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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Endangered-species ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Last of its kind dodo relative spotted in a remote Samoan rainforest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The manumea, a critically endangered ground pigeon and one of the closest living dodo relatives, has been spotted multiple times in a remote Samoan rainforest. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Whitney Isenhower ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UYdqAEuPxnNdUF7EuT64Pm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The manumea was hunted to the brink of extinction. To bring the endangered dodo relative back, Samoa put in place fines for hunting the bird and launched an awareness campaign, which involved painting murals in public places. This one says &quot;Save the manumea&quot; in Samoan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of a the exterior of a building on which is a mural of a large bird as viewed from the side. Above the bird it says, &quot;PAASAO LE MANUMEA.&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Instead of 'de-extincting' dire wolves, scientists should use gene editing to protect living, endangered species ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A legal scholar with a doctorate in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals that are currently endangered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:36:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Erwin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUEdWKffhitgr8HKYLvHTE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many species of insects are there on Earth? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/how-many-species-of-insects-are-there-on-earth</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The number of insect species is mind-boggling — and they are a critical part of the environment. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:09:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicholas Green ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PPbmRqaTS8vziXoLv2uPY3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rat poison is ripping through the food chain, threatening predators at the very top ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rat poison detected in around a third of wild mammal carnivores — including those that don't normally eat rodents, such as mountain lions and gray wolves. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meghan P. Keating ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GJNy9ahezLknLmv7qBJ3HM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This mountain lion, known as P-47, was found dead in Southern California on March 21, 2019, with rat poison in his system. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A wildlife cam photo of a mountain lion prowling through the mountains]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Feral cats ate critically endangered baby crocodiles in Cuba, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two biologists say 145 young Cuban crocodiles that were taken by predators in fall 2022 were killed by feral cats. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 16:30:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Caroline Tien ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gSSMsQUBhGYk5FEKpybokJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research suggests that feral cats ate critically endangered Cuban crocodiles in 2022. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[baby cocodrile in Cienaga de zapata swamp, Cuba]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Smalltooth sawfish in Florida are spinning and beaching themselves in strange, mystery die-off ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Erratically thrashing and whirling smalltooth sawfish are stranding on beaches — and scientists don't know why they're behaving this way. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:44:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sf469CRVg3zsMKEB9z8u45-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sawfish off the coast of Florida are spinning and beaching themselves in a mystery die-off. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sawfish at the surface of the water.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ American burying beetle: The meat-eating insect that buries bodies for its babies to feast on ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ American burying beetle parents work together to find and bury a dead animal that its brood can consume after hatching. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2024 13:00:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:28:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Shersby ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yNsyuJrtfkXbVjVG6RdBsR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Adorable but deadly little wildcat may be inbreeding at 'alarming' rates, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Black footed cats are already a threatened species, and habitat fragmentation is now causing increased rates of interbreeding, placing them at higher risk of disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:14:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dRWzgXvzvhvKEgmYZqi6aG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Black footed cats are Africa&#039;s smallest and deadliest species of wildcat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Black Footed Cat, felis nigripes, adult standing on branch.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hammerhead sharks are vanishing from their mountain homes in the Gulf of California, divers say  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scalloped hammerhead sharks used to seek refuge at two Mexican seamounts, but it appears fishing has killed them off. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:23:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GZ8zG83z5aqeykTwX5szxS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ A school of scalloped hammerhead sharks near Malpelo Island in Colombia. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A school of scalloped hammerhead sharks.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earless monitor lizards: The 'Holy Grail' of reptiles that looks like a mini dragon  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers are only beginning to understand the cryptic lives of the earless monitor lizards of Borneo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9YFQH4gGEGGLygP46AgeiP-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two earless monitor lizards (Lanthanotus borneensis).  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two scaly earless monitor lizards sit together side by side on top of some leaves]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 times humans messed with nature and it backfired ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ History is peppered with times when our patchy knowledge of natural systems has led to questionable interventions with unintended — and sometimes disastrous — consequences. