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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Expert-voices-wildlife-conservation-society ]]></title>
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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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                                                                                                                    <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[ Conservationists want to bring wily wolverines back to the Rockies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society are trying to help wolverines find a new foothold in the rugged terrain of the Colorado Rockies. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brent Brock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2U9tEXa6rSH2mzLrpMhMXN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wolverines live at high elevations in mountainous regions of the western United States.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wolverines live at high elevations in mountainous regions of the western United States.]]></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[ How the same tech in your Nintendo Wii is tracking wild and wily wolverines ]]></title>
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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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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced us to a new word: Zoonosis (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The recent eruption of COVID-19 near a "wet market" in Wuhan, China, calls our attention to a phenomenon captured by a word increasingly becoming commonplace: zoonosis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:29:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christian Walzer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9tRq2enqjBb3vD3A5bNfMR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Take It from the 'Crocodile Lady': Conservation Needs More Women (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65085-crocodile-conservation-women-in-science.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ I, a crocodile scientist, am a woman in conservation. And here's why we need more women in this field. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:30:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Natalia Rossi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/78oJMjeSMVJM4rm2q3vGuX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A baby American crocodile (&lt;I&gt;Crocodylus acutus&lt;/I&gt;) as it hatches from its shell in Cuba.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Baby crocodile]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Wily Wolverine Threw Scientists for a Loop ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We were not expecting a familiar face as we cracked open the wooden box trap we'd carefully set in the remote north slope of Alaska. But there he was: a wolverine staring back at us, his face covered with the shredded remains of frozen caribou. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 11:40:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:45 +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/4rPzWN6ySdLsqFodEFTBJ6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[We don&#039;t often get visits from the same wolverine. Clearly, this animal has our number. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Trapped wolverine]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Protecting a Shark Nursery in the Patagonia Sea Is Crucial ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The remoteness and weak law enforcement in Bahia San Blas, a major nursery for several shark species, has led to a significant loss of these sharks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2017 12:27:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Juan Martín Cuevas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ESSEQkxTZWv9RAsCmB3rP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gustavo Chiaramonte]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A tope shark tagged by Juan Martín Cuevas is ready to be released after  recovery in the water in Bahía San Blás MPA.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A tope shark tagged by Juan Martín Cuevas is ready to be released after  recovery in the water in Bahía San Blás MPA.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Turtle Triumph: Nine New Cambodian Royal Turtles Hatch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nine hatchlings raise hope for the critically endangered Royal Turtle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 17:33:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iGGe53fHCgQYUU62WEdzgJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nine critically endangered royal turtles successfully hatched in Cambodia recently. Until 2000, the freshwater turtle was thought to be extinct in Cambodia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cambodian-royal-turtle-hatchlings.JPG]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Big Cats and Wild Dogs Coexist in India's Mountains ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ India's big cats and wilds dogs get along surprisingly well. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 20:10:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RZQ5WBrQGRSH7cyuNg26EX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kalyan Varma/Wildlife Conservation Society]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tigers, leopards and dholes — Asian wild dogs — live in harmony despite competing for the same resources in India’s Western Ghat region.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[wcs-tiger]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Endangered Antelopes Face 'Catastrophic' Die-Off ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists said they think 25 percent of the endangered antelope population has been lost. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:51:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G3VsteHZeX92wULyWRdbcV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Buuveibaatar Bayabaatar/ Wildlife Conservation Society]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists estimate the Mongolian saiga population to be about 10,000, which means this deadly infectious disease outbreak has killed about 25 percent of the endangered antelope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[saiga-sick-ppr]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bear Necessities: Andean Bears Call Machu Picchu Home ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Machu Picchu, site of historic Incan ruins and a popular destination for tourists, is also a favorite destination for South America's only native bear species — the Andean bear. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2017 11:44:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:40 +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/up6Rwdfva4TpgdKhmNYzhX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Copyright Ever Chuchullo]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Little is known about the habits and behaviors of Andean bears, also known as spectacled bears. ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 78,000 Origami Elephants Invade the Bronx Zoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's largest origami elephant collection is going on display at the Bronx Zoo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:51:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XhXjKj2Nd8V8CSLtznUdSA-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Julie Larsen Maher]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A shimmering metallic origami elephant stands out from the pack. The elephant was folded as part of a campaign to raise awareness about poaching, called 96 elephants. More than 200,000 paper elephants were sent into the Bronx Zoo as part of the campaign, and the 78,654 that went on display at the zoo earned a Guinness World record on Nov. 17, 2016 for the largest origami elephant display.