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In Ethiopia, where nearly a quarter of the land can no longer grow crops, communities are healing deep gullies and restoring degraded farmland using simple fencing and local materials. These low-cost methods are bringing vegetation back in just five years while protecting families from droughts and floods.
South Korea's women's épée fencing team scored a thrilling 33-32 victory against neutral Russian athletes in the World Cup final, with star Song Sera single-handedly scoring 10 points in the deciding bout. The comeback win caps a remarkable season for the world's top-ranked team.
An Olympic fencer who became best friends with Lewis Hamilton at the Met Gala is revolutionizing his sport with a new league designed to make fencing accessible to everyone. The World Fencing League launches Saturday with AI technology and the biggest prize pot in fencing history.
American fencers, including Columbia's Will Morrill, shattered records at the 2026 Junior and Cadet World Championships. Team USA claimed three gold medals, including the men's épée squad's first-ever world title in 28 years.
Scientists studied 60 national parks across 17 African countries and discovered a hopeful middle ground in the heated fencing debate. Partially fenced parks protect wildlife while keeping communities connected to the land.
Nearly 800 young people in Hong Kong now have a clear path to elite sports careers through new fencing and football programs backed by international partnerships. The programs offer fully sponsored training, international competitions, and direct pathways to professional development.
Up to one million flamingos breed safely each year in Namibia's Etosha National Park, a protected wildlife sanctuary spanning nearly 9,000 square miles. The ancient salt flats and surrounding grasslands shelter lions, elephants, rhinos, and countless other species behind protective fencing that keeps poachers out.
A Johns Hopkins senior just became only the third fencer in school history to reach 300 career wins, leading her team to second place at nationals. The Blue Jays also captured their first sabre team championship in five years.
At just 18, Inkosi Brou became the first Nigerian to rank among the world's top 10 junior fencers. His journey from watching Pirates of the Caribbean to representing his nation shows how one athlete's dream is putting Nigeria on the fencing map.
A photographer in Rajasthan rallied nearly 1,300 people to donate one rupee per day, raising $1,000 to build watering ponds and save endangered blackbuck from pollution and fencing. Their WhatsApp group is transforming how rural communities protect local wildlife.
Farmers are trading barbed wire for smartphones with GPS collars that herd cattle virtually, ending backbreaking fence moves and giving ranchers their first vacations in years. One Missouri farmer doubled his land productivity while checking on birthing cows from his phone.
Tanzania is using electric fencing and new technology to keep elephants safely in reserves and protect seven villages from wildlife conflicts. A new 10-year national strategy will coordinate government ministries to balance community safety with conservation.