Kevin Richardson, popularly known as the "lion whisperer", interacts with one of his lions while out for a walk in the Dinokeng Game Reserve,  near Pretoria, South Africa, March 15, 2017. Richardson seeks to raise awareness about the plight of Africa's lions, whose numbers in the wild  have dwindled in past decades. more  + By  RENEE GRAHAM, ASSOCIATED PRESS DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa  Source: ABC News The male lion brushes through the tall grass and strides into a clearing in a South African  wildlife  sanctuary. A man beckons the big cat with purring sounds. The lion, Bayetsi, responds with a gentle growl and caresses Kevin Richardson, popularly known as "the Lion Whisperer," with its mane. Richardson hopes his hands-on stunts with lions will highlight the plight of the African predator, whose numbers have dwindled. It also thrusts him into a sensitive debate about human interaction with lions; some conservationists say Ric...

A tiger strides majestically in the snow in Wangchuck Centennial National Park in north-central Bhutan. (photo: UWICER) Posted by  Tshewang Wangchuk  in  Bhutan   Source: National Geographic Against the despairing narrative typical of today’s global conservation scenario, every once in a while we need stories of optimism and hope to inspire us. The world should find solace in the fact that there are places where conservation is not always a race against time – with negative odds for species survival stacked up high – and where a small investment can bring disproportionately large conservation returns. In his keynote address at the IUCN World Conservation Congress last year, E. O. Wilson, the veritable ‘father of biodiversity,’ prescribed that we would have to set aside half of the earth in order to save 80-90% of the remaining species and ecosystems. The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has already met Wilson’s charge; over a decade ago, more than 51% of...

By  Chris Hoffman   Source: How-To Geek Many new laptops, tablets, and devices in between are coming with an ever-smaller amount of storage. But you can expand your device’s storage without spending much money or time. It’s actually a good thing that modern laptops are coming with less storage. This means they have faster-but-smaller solid-state drives. An SSD offers a much better desktop (or tablet) experience than a larger mechanical drive. Micro SD Cards RELATED ARTICLE How to Buy an SD Card: Speed Classes, Sizes, and Capacities Explained Most Windows laptops and tablets — and even many Android tablets — come with a slot for a Micro SD cards. When the SD card is inserted, it will generally slide the entire way into the device. It won’t poke out or get in the way. This means you could get an SD card, insert it into your device, and leave it there all the time. You could treat the SD card’s storage as a permanent part of your device. Bef...

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