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6 garden fence ideas that keep critters out (and your plants thriving)

You walk outside with your morning coffee, ready to check on those tomatoes that were almost ripe yesterday. Instead, you ...
LAist

Fences built to protect threatened desert tortoises may be killing some

In a twist of tragic irony, roadside fences designed to protect desert tortoises may be leading some to their death, according to new research from UC Davis. The fences are designed to keep the ...
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Grid fence to protect livestock from snow leopard attack proves to be effective

Since a while, WWF-Mongolia pilots different methods to identify the most suitable tools to reduce human conflict with snow leopards. Erecting high grid fence is one of these methods that was piloted ...
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Can net fences protect domestic livestock from attacks of snow leopard?

Therefore, WWF Mongolia’s specialists started to test such method in Baatarkhairkhan Mountain of Khovd aimag, Altai-Sayan Ecoregion’s Mongolia part. The first net fence was put in Baatarkhairkhan ...
TwinCities.com

Scandia leaders question chain-link fence to protect turtles. Was better-looking option available?

The Minnesota Department of Transportation's Office of Environmental Stewardship has installed a chain-link fence between two wetlands along Minnesota 97 to protect migrating turtles. Turtles are now ...