Protection of immigrants in the US, suicide prevention initiative in Brazil, conservation by counting lions

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In today’s issue of Squirrel News, we’re talking about the continuation of the DACA programme in the United States, starting conversations around mental health while preventing suicide in Brazil, and an innovative new method of counting lions.
US Supreme Court rules that a major programme protecting young immigrants from deportation must continue
Source: BBC News
A team of Brazilian students are supporting over 1,500 people at high risk of sucide through their mental health initiative
Source: The Guardian
A sex education app is helping to prevent teenage pregnancies in Sierra Leone during the COVID-19 pandemic
Source: Global Citizen
Divers in the UAE are propagating coral reefs in order to build a new natural ecosystem
Source: Reuters
Low-income countries will be able to access a lifesaving pneumonia vaccine for only $2 due to a landmark agreement
Source: Global Citizen
Rivers in the US are returning to their wild roots as dams are slowly being taken down
Source: NPR
Scotland has banned the mass culling of mountain hares
Source: The Guardian
A non-hierachal community learning initiative in Mexico is helping residents live in harmony with the earth
Source: The Ecologist
A “football-storytelling” project is highlighting how sport benefits displaced peoples across the globe
Source: BBC News
An innovative new way for zoologists to count lions could aid international conservation efforts
Source: The Guardian