1 in 4 freshwater species worldwide at risk of extinction: Study
The most extensive global assessment of freshwater animals to date has revealed that a quarter of all freshwater animal species ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Update to Grizzly Bear Endangered Species Act Listing and Management
DENVER — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a new and comprehensive approach to long-term grizzly bear recovery ...
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Whales’ baleen holds clues about the species’ reaction to whaling
It’s mind-bending to imagine what some of our world’s oldest whales have seen–some of these massive mammals can live to ...
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Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans
From the highest mountains to the depths of the ocean, humanity’s influence has touched every part of planet Earth. Many ...
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Despite Biotech Efforts to Revive Species, Extinction Is Still Forever
I was crouched on the ground, 50 feet from an aurochs. At least it looked like one. Eight generations of ...
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Massive tortoise rewilding in Madagascar’s spiny forest strives to save fraught species
TAOLAGNARO, Madagascar – Gabriel Andriamanjaka holds the radiotracking aerial aloft and marches into a spiky forest thicket. Branches whip around ...
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Amphibious Mouse Among 27 New Animal Species Found by Peruvian Amazon Expedition
Researchers in northwest Peru‘s Alto Mayo region have discovered 27 new animal species, including a semi-aquatic mouse, a salamander that ...
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Chuckwalla’s Keystone Species, Desert Tortoise
The Chuckwalla Bench, located in southern California, is the home to a leisurely paced species, the desert tortoise. Native to ...
Read moreDetailsMonarch butterflies to be added to threatened species list in the US
The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced a decision on Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years ...
Read moreDetailsInvasive species are often threatened in their native ranges
Many species that are considered invasive in areas where they’ve been introduced may actually be threatened with extinction in their ...
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