How burying loved ones can save wildlife

摘要

NEW "conservation burials" could help raise billions of dollars for wildlife. Traditional burials contaminate soil with embalming chemicals and are also expensive. Natural burials instead use biodegradable coffins and maintain the surrounding landscape. Loved ones can find the site using GPS or natural landmarks. The latest twist on natural burial is conservation burial. Tracts of land are turned into burial sites that double as refuges for endangered species.