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July 19, 2018
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Noelle Swan
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Jane Goodall probably isn’t the first person you’d expect to apply to shoot a Yellowstone grizzly. The famed anthropologist is one of thousands who have applied for one of the first grizzly bear hunting permits issued in Wyoming in 44 years. But if awarded one of the 22 permits being issued by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Dr. Goodall won’t be heading into Yellowstone National Park in search of a trophy. She’ll be on a quest for a photograph.

Goodall is perhaps the most prominent member of an impromptu movement to “Shoot ’em with a camera, not a gun.” The movement was hatched by a small cadre of 19 concerned citizens, 16 of them women, Todd Wilkinson reports for National Geographic. Frustrated by the unanimous decision in May to open up grizzly bears to limited hunting, these wildlife enthusiasts crafted a plan to use the system to protect the park’s beloved (from a safe distance) bears.

“We want to show that the worth of an animal is not measured by how much you can collect from killing it,” Jackson Hole conservationist Lisa Robertson told Mr. Wilkinson.

Wilkinson, a seasoned environmental journalist, has previously chronicled the saga of the Yellowstone grizzly, including the now iconic mama bear known as “399,” for the Monitor.

“These bears have alighted imaginations,” he wrote, “debunked anachronistic myths, charmed their way into our own sense of place, and given us a better perspective on the value of rare species in a crowded human world.”

Now onto our five stories for today, exploring the loyalty of US veterans, the welcoming spirit of Israel's kibbutzniks, and the sense of fulfillment that comes from volunteering for science.


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The container ship Maersk Emerald is unloaded at the Port of Oakland (Calif.) Thursday, July 12, 2018. President Trump is offering assurances that the US will 'ultimately' work out a 'pretty nasty trade battle' with China.
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Sylvia Pollock (from l.), Claudia Gilmore, and Lee Pollock traveled from their homes in Maine to Wallis Sands State Beach in Rye, N.H., to survey the contour of the beach on July 13, 2018. These citizen scientists monitor changes in the beach throughout the year as part of the Coastal Research Volunteers program. Scientists and researchers use the data to make decisions about beach management.
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Lucio Usobiaga, co-founder of Yolcan, poses in Xochimilco in southern Mexico City.

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Satish Bhaykre, who was beaten by a mob due to a fake WhatsApp text, poses inside his house on the outskirts of Nagpur, India, June 23.

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A message of love

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Lisa Scheller (in blue dress) takes a selfie with Jill Schwartz before the grand opening of Hope and Coffee Thursday in Tamaqua, Pa. The new cafe offers people recovering from opioid addiction a fresh start. People in recovery renovated the 1865 Victorian home and built the coffee bar. They also supply the beans and serve as managers and baristas. Dismayed at what the opioid epidemic was doing to her hometown, Ms. Scheller, a CEO who has been sober for 35 years, pledged $300,000 to get the nonprofit up and running.
( The illustrations in today’s Monitor Daily are by Karen Norris. )

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