Dandelion News - May 22-28
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1. Migratory birds get conservation and habitat boost
“New government funds [raised through the sale of Duck Stamps] will help conserve, restore and enhance migratory bird habitat across the country. […] Overall, the commission approved $44.79 million for migratory bird wetland projects and $22.6 million for land purchases on three national wildlife refuges across three states to conserve 5,254 acres.”
2. Denver has a plan to heat and cool buildings with — wait for it — sewage
“The network will heat and cool buildings using underground pipes filled with water. That water circulates among buildings like a lazy river, linking them together on a loop[….] Each building is then outfitted with water-source heat pumps. [… W]astewater can contain about four times the heat used by buildings on the current steam system during the dead of winter[….] Currently, Denver’s wastewater is treated and dumped into the South Platte River while it’s still warm. That isn’t great for the river’s health[… and heat recovery] would save the utility from paying more to chill its wastewater and burning more energy in the process.”
3. In Kyrgyzstan, a climate-ready corridor gives snow leopards and herders room to roam
“Now, a stretch of high-altitude terrain in central Kyrgyzstan has been stitched into an ecological corridor linking several of the country’s protected areas. […] People still live, herd and work inside it, and the rules are built around them as much as around the wildlife. […] Grazing rules require leaving around 40% of vegetation cover as a food base for wild animals. […] The corridor is patrolled by volunteer rangers organized into community-based groups.”
4. Scientists have scrapped the worst‑case climate scenario—because action is making a difference
“[Climate change] scenarios lay out what our future climate will look like, depending on how fast we act to cut emissions. [… Among] the seven new [updated] scenarios announced last week [the two] worst-case scenarios, [under which] nations would make no effort to cut emissions and expand fossil fuel use […] had been removed. […] Although often slow and incomplete, our efforts to tackle climate change have made a tangible difference. We have averted the worst climate future once thought possible.”
5. Cambodia releases rare crocodiles into Srepok River to support species recovery
“Cambodia on Friday (May 22) freed 10 purebred Siamese crocodiles into the Srepok River […] aiming at recovering one of the world's rarest crocodile species. […] In 2021, [WWF] researchers documented the first photographic evidence of naturally hatched Siamese crocodiles in the Srepok River system, confirming successful breeding in the wild and highlighting the river's importance as a priority site for species recovery[….]”
May 15-21 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)
