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New Orangutan Species Is World's Most Endangered Great Ape

New Orangutan Species Is World's Most Endangered Great Ape

The orangutan lives on Sumatra, south of a lake in the caldera of a supervolcano. There are...

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Calgary Zoo hatches 50 endangered greater sage grouse birds

Calgary Zoo hatches 50 endangered greater sage grouse birds

The Calgary Zoo says it has successfully hatched several dozen greater sage grouse in an effort...

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Biologists work to save Quebec’s ‘most urban’ snake as construction booms 

Biologists work to save Quebec’s ‘most urban’ snake as construction booms 

Brown snakes aren’t venomous and they serve an important role in urban ecosystems by feeding on...

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Animal group takes Ontario minister to court over endangered species

Animal group takes Ontario minister to court over endangered species

Animal Justice filed an application in divisional court Tuesday seeking a judicial review of the...

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Edmonton Valley Zoo needs help naming baby red panda twins

Edmonton Valley Zoo needs help naming baby red panda twins

The Edmonton Valley Zoo is home to two new little bundles of cuddly joy after the zoo’s resident...

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Calgary Zoo leaps into action to help endangered northern leopard frog

Calgary Zoo leaps into action to help endangered northern leopard frog

The Calgary Zoo announced Tuesday it would be launching a new breeding program to help the...

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Even Ugly Animals Can Win Hearts and Dollars for Conservation

Even Ugly Animals Can Win Hearts and Dollars for Conservation

Must the money raised to save wildlife always aid the most popular animals? New research...

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One of Malaysia's Last Sumatran Rhinos Dies

One of Malaysia's Last Sumatran Rhinos Dies

Fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses are left on the planet.

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Rare Treat: 3 Snow Leopards Frolic and Snuggle on Camera

Rare Treat: 3 Snow Leopards Frolic and Snuggle on Camera

New camera-trap images show adorable snow leopards frolicking and relaxing together.

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Hunt Kicks Off for 'Teddy Bear' Marsupial and Other 'Lost' Species

Hunt Kicks Off for 'Teddy Bear' Marsupial and Other 'Lost' Species

The species, which haven't been seen for years or decades, include pink-headed ducks,...

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Hippie Monkeys Rebound as Yellow Fever Wipes Out a Competitor

Hippie Monkeys Rebound as Yellow Fever Wipes Out a Competitor

With one monkey species all but wiped out by yellow fever, what will happen to its hug-loving...

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Rare White Rhino Killed for Coveted Horn at French Zoo

Rare White Rhino Killed for Coveted Horn at French Zoo

A first-of-its-kind killing in a zoo does not surprise some conservationists familiar with rhino...

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Congress Targets Endangered Species Act

Congress Targets Endangered Species Act

The Trump administration and Republicans have introduced at least 11 pieces of legislation that...

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Sea Turtle Named Bank Had 915 Coins Removed from Stomach

Sea Turtle Named Bank Had 915 Coins Removed from Stomach

A sea turtle in Thailand had to undergo an operation to remove 915 coins from its stomach.

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Reviving Extinct Species: Is It Worth the Cost?

Reviving Extinct Species: Is It Worth the Cost?

Bringing back animals from extinction might end up costing biodiversity.

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Goodnight, Colo! Oldest Gorilla in the US Dies in Sleep

Goodnight, Colo! Oldest Gorilla in the US Dies in Sleep

Colo, the world's oldest known gorilla and the first gorilla born in captivity in the U.S., has...

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Rusty Patched Bumblebee Declared Endangered

Rusty Patched Bumblebee Declared Endangered

The rusty patched bumblebee is the first bumblebee species listed as endangered in the United...

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Giraffes Are Threatened with Extinction

Giraffes Are Threatened with Extinction

Giraffe populations have taken a nose dive, leading to their new designation as "threatened with...

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Giraffes put on extinction watch list

Giraffes put on extinction watch list

Giraffe numbers have declined by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s in a “silent extinction”...

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NS Nature Trust needs help protecting rare turtles

NS Nature Trust needs help protecting rare turtles

The group wants to purchase a turtle sanctuary in southwest Nova Scotia  

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78,000 Origami Elephants Invade the Bronx Zoo

78,000 Origami Elephants Invade the Bronx Zoo

The world's largest origami elephant collection is going on display at the Bronx Zoo.

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NCC scientist pens essay to save world’s most endangered ecosystem, grasslands

NCC scientist pens essay to save world’s most endangered ecosystem, grasslands

A Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) scientist says grasslands are the most endangered ecosystem...

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World’s oldest-ever panda in captivity dies at 38

World’s oldest-ever panda in captivity dies at 38

The world’s oldest-ever panda in captivity was euthanized Sunday at the Hong Kong theme park...

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Bee species added to endangered list for first time in US

Bee species added to endangered list for first time in US

Seven types of bees once found in abundance in Hawaii but now facing extinction on Friday became...

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Cutest Face-Plant Ever? Baby Panda Falls Off Stage

Cutest Face-Plant Ever? Baby Panda Falls Off Stage

During the public debut of the 23 cubs born this year at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant...

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Lollipops Could Lure Elusive Tree Rat Out of Hiding

Lollipops Could Lure Elusive Tree Rat Out of Hiding

A fuzzy, orange rodent named the Santa Marta Toro was unexpectedly rediscovered in 2011, and now...

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Global wildlife meeting approves ban on trade of pangolins

Global wildlife meeting approves ban on trade of pangolins

The pangolin is described as the most heavily trafficked mammal in the world. On Wednesday, the...

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Bumblebee Set to Become Officially Endangered

Bumblebee Set to Become Officially Endangered

This bumblebee species is likely affected by pathogens and pesticides.

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Did 1 Sexually Active Tortoise Really Save His Species?

Did 1 Sexually Active Tortoise Really Save His Species?

These giant tortoises are "one of the most successful conservation stories" ever.

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Most humpback whale species removed from endangered list

Most humpback whale species removed from endangered list

United States officials took most humpback whales off the endangered species list Tuesday,...

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World's Largest Gorilla Species at Risk of Extinction

World's Largest Gorilla Species at Risk of Extinction

Grauer's gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo are now considered critically endangered,...

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Giant Panda Is No Longer Endangered Species

Giant Panda Is No Longer Endangered Species

Giant pandas were downgraded from "endangered" to "vulnerable."

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Giant Panda is no longer an endangered species

Giant Panda is no longer an endangered species

The International Union for Conservation of Nature said in a report released Sunday that the...

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Eastern gorilla on critically endangered list, one step from extinction

Eastern gorilla on critically endangered list, one step from extinction

The world’s largest living primate has been listed as critically endangered, making four of the...

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Adorable American Pika Is Disappearing Due to Climate Change

Adorable American Pika Is Disappearing Due to Climate Change

One of the nation's cutest animals is disappearing due to climate change.

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Calgary Zoo launches project to save endangered burrowing owls

Calgary Zoo launches project to save endangered burrowing owls

Calgary Zoo officials said wild populations of the burrowing owl continue to decline after a 90...

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200 Rare Tarantulas Hatched in Captivity for First Time

200 Rare Tarantulas Hatched in Captivity for First Time

For the first time, researchers have managed to breed an extremely mysterious spider known as...

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North America Has Only 1 True Species of Wolf, DNA Shows

North America Has Only 1 True Species of Wolf, DNA Shows

Red wolves and eastern wolves aren't separate species; they're really just hybrids of gray...

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