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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Geronimo - What They Never Told You

In 1948, Idaho officials used World War II parachutes to drop 76 beavers into the wilderness in one of America’s strangest conservation experiments

Idaho officials used World War II parachutes to move beavers. Special crates were designed for aerial drops into remote wilderness areas. This method proved much faster and safer than traditional transportation. Most of the relocated beavers successfully established new colonies in the basin. The project demonstrated a practical solution for…

The Economic Times

In 1910, Beavers nearly disappeared from the US. Today they are reshaping rivers again

North America's beaver population faced near extinction due to the fur trade. Fashion changes and conservation efforts allowed their numbers to slowly recover. Remarkably, beavers are now recognized for their role in managing drought and floods. Their dams create wetlands and act as fire refuges, benefiting ecosystems. This rodent's comeback…

The Economic Times

In 1948, Idaho dropped 76 beavers by parachute into remote wilderness, and they soon began building dams

In the autumn of 1948, a twin-engine plane flew low over the remote Chamberlain Basin in central Idaho and released a series of wooden crates, each fitted with a parachute and carrying a live beaver, into the wilderness below. It was not a stunt or an accident; it was a…

The Times of India

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‘We were kids dressed as gangsters, running riot’ – Alan Parker’s Bugsy Malone at 50, by its cast and crew

Jodie Foster hated her 6am starts, Parker couldn’t stop swearing, Dexter Fletcher was traumatised by his haircut … There was as much drama off-screen as on during the making of this classic movie

The Guardian - UK

Noelia Castillo Ramos' Last Words Before Euthanasia Leave Family Facing Heartbreak

Noelia Castillo Ramos, a 25-year-old from Barcelona, secures the right to euthanasia after a long legal battle, highlighting Spain's assisted dying laws.

International Business Times UK

TK Maxx Christmas Advert 2024: the alpaca's a cracker in this solid opening to the festive ad season

3/5 CGI farm animals in designer threads invoke a bucolic view of farming as the ghost of Geronimo lurks out of frame

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer should review killing of Geronimo the alpaca, says farmer

Animal was put down in 2021 after what breeder Helen Macdonald claims was flawed testing for bovine TB

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32 Iconic Quotes From Doctor Who's Modern Era

32 legendary quotes said during Doctor Who's modern era.

Cinemablend

Woman, 104, aiming to become world’s oldest skydiver jumps 13,000ft

“Let’s go, let’s go, Geronimo!” Dorothy Hoffner said before the attempt

Evening Standard

Ricardo Nuila: The People’s Doctor

Physician and Author Ricardo Nuila thinks public hospitals could help save patients trapped in our troubled medical system.

Texas Observer

Owner of Geronimo the alpaca says she is still fighting for justice

Helen Macdonald is seeking closure and answers two years after her animal was euthanised by Defra

The Guardian - UK

There’s An A+ Cheers Reference In Ted Lasso’s Season 3 Finale, And The Director Explained How It Got There

Ted Lasso Season 3 finale director Declan Lowney opened up to CinemaBlend about the Cheers reference that was thrown in.

Cinemablend

Geronimo the alpaca's owner still fighting for answers one year after his death

The animal was culled by vets on August 31 last year after his owner lost a lengthy legal fight to halt the execution - Geronimo had twice tested positive for bovine TB but his owner insisted they were false positives

Bristol Post

Geronimo’s owner continues fight and calls for George Eustice to be sacked

Helen Macdonald wants the new prime minister to sack the Environment Secretary and launch a review into Government policy on bovine TB.

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