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How to Tell the Difference Between Alpacas and Llamas
How to Tell the Difference Between Alpacas and Llamas

Animals

How to Tell the Difference Between Alpacas and Llamas

Llamas and alpacas are often mistaken for the same animal, but these two species actually have several different physical characteristics and...

Eliminating Poverty: Forging Ahead on Heifer International's 75th Anniversary
Eliminating Poverty: Forging Ahead on Heifer International's 75th Anniversary

From the Archives

Eliminating Poverty: Forging Ahead on Heifer International's 75th Anniversary

On July 14, 1944, a shipment of 18 cattle left the port of Mobile, Alabama, bound for Puerto Rico in a campaign to help impoverished communities...

An Eco-Friendly Alcohol Guide
An Eco-Friendly Alcohol Guide

Food & Water

An Eco-Friendly Alcohol Guide

Alcohol often has a significant carbon footprint and detrimental effect on the environment. So how can you enjoy a drink once in a while without...

The People, Places and Things celebrating 75 years in 2019
The People, Places and Things celebrating 75 years in 2019

From the Archives

The People, Places and Things celebrating 75 years in 2019

This year marks Heifer International's 75th birthday! Learn who and what else is celebrating their Diamond Anniversary.

How to use food scraps for DIY skincare
How to use food scraps for DIY skincare

Climate

How to use food scraps for DIY skincare

Try ditching chemical peels and using fruit and vegetable peels that you would normally toss in the garbage for your beauty routines instead. Good...

Ecotourism on a shoestring budget
Ecotourism on a shoestring budget

Climate

Ecotourism on a shoestring budget

You can still be a dashing and daring ecotourist, even if personal budget considerations demand that you stay closer to home.

How Livestock Might Be the Secret to Restoring Our Soil
How Livestock Might Be the Secret to Restoring Our Soil

Climate

How Livestock Might Be the Secret to Restoring Our Soil

Let them come, biologist Allan Savory says of the herd animals long blamed for destroying natural grasslands. With proper management, he says,...

5 Things You Didn't Know About Water Buffalo
5 Things You Didn't Know About Water Buffalo

Animals

5 Things You Didn't Know About Water Buffalo

Meet the older cousins of the bovine clan: water buffalo! They're big, they're mysterious, and they haven't been to the family reunion in a couple...