conservation
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Saudi Crown Prince Asks, Answers What if a City, But It’s a 169KM Line
Vicious Saudi autocrat Mohamed bin Salman has a new vision for Neom, his plan for a massive, $647 billion, AI-powered, legally independent city-state of the future on the border with Egypt and Jordan. When we last left the crown prince, he had reportedly commissioned 2,300-pages’ worth of proposals from Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Co.…
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World’s Largest Iceberg Now Ominously Close to Sensitive Island
A scary situation is developing in the southern Atlantic Ocean, as iceberg A68a is now within striking distance of South Georgia island. Alarmed by the turn of events, a team of scientists is heading out to investigate the ways in which this gigantic iceberg might affect the local wildlife.
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A Daring Giraffe Rescue Is Underway in Kenya
Conservationists, government officials, and local community members are banding together to pull off a rescue of eight giraffes stranded on a shrinking island in Kenya. In order to save these animals, they created a giraffe-safe barge to get them across to safe land. They made the first successful rescue of a giraffe named Asiwa today,…
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A New Photo Book Shows America’s Last True Wilderness
Ian Shive’s “Refuge: America’s Wildest Places,” which will be published on Tuesday, shows the largest network of public lands and waters in not only the U.S. but the entire world. The stunning coffee table book shows Shive’s photographs of the diverse landscapes, from the freezing Arctic to the humid Pacific islands. Gizmodo spoke with Shive…