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25Oct/15

Students launches rocket that reaches altitude of over 70,000 feet

October 25, 2015InnovationAmateur rocketry, ANDALUSIA, Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering, Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering representative, Delft University of Technology, El Arenosillo, Flight, GPS, Outer space, Rocket, Rocketry, Spacecraft propulsion, Spaceflight, Spainsmbale

Students launch a home-made rocket that reaches 70,500 ft (21457 m) in the air.

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20Sep/15

Google Maps virtual feature to help conserve elephants in Kenyan park

September 20, 2015TechnologyAfrica, Animals, Buffalo, David Daballen, EDGE species, Elephant, Elephants, Environmental crime, Frank Pope, Frazana Khubchandani, Google, Google Kenya, GPS, Hunting legislation, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, International Elephant Foundation, Kenya, Mammals, Nairobi, Organisms, Poaching, SAMBURU, Satao, Save the Elephants, Street View technology, Sub-Saharan Africa, tech surveillance equipment, Wildlife smugglingsmbale

Google has launched Kenya’s first virtual tour of a game reserve at the the Samburu National Park through its Street View feature to boost wildlife conservation efforts. Elephants are a key tourist attraction in Kenya but are also a prime target for poachers who kill them for their tusks. Experts say that more than 30,000 elephants are killed every year in Africa.
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