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After decades spent pruning thorny bushes and working arduous harvests, Khalaf Allah al-Talhi has perfected the art of ...

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A recent report estimated that vultures are worth $1.8 billion a year to certain ecosystems in southern Africa. Here's why.

Adrian Atencio, 30, fell to his knees and ran his hands through the red earth in the well of the floor in the Santuario.