Australian Firefighters Save Rare ‘Dinosaur Trees’
Specialist firefighters have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from wildfires that razed forests west of Sydney, officials said Thursday.
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‘Amazing’: New Embryo Made of Nearly Extinct Rhino Species
Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the species alive. Just two animals remain, and both are female.
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Tiger Footage Spurs Hope for Thai Big Cat Population
A male tiger noses the bloodied carcass of its latest kill in a Thai national park, extraordinary footage conservationists are hailing as a rare spot of good news for the endangered big cats.
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Four Washington Dams Again on Chopping Block
Farmers, fishermen and environmentalists sparred Thursday over a proposal to breach four dams on the Snake River to prevent extinction of salmon born there.
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Eggs From Endangered Sea Turtle Stolen From Thai Beach
A community in southern Thailand has offered a reward for catching whoever stole dozens of unhatched eggs of an endangered turtle species.
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Once Unloved, Threatened Storks Given New Hope in Indian Zoo
The hatching of two storks on a bamboo platform in a remote Indian zoo has raised hopes that one of the world’s most threatened bird species can be saved, experts say.
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Red Wolves Court Battle Reignites as Governor Urges Action
The fight over the critically endangered red wolf has returned to court as North Carolina’s governor sought immediate help for the dozen or so remaining in the wild and federal biologists planned to transfer wolves into the recovery area for the first time in years.
Read moreIndonesia Nabs 2 Suspected Smugglers of Leopard, Lion Cubs
Indonesian police said Sunday that they have arrested two men suspected of being part of a ring that poaches and trades in endangered animals and seized from them several lion and leopard cubs and dozens of turtles.
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California Commission Lists Yellow-Legged Frog as Endangered
The California Fish and Game Commission approved protections Wednesday for five of six populations of the foothill yellow-legged frog.
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8 Macaroni Penguins Hatch at Kansas City Zoo
Eight fluffy macaroni penguin chicks have been born at the Kansas City Zoo.
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Ninth Circuit Takes Up Debate Over Plan to Kill Oregon Owls
A government experiment to kill barred owls to bolster Oregon’s threatened spotted owls got a green light from the Ninth Circuit last year. Now, environmental groups are once again taking aim at the controversial program, this time claiming it also harms the very birds it is intended to protect.
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Phone Home Kermit? Keeping Tabs on Frogs
Frogs are among the most threatened species on the planet due to climate change and loss of habitat, but now scientists have developed a novel way to keep tabs on them in the wild — a “Frogphone.”
Read moreWhite Rhino Born in Belgian Zoo
A rare southern white rhino was born at a zoo in Belgium, boosting efforts to save the endangered species, the park said on Monday.
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Dozens of Endangered Turtles Disappear From Japan Zoo
More than 60 endangered turtles have disappeared from a zoo in Japan’s southernmost province in a suspected theft, officials said Thursday.
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Pangolins Threatened by Criminal Networks in Southern Africa
Pangolins are under threat from illegal trafficking networks, conservationists said Wednesday, as they urged southern African countries to step up protection of one of the world’s most smuggled mammals.
Read moreEU Police Seize Nearly 6 Tons of Endangered Eels Headed for Asia
Police across Europe have seized nearly 6 tons of live baby eels destined for Asia in a huge operation targeting smugglers of the critically endangered creatures, the EU’s police agency said Wednesday.
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Roaming Russian Eagles Leave Scientists Broke
Russian scientists tracking migrating eagles were forced to start a crowdfunding campaign after their birds wandered into Iran and foreign text messages from their tracking devices depleted the project’s budget.
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Judge Blocks Trump Plans to Raid Sage Grouse Habitat
A federal judge handed a victory to conservationists Wednesday, finding the Trump administration’s plan to boost energy development, mining and construction in greater sage grouse habitat should be halted while the two sides argue the merits.
Read moreSlain Rhino Carcass Headed to Home of Michigan Hunter
The Trump administration said Friday it will issue a permit to let a Michigan man import the skin, skull and horns of a black rhinoceros he shot in Africa last year.
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Twin Pandas Born at Berlin Zoo
A zoo in Berlin is celebrating the arrival of two panda cubs, the first time one of the rare mammals has given birth in Germany.
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