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Animals Crossing: AI Helps Protect Wildlife Across the Globe

NVIDIA AI Blog

million acres of rhino habitats, and has recently expanded to help conservation efforts in Kenya and Namibia. Then, AI foundation models trained using NVIDIA accelerated computing help identify species to ease and accelerate animal population assessments and other research that supports the fight against species extinction.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, when Pat Brandes from the Barr Foundation sent me this thought piece on building resilience of networks, it resonated on many different levels. Lessons Learned About Resilient Networks from Super Storm Sandy by Pat Brandes, Executive Director, the Barr Foundation. Pat Brandes is executive director at the Barr Foundation.

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Behold This Bonkers Photo of a 2,800-Pound Rhino Dangling Upside Down From a Helicopter

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In the wilderness of South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana, where these black rhinos roam, transporting a creature that can weigh more than a ton overland isn't always practical. That it looks like some hilarious circus act is just an added bonus. It wouldn't be a stretch to call this a miracle in the animal conservation world.

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El Paso, Texas, just broke ground on the first U.S. facility to turn wastewater directly into drinking water

Fast Company Tech

While TCEQ and the Environmental Protection Agency do not have specific design standards for direct potable reuse facilities, the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act are the foundation for design choices. I am just a little worried about how far that can go, he said. The technology is poised to grow in the U.S.

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How to Leverage Data to Enhance Nonprofit Storytelling

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These numbers create a foundation for your story and provide a sense of scale. For example, a story about rhino conservation uses statistics such as how, over the past 30 years, 86 conservancies have been built in Namibia, home to the worlds largest population of black rhinos.