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News Articles: endangered animals

Environmental activists protest outside the National Press Club, where minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek, is scheduled to speak, in Canberra, Tuesday, July 19, 2022.

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  • Environment

A report warns that Australia's endangered animals will increase because of wildfires

The wide-ranging report found the number of Australian species listed as threatened had increased since the 2016 report.

July 19, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Baby Sea Turtles

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  • Environment

Habitat loss, climate change threaten coast's diverse reptile population

Georgia is home to 83 species of turtles, lizards, snakes and the alligator, and most live on the coast.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Ozzie was the oldest male gorilla in the world when he died on Tuesday at the zoo in Atlanta. He was believed to be 61 years old.

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  • Animals

Ozzie, the world's oldest male gorilla, dies at 61

Ozzie was experiencing symptoms such as decreased appetite, facial swelling and weakness in the past week. He was found deceased on Tuesday at the Atlanta zoo, where he lived since 1988.

January 26, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Researchers were able to detect DNA from elephants at the Copenhagen Zoo simply by sampling the air nearby.

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  • Science

Scientists vacuum zoo animals' DNA out of the air

Researchers who detected environmental DNA, or eDNA, in two zoos say the technique could one day be used to look for endangered species in remote locations in the wild.

January 10, 2022
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
Admiral heads back to the sea

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  • Animals

Sea Turtle Rescued From Hotel Trash Can Released

After three years educating visitors to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, Admiral the loggerhead was released into the wild.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Brown Thrasher

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  • Environment

Migratory Bird Protections To Be Restored By Biden Administration

The Interior Department plans to officially revoke a Trump-era rule that loosened enforcement of a longstanding law to protect migratory birds, the department said Thursday.

May 07, 2021
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By:
  • Jacob Fischler
Tail of a right whale, tangled in blue fishing gear

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  • Environment

Georgia Today: After Mixed Calving Season, Advocates Say Time Is Running Out To Save Right Whale

The waters off the Georgia coast are a vital calving ground for the North Atlantic Right Whale. This calving season, which winds down in April, has been a rare bright spot for the critically endangered whales, with scientists counting more babies than in the last three seasons combined. But experts say the gains may not be enough to save the species. On this episode of Georgia Today, we hear the latest on efforts to protect the right whale.  

 

 

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle

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  • Environment

Feds Propose Protection For Hefty Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle

A rare prehistoric looking turtle only found in south Georgia and north Florida might soon gain federal protection after struggling to rebound.

April 08, 2021
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
A male bonobo at Lola yo Bonobo sanctuary. Only about 20,000 wild bonobos are left, and they are found only in the central rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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  • Health

Saving Endangered Bonobos Teaches A Lesson In Empathy

At an animal sanctuary in the Congo, young students are learning why the gentle, endangered apes known as bonobos should be seen as a national treasure.

April 03, 2021
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
a loggerhead sea turtle on the beach near the waterline

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  • Animals

Spring Dredging Plan Raises Sea Turtle Worries

The Army Corps of Engineers said its plan to dredge during sea turtle nesting season is an effort to protect right whales, but environmental groups don't buy it.

March 27, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
The tail of a right whale, tangled in blue rope and fishing equipment

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  • News

Endangered Right Whale Found Dead Off South Carolina Beach

Officials say a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been found dead off the coast of South Carolina. 

March 01, 2021
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By:
  • Associated Press
A redwood forest caught in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire on the Northern California coast.

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  • Science

Wildfires Hit California's Redwoods And Condors, But There's Still Hope

Growing wildfires have overtaken old-growth redwoods and endangered condor nests, but biologists say they could survive.

August 25, 2020
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Parasites play crucial roles in keeping ecosystems healthy, as does this larval trypanorhynch tapeworm, which infects fish.

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  • Science

Save The Whales. Save The Tigers. Save The Tapeworms?

Scientists say parasites are important parts of ecosystems, but many are at risk of extinction. So, they're calling for a parasite conservation movement.

August 10, 2020
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer

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