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Kitesurfer from south Essex has groundbreaking surgery after ‘barbed wire’ pain

A south Essex kitesurfer who thought a stabbing pain in her hip was due to an old injury has undergone a ground-breaking operation similar to a hip replacement. Georgina Monti, 30, from Benfleet, ...
NPR

U.S. ranchers test high-tech, wildlife-friendly alternatives to barbed wire

Barbed wire shaped the American West, but it kills, injures and blocks migrating wildlife. Some ranchers are trying high-tech alternatives that could reduce the need for it. On a list of the most ...
The Washington Post

The long, ugly history of barbed wire at the U.S.-Mexico border

In 1904, the El Paso Herald called for “a barb wire fence along our side of the Rio Grande” to keep out “undesirable aliens.” The newspaper wasn’t referring to Mexicans, but to Chinese immigrants, ...
The New York Times

Free the American West From Barbed Wire

Ms. Nijhuis is the author of “Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction.” She reported from Brewster, Wash. Sept. 26, 2023 “Wherever a farm may be located, or whatever may be its ...