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fKXoqKWCfCGi67iCSfHt9k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humans have managed to make some huge errors when it comes to controlling nature.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a chimpanzee with its hand over its face on a green background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Every year, dozens of female hammerhead sharks mysteriously convene in French Polynesia under the full moon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Every austral summer, Rangiroa and Tikehau atolls in French Polynesia host a mysterious assembly of female great hammerhead sharks — a critically endangered and typically solitary species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:59:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X9tZEEaae92X9c6hSq3y5E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Over the summers of 2020 and 2021, 54 female great hammerhead sharks gathered around two atolls in French Polynesia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Great hammerhead sharks on a sandy ocean floor in the Bahamas.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orcas rip rudder off boat and follow it all the way to port, in 1st known attack of its kind ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Previous reported interactions between orcas and sailboats followed a clear pattern, with the animals losing interest and swimming away once they had broken the rudder. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZG5QQMKdy6RjgLKYC8ELSk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Instead of swimming away after they broke the rudder, the orcas followed the yacht as a rescue boat towed it to port.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pod of orcas swims in the sea with their dorsal fins and backs poking out.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crocodiles and gharials are getting bizarre orange 'tans' in Nepal. Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers think it could be down to where these crocs are hanging out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:49:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wWqW8BCFYyr2akgyaL4t4o-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An alligator spotted in South Carolina turned orange in 2017 after spending the winter in a rusty iron culvert.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A picture of the orange alligator spotted in South Carolina in 2017 walking across grass.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Largest freshwater turtle species doomed to extinction after last female washes up dead ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The known population of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now just two males. Experts said that if the female had survived, she could have "laid a hundred eggs or more a year." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 12:51:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r4rTF23mff9DXb3Ymj5qnU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[This close-up of the Rafetus swinhoei turtle shows its head and patterned skin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This close-up of the Rafetus swinhoei turtle shows its head and patterned skin.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Devils Hole pupfish is so inbred that it shouldn’t be alive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research reveals exactly how inbred the Devils Hole pupfish is. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BA5PbE5MUef93VhcJ2sRUR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Speak of the devil.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Devils Hole pupfish looks directly into the camera, against a black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astonished fishers reel in gigantic 400-pound stingray in Cambodian river ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 400-pound stingray was accidentally caught by fishers in the Mekong River in Cambodia. However, experts say that these monstrous rays can grow even bigger. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 16:57:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:38:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CpDQXm78vEjeMsjUtYjH9Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Local fishers show off the massive stingray, with its long venomous tail, that they caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Local fishers show off the massive stingray, with its long venomous tail, that they caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Extinction threatens one in five reptile species, researchers say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/extinction-threatens-one-fifth-reptile-species</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ For 15 years, researchers have been using the IUCN's Red List criteria to assess reptile species across the world. Scientists recently found that a fifth of those are now at risk of extinction, and experts say their work helps to better target conservation efforts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 18:32:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Crookes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V5Ne5sFrndEyh8w8VuVZS5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A chameleon among foliage. Human settlements, the pet trade, traditional medicine, logging and agriculture are pushing some reptile species towards extinction]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chameleon among foliage]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tigers: The world's largest cats ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tigers are the biggest cats in the world, but their populations are struggling. With only 3,200 left in the wild, there are now more living in captivity than in the wild. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:23:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qmTrmidGxtYqoT4zjoxPcV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A tiger running through the snow in Russia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A tiger running through the snow in Russia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spanish police seize more than 1,000 stuffed animals, including endangered and extinct species ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/1000-taxidermy-animals-seized-in-spain</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spanish police have seized 1,090 taxidermy animals from a warehouse in eastern Spain. Around a third of the specimens belong to species that are endangered or are already extinct. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:46:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dv8FDPiKYhyXE2hpjwG7NW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A taxidermy elephant, rhino and cheetah, as well as other animals, from the collection seized by Spanish police.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A taxidermy elephant, rhino and cheetah, as well as other animals, from the collection seized by Spanish police.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Threatened sharks are turning up in pet food, DNA testing shows ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/endangered-sharks-in-pet-food</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists identified shark DNA in pet food products, none of which listed shark meat in the ingredients. