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News Articles: animal conservation

Maggie Shaarawi, vice president of Animals Lebanon, tries to calm Sara the lion cub in Beirut before the animal is transferred out of the country, on Thursday.

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  • Middle East

Animal rescuers evacuate a lion cub from war-torn Lebanon to South Africa

The group Animals Lebanon says it rescued Sara the lion cub from abuse by a Lebanese social media influencer, kept it safe in Beirut and sent it to a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa.

November 16, 2024
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By:
  • Jane Arraf
Confiscated live animals are temporarily held in what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service calls their “live room” at an office building near Los Angeles International Airport, while authorities try to find them longer-term housing and specialized care.

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  • Environment

Box turtles. Coral. These illegally trafficked animals still need a good home

When authorities find wildlife that are being illegally trafficked, at ports or airports, the animals are often in terrible shape. Sick, starved, distressed. A pilot project in Southern California aims to get seized wildlife immediate care.

June 08, 2024
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  • Nathan Rott,
  • Ryan Kellman,
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Could woolly mammoths walk again among humans? Scientists are working to resurrect the extinct species.

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  • Science

Scientists take a step closer to resurrecting the woolly mammoth

Scientists at a biotech company say they have created a key stem cell for Asian elephants that could help save the endangered species and become a steppingstone for bringing back the woolly mammoth.

March 08, 2024
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  • Rob Stein
Ninety-seven percent of migratory fish species are facing extinction. Whale sharks, the world's largest living fish, are among the endangered.

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  • Animals

Across the world, migrating animal populations are dwindling. Here's why

In a landmark U.N. study, researchers found nearly half of the world's threatened migratory species have declining populations. More than a fifth of the assessed animals face extinction.

February 13, 2024
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  • Nathan Rott
Spiderwebs can act as air filters that catch environmental DNA from terrestrial vertebrates, scientists say.

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  • Research News

Need to track animals around the world? Tap into the 'spider-verse,' scientists say

Spiderwebs can capture environmental DNA, or eDNA, from vertebrate animals in their area, potentially making them a useful tool in animal monitoring, tracking and conservation.

February 01, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
A manatee swims among seagrass in the Homosassa River on Oct. 5, 2021 in Homosassa, Fla.

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  • Animals

A Florida park just saw a record number of manatees gather together in its waters

Nearly 1,000 manatees gathered at Blue Spring State Park on one of the coldest winter days of the season. Here's why the growing number of manatees at the park is encouraging.

January 29, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
Do you know this goose? Researchers have developed a new facial recognition tool for geese that can ID them based on their beaks.

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  • Technology

Enhance! HORNK! Artificial intelligence can now ID individual geese

Yes, that's right, somebody has developed AI for goose faces.

November 02, 2023
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
A Bengal tiger rests in the jungles of Bannerghatta National Park south of Bangalore, India, on July 29, 2015. The number of tigers in the wild has gone up 40% since 2015 — largely because of improvements in monitoring them, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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  • Animals

There are 40% more tigers in the world than previously estimated

The number of tigers in the wild has gone up dramatically since 2015 — largely because of improvements in monitoring them, but the species remains endangered.

July 23, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
Richard Leakey, Kenyan wildlife conservationist, places a rhino horn to be burned at the zoo in Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic, in 2017. Leakey, known for his fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya, has died at 77.

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  • Obituaries

Famed fossil hunter and conservationist Richard Leakey dies at 77

Leakey made important contributions to our understanding of human origins through his fossil finds. He later gained fame for taking on poachers who threatened to wipe out Kenya's elephants and rhinos.

January 04, 2022
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  • Scott Neuman
U.S. bald eagle populations have more than quadrupled in the lower 48 states since 2009, according to a new survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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  • Animals

Once Imperiled, America's Bald Eagle Populations Are Soaring

The number of bald eagles in the lower 48 states has quadrupled since 2009, according to a new survey. The findings are a bright spot in an otherwise troubling picture for American birds.

March 25, 2021
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  • Nathan Rott
Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian from the international animal welfare organization Four Paws International, comforts Kaavan during his examination at the zoo in Islamabad, before leaving for Cambodia.

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  • World

'He Will Be A Happier Elephant': Vet Describes What It Was Like To Rescue Kaavan

Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian with Four Paws International, says the "world's loneliest elephant" is settling into his new home in Cambodia. Khalil sang Sinatra's "My Way" to help calm Kaavan.

December 05, 2020
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By:
  • Ashley Westerman

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