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Changing How We Farm Might Protect Wild Mammals—and Fight Climate Change

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Pesticides can harm or kill mammals and can also reduce prey and attract invasive species that compete with native mammals for resources, explained Gaurav Singh-Varma, a researcher at the University of British Columbia. Deer, for example, help cycle nutrients and fertilize soil. And that’s not the only bad news.

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