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Cows Are the Next Great Threat to Tanzania's Endangered Species
The country's cattle population has grown steadily over the past decade, and its newly elected president has promised to subsidize ranchers.
Somebody Is Carving Select Cuts from Canadian Cows and Leaving Their Corpses in the Field
At least the killers know where their meat is coming from.
Why There Are 300 Pigs Running Loose in This Forest
Every year, local farmers release pigs into New Forest as part of the annual pannage season, an ancient practice that sees pigs feast on acorns and makes for unique tasting pork.
Celebrating Eid on Britain's First Organic Halal Farm
“Muslims and non-Muslims, we’ve all ignored that reality in how our food is produced,” says Lutfi Radwan, co-founder of Willowbrook Farm in Oxfordshire.
More Evidence the UK's Badger Cull Isn't the Best Way to Prevent TB in Cattle
Another statistical model suggests that culling badgers to prevent bovine TB might not be the best way forward.
The World Lost 45 Million Acres of Tree Cover Last Year, Half of It Tropical
That’s an area twice the size of Portugal, left treeless in 2014.
Find My iCow: Ranchers Are Using Smartphones to Battle Cattle Theft
With cattle prices currently at a record high in the US, methane-belching cows remain highly desirable to rustlers looking to make a buck—and special rangers tasked with investigating livestock theft are using their smartphones for guidance.
Cow Retirement Homes Are Booming in India — Here's Why
Hindu nationalist groups fighting for the protection of India's cows have succeeded in expanding statutes against slaughter, which have increased cattle smuggling as well as the need for cattle shelters.
The Battle for Cattle: Civilians Starve as Soldiers Loot Livestock in South Sudan
It appears that South Sudan’s government is using hunger as a weapon of war against civilians in rebel-held parts of the country.
The Nutcrackers and 'the Chainsaw Queen': The Fight for Control Over Brazil's Amazon
A struggle is underway in northeast Brazil between small-scale farmers, many of whom are descended from slaves, and the federal government, which is opening huge swaths of forest to industrial-scale agricultural projects.
An Anti-Burping Drug for Cows Might Save the Planet
You probably know by now that gassy cows expel a huge amount of methane into our atmosphere, leading to global warming. But a new feed additive out of the Netherlands might change all that. Enter "Project Clean Cow."
A Bull Terrorised Campers in a Northern Territory Caravan Park
Everything was fine until a tourist sprayed it with a hose. Then it got mad and was eventually put down.