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Critically endangered lemur attacked by vulnerable fosa in Madagascar

Many of Madagascar’s charismatic lemurs are in big trouble. Slash and burn agriculture has destroyed their habitat and made most…

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See inside an endangered California condor egg just before it hatches

Rotating CT scan inside a California condor egg San Diego Zoo A scan of a California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) egg…

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Politics

Biden administration finalizes reversal of Trump Endangered Species Act rollback

The Biden administration on Thursday announced a finalized update to Endangered Species Act (ESA) rules that advocates say reverses some…

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Microplastics may be accumulating rapidly in endangered Galápagos penguins’ food web

Microplastics, with a size from 1 micron to Spheniscus mendiculus) as an indicator species to trace how deeply microplastic bioaccumulation…

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The endangered Species Act turns 50, and those who created and enforced it recall its highs and lows: ‘I was threatened many times’

On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act. “Nothing,” he said, “is more priceless and more worthy…

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The Endangered Species Act is turning 50. Has it succeeded?

While growing up in California in the 1980s, Winifred Frick never saw a condor in the wild. The population of…

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How technology and economics can help save endangered species

A lot has changed in the world since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted 50 years ago in December…

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Saving endangered species: New AI method counts manatee clusters in real time

Manatees are endangered species volatile to the environment. Because of their voracious appetites, they often spend up to eight hours…

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A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah welcomes first calf

On November 25, a healthy male Sumatran rhinoceros was born at a western Indonesian sanctuary. This birth is welcome news…

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Endangered vultures saved from deadly poisoning and electrocution

Egyptian vultures have declined rapidly since the 1980s blickwinkel / Alamy A huge international effort has succeeded in protecting endangered…

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