Meat Tipping Point Activist groups in Europe are rallying against meat imports from Mercosur just as Brussels tries to complete a trade agreement with parts of the Southern Cone. They are accusing Brazilian cattle ranches of using slave labor, receiving public subsidies and ruining the Amazon. Their effort may profit aid to Europe’s cattle industry, but it damages the overall interests of the global animal protein sector. Attacks on the industry have shifted the public policy focus toward the sustainability of livestock production techniques as well as animal welfare practices. Meanwhile, major investors and even agribusinesses that own part of the real meat segment are investing in the “clean” meat, alternative proteins...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and includes the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated.[3] The most common English names are...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.