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Snooty, World’s Oldest Captive Manatee, Dies in Accident
The 69-year-old sea cow was the mascot for the South Florida Museum
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Vietnam Commits to Shut Down Bear Bile Farms
Though the new agreement is promising, the practice remains prevalent throughout China and southeast Asia
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As the American Buffalo Declined, Its Symbolism Rose
Over the years, the American buffalo, or bison, has been a symbol of the American frontier
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Coral Reefs Sound Like Popcorn, and That’s a Good Thing
The oceans boast a vibrant soundscape, but we may be slowly silencing their symphonies
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Two Thirds of Southern Resident Orca Pregnancies Fail
But now scientists think they know why
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When It Comes to Conservation, Are Ugly Animals a Lost Cause?
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but good marketing can do wonders
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Yellowstone Grizzly to Be Removed From Endangered Species List
Their numbers have grown from 136 animals in 1975 to roughly 700 today
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Cave Dragons Exist—And Saving Them Could Be Key to Protecting Drinking Water
New DNA techniques are letting researchers track down the largest, strangest cave animals in the world
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Endangered Balkan Lynx Kitten Photographed for the First Time in a Decade
There are less than 50 of these critically endangered cats left in the wild
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Eagles Adopt—Not Attack—a Red-Tailed Hawk Chick
Bird lovers are watching with bated breath to see if the eagles will keep feeding the little guy or turn him into dinner
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One of Malaysia’s Last Sumatran Rhinos Has Died
After performing emergency surgery on Puntung, experts realized that the abscess was caused by cancer
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“Faceless” Fish Found off the Coast of Australia
The rare creature was dredged up from some 13,000 feet below the surface
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This Glass Frog’s Heart Is Visible Through Its Skin
The new species of frog has a transparent underside, offering a glimpse of its beating heart inside
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The Key to Protecting Life on Earth May Be Barcoding It
An easier way to read DNA is helping scientists tease apart species and ecosystems in nuanced ways
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What Does It Mean to Be a Species? Genetics Is Changing the Answer
As DNA techniques let us see animals in finer and finer gradients, the old definition is falling apart
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How America Can Help Save a Non-American Species: The Mighty Giraffe
Giraffes aren’t native to the U.S. But listing them as an endangered species could offer them much-needed protection
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To Save Desert Tortoises, Make Conservation a Real-Life Video Game
Traditional techniques weren’t working for the raven-ravaged reptile. So researchers got creative
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Two New Species of Googly-Eyed Tarsiers Discovered in Indonesia
The tiny tree dwellers are the 80th and 81st primates discovered since 2000
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Threatened Species? Science to the (Genetic) Rescue!
This still-controversial conservation technique will never be a species’ panacea. But it might provide a crucial stop-gap
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How Scientists Use Teeny Bits of Leftover DNA to Solve Wildlife Mysteries
Environmental DNA helps biologists track rare, elusive species. It could usher in a revolution for conservation biology
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