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:15:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gwjQ2CrdTZHxM6iEwhmcYD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) gather in spring to mate in waters near the island of Roca Partida in Mexico.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) gather in spring to mate in waters near the island of Roca Partida in Mexico.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Unique tree-climbing lions roar again in Uganda (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Conservation efforts are starting to pay off for unique tree-climbing lions in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park, says one conservationist. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:47:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Louisa Kiggwe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m5TbLbdT2D5vHbDzVqigNb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[This still comes from a video of Julia with cubs belonging to her and her sister Jessica.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This still comes from a video of Julia with cubs belonging to her and her sister Jessica.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Australia plans to cull over 10,000 wild horses, but scientists say it's not enough ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/australia-culling-ten-thousand-horses</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Australian wildlife officials are planning to kill or remove more than 10,000 wild horses from a national park in New South Wales. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:10:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bVdfQyr3YZYs8zbgNVwukc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A new plan by wildlife officials in Australia aims to kill or remove more than 10,000 wild horses, also known as brumbies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A new plan by wildlife officials in Australia aims to kill or remove more than 10,000 wild horses, also known as brumbies.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 126,000 gallons of oil spilled along California coast in 'potential ecological disaster' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An oil spill off the California coast has released around 126,000 gallons of oil that is washing up on beaches and protected wetlands. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:20:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vu3gucVWFv6sbzFMCafnSa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A person stands near oil washed up on Huntington State Beach in California on Oct. 3.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person stands near oil washed up on Huntington State Beach in California on Oct. 3.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ American bumblebee could be officially declared endangered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If the species is placed on the endangered species list, developers and farmers could incur legal liability for killing them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:00:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zsmwyjNEH7XweWXT4XbWEk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bumblebee searching for nectar on a daisy near Leaser Lake, Pennsylvania]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bumblebee searching for nectar on a daisy near Leaser Lake, Pennsylvania]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dozens of endangered penguins killed after being stung in the eyes by swarming honeybees ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Conservationists have confirmed that 64 African penguins were killed in South Africa after being stung in and around the eyes by honeybees. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:02:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wok7ECzUU3YWPHa6QUfxrd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elusive angel shark shows off its ninja ambush skills in rare underwater footage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers caught rare footage of a juvenile angel shark swimming off the UK coast, offering hope that the critically endangered species is still breeding. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:11:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:59:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xENw4KMMG3sUWmn8Ys7vi-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A young angel shark swims through the waters off of Wales, awaiting its next meal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A young angel shark swims through the waters off of Wales, awaiting its next meal.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Manatees are dying in record numbers in Florida ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Between Jan. 1 and July 2, 841 manatees died near and off the coast of Florida, a record-breaking number. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:52:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4cnxcDW9krc8pkdd5Xvgk4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lemurs: A diverse group of endangered primates ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lemurs include a diverse group of primates, from sun-worshipping ring-tailed lemurs to the peculiar, nocturnal aye-aye. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:13:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xw9txSmLQkEKjwUT9cr7ha-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ring-tailed lemurs sitting in tree in Isalo National Park, Madagascar.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of two ring-tailed lemurs sitting in tree in Isalo National Park, Madagascar.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wild Tasmanian devils born on mainland Australia for 1st time in 3,000 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Conservationists have confirmed the birth of seven wild Tasmanian devil joeys in mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ig96iGNyA6PgECxh9MQaEC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A wild Tasmanian devil exploring the 1,000 acre sanctuary where the new joeys were born.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A wild Tasmanian devil exploring the 1,000 acre sanctuary where the new joeys were born.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Madagascar may be a secret stronghold for 'living fossil' fish ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Madagascar may be the ancestral home of coelacanths, 'living fossil' fish once thought to have gone extinct. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FtCHpLuqwSYaz22tyS4Ho7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The bizarre-looking coelacanth fish was long thought to be extinct until one was discovered in 1938.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The bizarre-looking coelacanth fish was long thought to be extinct until one was discovered in 1938.