depressingly ironic timing, the Trump administration has recently announced a plan to roll back federal rules on methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is the main component in natural gas. When it comes to extreme weather, Mr. Trump is complicit.   More here.

World Food Programme A woman receives food rations at a refugee camp in Kenya. Kate Holt/AusAID Progress made in the past decade has been reversed, with climate extremes such as droughts and floods identified as a main cause . More here.

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PIG PROGRESS The virus was confirmed on the farm, which consists of 3 adjacent properties in the southern county of Braila, Romania after water samples were sent to the authorities. Story here. -30- In Hogs We Trust - a critique of Manitoba's runaway hog industry. Part 111 - From Malaysia to Manitoba - the global magnitude of livestock diseases.

ScienceNews A wildfire on the Ashcroft reserve in B.C, 2017. Shawn Cahill. New prediction tools zero in on how blazes throw embers and make weather that fans the flames. Story here.