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Three Andean condor chicks hatch in Colombia as species nears local extinction https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/three-andean-condor-chicks-hatch-in-colombia-as-species-nears-local-extinction/<…

Three Andean condor chicks hatch in Colombia as species nears local extinction
Since July 2024, three Andean condor chicks have hatched at an artificial incubation program located near Bogotá, Colombia’s capital city, contributor Christina Noriega reported for Mongabay. The artificial incubation program is run by the Jaime Duque Park Foundation, a Colombian conservation nonprofit that has worked since 2015 to counter the birds’ population decline. Globally, the […]

L'arnaque de se présenter en province. J'ai été en cours avec le gars on ne peut pas dire qu'il était brillant.
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« Il se sert des noms de famille » : Š quatre mois des municipales, des tracts agitent Saint-Astier en Dordogne

« Il se sert des noms de famille » : à quatre mois des municipales, des tracts agitent Saint-Astier en Dordogne
Certaines familles de Saint-Astier, nommées dans un tract politique, se sont insurgées de se voir ainsi citées. Leur auteur, Cyrille Déchenoix, qui veut peser aux prochaines municipales, assure qu’il voulait simplement montrer son ancrage local et dénonce une manœuvre électorale

🙈 The price of a monkey
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The price of a monkey
The long-tailed macaque has lost a battle for its survival — but won one for scientific integrity, reports Mongabay’s Gerald Flynn. In early October, the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, reaffirmed the species’ endangered status, rejecting an appeal by the U.S. National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR). The lobby group had argued that the […]

at_migrations: Austrian internal migrations (2002-2022)
A network of migrations between municipalities in Austria, from 2002 to 2022. A weighted directed link from source to target indicates a migration flow from these two municipalities. Edges are annotated with migration volume (number of people), nationality, sex, and year.
This network has 2115 nodes and 2908569 edges.
Tags: Social, Economic, Travel, Weighted, Politlcal, Timestamps, Metadata

"North Atlantic right whale birth rate is up but extinction still looms"
#Whales #Animals

North Atlantic right whale birth rate is up but extinction still looms
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction. The North Atlantic right whale’s population numbers an estimated 384 animals and is slowly rising after several years of […]

Benefits and Limitations of Using GenAI for Political Education and Municipal Elections
Raphael Fischer, Youssef Abdelrahim, Katharina Poitz
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11749 htt…

Benefits and Limitations of Using GenAI for Political Education and Municipal Elections
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) presents both challenges and opportunities across all areas of education. Facing the municipal elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Young AI Leaders in Dortmund asked themselves: Could GenAI be used to make political programs more accessible, in order to facilitate political education? To explore respective potentials and limitations, we therefore performed an experimental study that combines different GenAI approaches. Language models were used to…

The AI boom is delaying US municipal projects, as ~$4T in AI infra spending through 2030 shifts skilled construction workers to AI data centers (Brooke Sutherland/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/202…

In the Amazon, political systems fail to prioritize the environment https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/in-the-amazon-political-systems-fail-to-prioritize-the-environment/

In the Amazon, political systems fail to prioritize the environment
Realizing the goals of sustainable development and environmental conservation in the Pan Amazon will require profound changes in the region’s legal and economic framework. This type of change can only be obtained via the political process. Fortunately, there is broad support within Amazonian nations for a change in the policies that drive deforestation and unsustainable […]

"Marine protected areas expanded in 2025, but still far from 30% goal"
#Oceans #Environment

Marine protected areas expanded in 2025, but still far from 30% goal
In December 2022, nearly 200 nations committed to protecting 30% of Earth’s lands and waters by 2030. As of 2025, about 9.6% of the world’s oceans are now covered by marine protected areas, according to the latest global tracking data by the World Database on Protected Areas. This marks a 1.2% increase in 2025, up […]

Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/climate-change-is-straining-alaskas-arctic-a-new-mining…

Climate change is straining Alaska's Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink
AMBLER, Alaska (AP) — In Northwest Alaska, a proposed 211-mile mining road has divided an Inupiaq community already devastated by climate change. The Western Arctic Caribou Herd has plummeted 66% in two decades while salmon runs have collapsed from record rainfall and warming waters. The Trump-approved Ambler Access Road would unlock copper deposits and other […]