In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about young members of the Uyghur religious minority fighting to protect their history, a school for female shepherds in Spain, and local farmers taking the reforestation of Timor-Leste into their own hands.
Young Uyghurs are rallying together to protect their culture
With ongoing human rights abuses committed against the Muslim minority group threatening every aspect of their lives, young Uyghurs are fighting to preserve their culture.
San Antonio’s teachers are going door to door to engage with absent students
With many students struggling with the switch to online schooling, teachers from Rawlinson Middle School are conducting mental regular health checks on their pupils.
Critically endangered toad species successfully bred in captivity for the first time
Scientists from the Manchester Museum, a part of the University of Manchester, have successfully bred one of the world’s rarest toads: the variable harlequin toad.
Source: Science Times
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