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Golem Grad island in North Macedonia is full of Hermann’s tortoises. However, demographic projections suggest the last female could be wiped out by 2083. A female (pictured) that had fallen down a sheer drop of more than 20 metres.

Self‑destructive behaviour among Hermann’s tortoises on a Macedonian island is leading to ‘demographic suicide’

Female tortoises are bearing the brunt of the brutal behaviour of their male counterparts, who are regularly pushing them off cliffs in North Macedonia.
Police officers push back demonstrators next to St. John’s Episcopal Church outside of the White House, June 1, 2020 in Washington D.C. Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images

From Macedonia to America: Civics lessons from the former Yugoslavia

Demonstrations by Macedonian villagers in the 1980s, which helped spark the end of Communist rule in the former Yugoslavia, hold vital lessons for Americans peacefully protesting for police reform.

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