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Laurel Neme

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As seen in: National Geographic, Scholastic, HuffPost, Flipboard, Salon, Mongabay, AllAfrica, Wild Aid, The Revelator, Daily Voice (South Africa), NowThis, Networthy News
Contributor to National Geographic, Mongabay & others. Author of ANIMAL INVESTIGATORS, THE ELEPHANT'S NEW SHOE & more. Write about wildlife, science and crime.
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With a target on their bellies, can California's sturgeon survive?

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By Laurel Neme 
| Mongabay
California’s green sturgeon and white sturgeon face numerous threats from dams, harmful algal blooms and overfishing. White sturgeon are highly prized for their eggs, which are made into caviar. Their numbers have dropped so precipitously that they’re now being considered for protection under the California Endangered Species Act.
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Giraffes for peace: Kenya’s Baringo giraffes is bringing warring communities together

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By Laurel Neme 
| Salon
On the shores of Lake Baringo in Kenya’s Rift Valley, an unusual common denominator has helped bring peace to two warring communities after generations of fighting: the love of giraffes. Clashes between the two pastoral communities — the Pokot and Il-Chamus (also known as Njemps) — had ebbed and flowed over decades, with most of the conflicts revolving around access to land, water or cattle.
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Giraffes for Peace

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By Laurel Neme 
| The Revelator
On the shores of Lake Baringo in Kenya’s Rift Valley, an unusual common denominator has helped bring peace to two warring communities after generations of fighting: the love of giraffes. Clashes between the two pastoral communities — the Pokot and Il-Chamus (also known as Njemps) — had ebbed and flowed over decades, with most of the conflicts revolving around access to land, water or cattle.
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