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David Attenborough (!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c02f742d8cc40ba77318f9/bcc03f67-20cd-4c77-a26d-1354ec976937/screenshot-2023-07-31-at-1-14-09-pm.png Media Coverage MONGABAY, July 2023 - Virtual fences can benefit both ranchers and wildlife. Virtual fencing manages livestock using GPS-linked collars to train animals to stay within a set boundary. Coupled with the removal of existing barbed-wire fencing, it could open up whole landscapes for wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c02f742d8cc40ba77318f9/f7d7b618-0d6e-4222-b78e-4f43dedb308d/livestock-symposium-talk.jpeg Media Coverage U. OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, Nov 2022 - Fence Ecology and Managment in Rangelands: Wenjing talked with ranchers in Ventura and Los Angles County in Southern California about fences. 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