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

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Strips of trees, bushes, grasses, or flowers around agricultural or pasture fields can house higher numbers of small mammals than cropland. Deer, for example, help cycle nutrients and fertilize soil. But the crop-free plantings have had another effect, Farquhar explained. They have also increased the number of mammals on the farm.

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