Imperial Valley News Center
Southern White Rhino at San Diego Zoo Safari Park Pregnant Through Artificial Insemination
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San Diego, California - Researchers at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research announced Thursday morning that they have confirmed a pregnancy in one of the southern white rhinos living at the Nikita Khan Rhino Rescue Center. The pregnancy, created through artificial insemination with sperm from a male southern white rhino, is an important milestone in the ongoing work to develop the scientific knowledge required to genetically recover the northern white rhino, a distant subspecies of the southern white rhino. Only two northern white rhinos currently remain on Earth (unfortunately both are female).
Governor Brown Signs Legislation
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills:
17 Organizations Feeding and Healing the World Through Regenerative Agriculture
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- Written by Danielle Nierenberg - Food Tank
New Orleans, Louisiana - Transitioning to more sustainable forms of agriculture remains critical, as many current agriculture practices have serious consequences including deforestation and soil degradation. But despite agriculture’s enormous potential to hurt the environment, it also has enormous potential to heal it. Realizing this, many organizations are promoting regenerative agriculture as a way to not just grow food but to progressively improve ecosystems.
How to encourage your kids to read and learn this summer
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Washington, DC - Summer is almost here, and that means a break from school for so many students. This is the perfect time to encourage them to read a good book just for the fun of it.
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
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Washington, DC - The United States stands for the protection of fundamental freedoms and universal human rights. Our nation was founded on the bedrock principle that we are all created equal – and that every person is entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Kent Quality Foods, Inc. Recalls Hot Dog and Sausage Products
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Washington, DC - Kent Quality Foods, Inc., a Grand Rapids, Mich. establishment, is recalling approximately 308,430 pounds of various beef, pork, and turkey ready-to-eat hot dog and sausage products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain soy, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.
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