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Published online 12 August 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050808-14

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Military exercises 'good for endangered species'

Firing ranges can have more wildlife than national parks.

Military exercises are boosting biodiversity, according to a study of land used for US training manoeuvres in Germany. Such land has more endangered species than nearby national parks.

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