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mom & baby giraffe trapped on a sinking island rescued in months-long operation ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/raft-rescue-stranded-giraffes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A months-long rescue operation transported the last of nine stranded giraffes to their new home in a mainland sanctuary. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:01:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N9GASFX87GPCvrYekXLVBN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Since December 2020, nine giraffes have been carried by barge across the waters of Lake Baringo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Since December 2020, nine giraffes have been carried by barge across the waters of Lake Baringo.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Largest recorded smalltooth sawfish washes up dead in Florida ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/longest-sawfish-washes-up-dead-florida.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The longest sawfish ever measured washed up in Florida, not far from another large specimen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 12:14:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EGUAzBQLPg4hpZq4QAPcoT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 16-foot-long (4.9 meters) female sawfish washed ashore in the Florida Keys last week.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 16-foot-long (4.9 meters) female sawfish washed ashore in the Florida Keys last week.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rarest great ape on Earth could soon go extinct ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/rarest-great-ape-extinction.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tapanuli orangutans now occupy less than 3% of their historic habitat. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:22:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XGQvKoVedTYyzKAKvz3K3f-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Wikimedia Commons/Tim Laman]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The face of a Tapanuli orangutan that is sitting in a tree]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The face of a Tapanuli orangutan that is sitting in a tree]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Endangered black-footed ferret cloned for the first time ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/endangered-black-footed-ferret-cloned.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The adorable clone, named Elizabeth Ann, was created using cells that were frozen more than three decades ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:18:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w8V95v3VczoonczfgUbN9Q-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[USFWS National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Ann is the first cloned black-footed ferret and first-ever cloned U.S. endangered species. Above, Elizabeth Ann at 68 days old.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Elizabeth Ann is the first cloned black-footed ferret and first-ever cloned U.S. endangered species. Above, Elizabeth Ann at 68 days old.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Whale that stranded off Florida is completely new species (and already endangered) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 38-foot-long (11.5 meters) whale that washed ashore in the Florida Everglades in January 2019 turns out to be a completely new species. And it's already considered endangered, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:17:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Ciaccia ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRrtoApHdJYsqmLzEKVF7T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This 38-foot-long (11.5 meters) baleen whale stranded off Florida in 2019. The adult male is now considered part of a completely new, and endangered, species called Rice&#039;s whale.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This 38-foot-long (11.5 meters) baleen whale stranded off Florida in 2019. The adult male is now considered part of a completely new, and endangered, species called Rice&#039;s whale.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elephants counted from space using satellites and AI ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A combination of satellite images and deep learning computer algorithms can spot elephants from space as well as the human eye. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:24:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nXgSrSjNFbBAg4yw65MZQd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Florida manatee with 'Trump' scraped into back spurs a federal investigation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials are looking for the person who scratched the word "Trump" into the back of a manatee. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:21:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P58DAZsFxWN8sZLo76E5dF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A west Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) was found in Florida with &quot;Trump&quot; scratched into its back.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A west Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Zookeepers mourn death of world's oldest orangutan ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's oldest known orangutan, a 61-year-old Sumatran female called Inji, has died at Oregon Zoo, ending a lifetime of inspiring visitors to care about her kind. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:17:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7M6A7XEuTU7NtSH9bHfXmD-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[61-year-old Inji was believed to be the oldest orangutan in the world]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[61-year-old Inji was believed to be the oldest orangutan in the world]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Endangered ferrets get experimental COVID-19 vaccine ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/endangered-ferrets-experimental-covid-19-vaccine.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ To protect endangered black-footed ferrets from COVID-19, scientists in Colorado have injected a major captive breeding population with an experimental vaccine. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:09:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMRVB8nYWSwz4W4UaQrRUn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Here, black-footed ferrets are being bred in captivity in northern Colorado.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Here, black-footed ferrets are being bred in captivity in northern Colorado.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bats are superheroes of the night. Their superpowers could help us protect them. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Conservationists are using bats' echolocation abilities to help track these mammals, as many of them succumb to white nose syndrome. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2020 14:43:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cori Lausen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xZhHVkMvKwgDtu8hcBPPsE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Townsend&#039;s big-eared bat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Townsend&#039;s big-eared bat.