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2051
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  • Nature, Animals, Birds
A Profile on Dengue: The Infamous Neglected Tropical Disease
  • https://coagis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=eaef18bdf5e24912a988700619d40bb1
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Dengue, a mosquito-borne virus, has spread across the globe in recent years, now infecting an estimated 100-400 million people each year. Approximately forty percent of the world’s population lives in countries with a risk of dengue.
2048
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  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Horse Healthcare in Maine
  • https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1c2f0b1e1aa741caa28e6eb24ed33b54
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The USDA reported a shortage of veterinarians in at least 500 counties spanning 44 states. This shortage is mostly in rural areas and therefore has a larger effect on large animals and livestock. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reported that only 10% of graduates had an interest in working with livestock.
2047
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  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Cheetahs in Southern Africa
  • https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6436911413e44964ab03a60c2e55fb25
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Under the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) 's, cheetahs are listed as vulnerable. This status means the species is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction of the species improve. Due to recent studies showing a significant decline in current cheetah numbers, scientists have started calling for the species to be up-listed to endangered status under the IUCN.
2045
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  • Nature, Plants
The Dynamic Forest Cover of Great Duck Island
  • https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d708fcf0bf1941f7b0880b31c3d9fc55
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Great Duck Island is a 237-acre island 15 km south of Mount Desert Island, Maine. It served as a manned Coast Guard lighthouse post from 1890 until 1986 when it was automated. Sheep grazed the island from the late 19th century until 1951, dramatically impacting the landscape and ecology of the island. In 1985, the Nature Conservancy and the State of Maine gained control of most of the island, collaborating with the College of the Atlantic Eno Research Station to monitor the ecology of the land. [show more]
2042
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  • Nature, Animals, Birds
The Dorr Museum Collections and their Global Origins
  • https://coagis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e48489718ccd4715a66be5e264abe81a
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An exploration of the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History collections and their origins. The Dorr Museum of Natural History is unique among museums in that its collections have been prepared entirely by students.
2039
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  • Nature, Animals, Birds
How to Bee in Maine
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Pollinators such as wild bees and the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, are important to humans and nature. Seventy-five percent of food crops and 90% of wild flowering plants benefit from animal pollinators (IPBES 2016).
2035
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  • Nature, Animals, Birds
328: Response, Rehab, Release
  • https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e081afb9f3644cf79f28d9768e22a416
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The rehabilitation story of seal #328, a juvenile harbor seal rescued from Cape Elizabeth, ME.
2038
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  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Gulls of the Gulf of Maine
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Description:
An overview of gull density in Maine