wetland

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The findings suggest that expanding beaver populations in suitable wetland regions could provide substantial climate benefits by increasing the amount of carbon captured and stored, while limiting its release back into the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

The land, situated on the Somerset Levels and Moors, is one of the few areas in the UK that still holds deep lowland peat - which are waterlogged wetland ecosystems.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

He showed a barren creekbed filled with cobbles, then a green wetland filled with ducks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Where tall acacias once cast cool shade over a wetland just upstream from the confluence of the Blue and White Nile, barren ground now lies exposed, criss-crossed by people gathering whatever wood remains.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

You’d think a pig would leave a beaten trail in this wetland, but Crystal hasn’t or, at least, I can’t find it.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George