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2 calves of one of world's most endangered large whales spotted ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/north-atlantic-right-whale-calves-spotted.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two newborn whales were spotted swimming off the U.S. coast, giving researchers hope for a critically endangered whale species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:23:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:09:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xacteEyTxjYSqvGtt2mCTJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A North Atlantic right whale calf was spotted on Dec. 4, 2020. This calf was born to 13-year-old Chiminea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A North Atlantic right whale calf was spotted on Dec. 4, 2020. This calf was born to 13-year-old Chiminea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antarctica's blue whales return to South Georgia a century after they were nearly wiped out ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/antarctica-blue-whales-return-south-georgia.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The critically-endangered blue whale has returned to the waters near the remote island of South Georgia near Antarctica, almost 100 years after they were nearly made extinct. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 17:33:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:10:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XwHKcKwNEQfBmH8an4EpeJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) tail fluke exposed during a dive. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) tail fluke exposed during a dive. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare wolf spider presumed extinct turns up on British military base ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/extinct-wolf-spider-found-british-military-base.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Britain's great fox-spider had not been seen since 1993. Turns out, it's been thriving on a military base. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:02:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/er4CESqYpgPi4zcSbW8iaT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Great fox-spiders immobilize their prey by injecting them with venom that liquifies the internal organs of the insect. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Great fox-spiders immobilize their prey by injecting them with venom that liquifies the internal organs of the insect. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the same tech in your Nintendo Wii is tracking wild and wily wolverines ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/wolverines-accelerometer-tech-tracking.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are equipping the endangered wolverine with accelerometers to track them in the wild. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 15:23:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Martin Robards ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2tFkpFv4x8PoYCaAPsi8bP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Wolverines sport their GPS tags.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wolverines sport their GPS tags.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ After 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils return to mainland Australia ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/tasmanian-devils-return-australia.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tasmanian devils have been reintroduced to mainland Australia, where they haven't been seen in the wild for millennia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 20:32:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rVRUTuBeJcXNSCPi7UBsE7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo courtesy of Aussie Ark]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tasmanian devils are the world&#039;s biggest carnivorous marsupial.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tasmanian devils are the world&#039;s biggest carnivorous marsupial.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Endangered croc gives piggyback ride to 100 babies after mating with '7 or 8 females' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One of London's Wildlife Photographer of the Year honorees shows an endangered crocodile carrying 100 babies on his back ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 19:27:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkYNqqxvgtermw7prufgzb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dhiritiman Mukherjee]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Papa croc carries 100 babies on his back]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Papa croc carries 100 babies on his back]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 350 elephants drop dead in Botswana, some walking in circles before doing face-plants ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than 350 elephants in Botswana have mysteriously died since May, in a phenomenon that some scientists have dubbed a "conservation disaster," and one that has evaded explanation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2020 16:45:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XQ5UguXczAMndj5epMjuN8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some of the elephants were seen walking in circles before collapsing face-first into the earth in Botswana.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Some of the elephants were seen walking in circles before collapsing face-first into the earth in Botswana.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why these rattlesnakes are declining at an alarming rate ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/western-rattlesnakes-population-declining.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rattlesnakes are threatened in British Columbia in Canada, and many populations are declining at alarming rates. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2020 18:32:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karl Larsen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vSETY57bFJNT8Ak7penQJ8-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Marcus Atkins]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Western rattlesnakes emerging from a winter den. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Western rattlesnakes emerging from a winter den. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baby pygmy hippo born at San Diego Zoo, conquers the internet with cuteness ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A tiny and very tubby baby pygmy hippo that was recently born at the San Diego Zoo is the zoo's first successful pygmy hippo birth in more than 30 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 16:26:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PW9R9CUwkQUvP56TZATTGT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The baby hippo is mama Mabel&#039;s first calf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The baby hippo is mama Mabel&#039;s first calf.]]></media:text>
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