Burmese turtle revival, free Parisian transit for under 18s, musical liberation for Australia’s refugees

| Posted on September 7, 2020 |

Photo: Maail / Unsplash (CCO)

Today’s edition of Squirrel News looks at the conservation efforts that have helped Burmese roofed turtles increase in population, the healing effects of music among Australia’s refugees, and the woman raising awareness for India’s tortured temple elephants through film.

The Burmese roofed turtle’s comeback

Having gone without being sighted in over 20 years, the Burmese roofed turtle has increased to a population of around 1,000 thanks to serious conservation reports.

Source: Inhabitat

Paris offers free transit for residents under 18

This move marks another step towards making Paris’s public transport more accessible aside from being cheaper.

Source: Bloomberg

The woman fighting for India’s tortured temple elephants

Sangita Iyer’s documentary, ‘Gods in Shackles’, aims to draw attention to the ill treatment that temple elephants undergo in India.

Source: BBC

Gorilla baby boom in Uganda

Five baby gorillas have been born in six weeks in Bwindi National Park, seven since January. It is a clear boom when compared to last year’s record of only three.

Source: BBC

Ecosia, the search engine leading the fight against deforesation

Ecosia donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting charities. The Berlin based company has funded more than 105 million new trees to date.

Source: BBC

The designers creating a new generation of natural fabrics

Vollebak uses some of the world’s most technologically advanced fabrics and cutting edge materials like graphene for its clothing.

Source: CNN

UK organic food and drink sales boom during lockdown

Bananas, chicken, eggs and wine are the standouts as growth reaches highest rate since 2016.

Source: Guardian

The girls and women fighting to stop child marriage – a photo essay

Five women affected by child marriage tell their stories – and of their struggles to protect others.

Source: Guardian

For the refugees Australia imprisons, music is liberation, life and defiance

Playing music in detention is possibly the most radical act against the violence of the prison and the system as a whole.

Source: Guardian