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France fire crews face searing heat in battle to contain flames
“It’s our forest,” one volunteer fighting the fire in the Gironde region told the BBC, as other locals have refused to heed evacuations. Source
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Co-existing with tigers outside reserves
India’s tiger conservation story is widely regarded as one of the world’s most extraordinary wildlife recoveries — a species brought back from near extinction through sustained political commitment, scientific management, and decades of on-ground protection. Since the launch of Project Tiger in 1973, the country’s network of protected areas has expanded from nine reserves covering…