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[metallic origami elephant]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: The World's Largest Display of Origami Elephants ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56915-in-photos-the-world-s-largest-display-of-origami-elephants.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Bronx Zoo recently earned a place in the Guinness World Records for the most origami elephants -- 78,654 to be precise. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GbNS2ewYYoVmqZzMPf4DCV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Julie Larsen Maher]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A red origami elephant stands out from a pack of grey ones. The origami elephants were folded as part of the 96 elephants campaign to raise awareness about poaching.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[red origami elephant and grey ones]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Expedition Unknown: Saving Marine Mammals Is a Daunting Task (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ To save the whales, and dolphins, one place to start is Tanzania. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 19:52:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gill Braulik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cDDqvGCiDin5fF4zwLeByk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A spinner dolphin soars out of the water off the coast of Tanzania.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Spinner dolphin soars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Conservation is a Black and White Issue (Photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54063-black-and-white-animal-photos.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As these photos show, conservation is a black and white issue. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2016 00:20:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Larsen Maher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A3vvauzjNKhfAkfRxGy52N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A ring-tailed lemur and its baby are endangered primates that can only be found in the wild in southern Madagascar. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A ring-tailed lemur and its baby are endangered primates that can only be found in the wild in southern Madagascar.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snowscapes Show Wonder of Animals in Winter (Photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54006-lions-tigers-and-bears-playing-in-the-snow.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ These animals are using their last chance to play in the snow before spring. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:40:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Larsen Maher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FwgecnPezQwyjJCKv3kwuc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tigers love the snow and are perfectly equipped to live in the cold.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Amur Tiger]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Should We Hunt Yellowstone Grizzly Bears? (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54000-not-yet-enough-grizzlies-to-hunt.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Why it's too soon to green-light grizzly bear hunts in Yellowstone. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 22:08:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jon Beckmann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YMqCqMyXu7TdHrctQDUzX5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A female grizzly bear with yearling cubs along the shore of Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park. Under the protection of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the grizzly bears of Greater Yellowstone have made a remarkable recovery. Now the challenge is to continue this recovery beyond the ESA and beyond Greater Yellowstone.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Female grizzly and cubs]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Micro Porcupines to Snow Leopards: WCS's Favorite Wildlife Photos of 2015 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53210-adorable-porcupine-stars-in-wcs-top-photos-of-2015.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Baby porcupines look deceptively cuddly. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 19:07:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Sautner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9FMfdfkQfPnY9LEwewtQj3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Bronx Zoo welcomed two baby western lowland gorillas in 2015. This youngster is content to hitch a ride on his mom&#039;s back.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[western lowland gorillas, wcs photography, wildlife]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ For Hippos, Their Charismatic Looks Won't Keep Them Safe (Photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53079-hippos-getting-poached-for-ivory-and-meat.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hippopotamuses may be adorable, but they still face terrible poaching. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:34:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Larsen Maher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZeJQBzFremd8NRYrZvLdxB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Julie Larsen Maher ©WCS]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hippos are mobile in water and spend most of the day in rivers and muddy pools to keep their skin moist and cool.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[hippos, hippopotamus, wildlife conservation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ As Habitat Vanishes, Migratory Birds Are in Free Fall (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53077-migratory-birds-vanishing-en-route-to-distant-roosts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Migratory birds are losing ground, literally, at every stage of their flights. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 23:52:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claire Runge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XXgLUWFxQatXHudAtTki7X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A far Eastern curlew.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Far Eastern curlew]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8 Baby Turtles and Tortoises: Cute, and Critically Endangered (Photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52727-adorable-baby-turtle-photos.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can these tiny turtles help prevent their species' extinctions? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 20:26:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Avi Shuter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yd6Q4RjGmui8FhunScBfGc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Chinese Yellow-headed Box Turtle Hatchling, endangered species]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chinese Yellow-headed Box Turtle Hatchling, endangered species]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bad-Rap Bats in Danger of Extinction Around the World (Photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52626-adorable-bats-conjure-more-than-fear.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bats aren't always creepy — they can be cute and fuzzy, too. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:46:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ricardo Antunes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sGTBaVksTrLUBDYvUh25cm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rodrigues flying foxes, Pteropus rodricensis, are critically endangered megabats that come from a single place, the island of Rodrigues, in the western Indian Ocean. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bats, endangered species]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bad Omen or Wise Advisor? Evocative Owls Star in Photos ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52358-owls-are-stunning-whether-admired-or-feared.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Not all owls look like the generic Halloween cutout. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:17:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Slaght ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SFaqXLKtLzNVac9BnFoa9h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[As birds of the treeless tundra and other open spaces, snowy owls cannot rely on vegetative cover to remain hidden when they want to get some rest. Their ivory-white plumage thus serves them well and allows them to rest easy knowing they are nearly invisible.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[snowy owls]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Rare and Exotic Animals of Russia's Far East (Photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Russian Far East hosts some of the world's most exotic creatures, many represented by just a few hundred remaining animals that exist nowhere else. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:47:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Slaght ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vk3iMZxHxY8EvhemrMcahR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photograph © Jonathan C. Slaght, WCS Russia]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lush forests, sandy beaches and emerald waters are not what many people expect to see when they think of Russia. In fact, the southern Russian Far East has greater biodiversity than any other temperate region in the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Beauty abounds in Russia]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From a Childhood Fascination with Fish to a Career in Conservation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Coral reefs are key to wildlife, and human, survival — and they may yet be saved. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2015 04:58:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Darling ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nB6pLZg2hZfeAh4muAPRx5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In Kenya, fishermen bring their catch from the boats onto the beach in large woven baskets.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Colorful fish in basket]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Paying for Nature's Bounty? It May be the Cheaper Alternative (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It may seem unusual to pay for something as, well, natural as nature, but a new economic model suggests just that, and it seems to be working, argues Jane Carter Ingram. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 19:54:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane Carter Ingram ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GTij47joKFHT7Yb5hQePvV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Endangered Penguins Charm, from Tiny to King Size (Photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/51684-the-wild-world-of-penguins.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can perky penguins survive as the oceans grow crowded? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:57:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:33:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Larsen Maher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8E3okGa5CbgiDGyCVnG2xB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[African penguin chicks appear darker than the adults and parents in their colonies. It takes several years for the chicks to molt into their adult plumage.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[African penguin chicks, was]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Majestic Vultures, Kings of the Sky (Photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/51441-vultures-have-unique-beauty.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The majestic vulture is on the decline across the globe, and if they fade, what will happen to the carrion they clear from the Earth? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 04:07:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Oehler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VvpXCryC5Ewi88EFG3Y4D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vultures have large, strong beaks that help them tear away the hide, flesh and bones of carrion.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[White-backed vulture beak]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bird Migrants Offer a Glimpse of the Planet's Health ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bird migration is at its peak — catch a glimpse as they pass through, a sign of the health of our planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 06:55:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Oehler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zF6fRJi82tcTscCK6fTyzi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Part of the proceeds from the 2015 Bronx Zoo Birdathon went toward conserving the Andean condor, one of the world&#039;s largest birds and the official symbol of several South American countries. It is an example of a species whose conservation connects the WCS U.S. and global conservation programs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Andean condor]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Adorable Andean Bears at Play (Photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bespectacled Andean bears give pandas some cuteness competition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2015 08:51:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Scott Silver ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kfp62T4p8Cr2v3G9Q4AEwB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[While no one is sure how many Andean bears still survive in the wilds of South America, there are only about 50 of these bears in Association of Zoos and Aquariums zoos.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[andean bears]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Endangered Elephants Could Find Savior in Chinese Chat Sites (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In China, social media is changing ivory's social status. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2015 04:34:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aili Kang ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TKBwp9kV3ezaVb5TDwHE6h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Through a series of social media mini-campaigns developed in China, more than 8,000 Chinese have taken pictures documenting their pledge to &quot;Bring No Ivory Home&quot; on shouhudaxiang.org.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[social media, ivory sales, elephants, conservation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crushing the Ivory Trade in China (Photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50762-ivory-trade-in-china-takes-a-hit-gallery.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ivory trade is taking a hit as Chinese social media ramps up to protect elephants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2015 04:30:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Chamot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hctxbtzKByrU9uNzqHaRSM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In the first year of WCS&#039;s 96 Elephants campaign, one of the accomplishments included the direct protection of elephants in 15 protected areas across Africa, estimated to contain some 45,000 elephants.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[WCS&#039;s 96 Elephants campaign, conservation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elusive Siberian Tigers Captured in Brilliant Images (Photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Siberian tiger is a rare beauty, best seen from not too close. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2015 19:31:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:17:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Slaght ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5L72VtkcwTZDRUAEasxn4F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Amur tigers enjoy the water, not a common predilection among cats. These tigers swim and splash in bodies of water, sometimes even crossing the wide Amur River that forms the border between the Russian Far East and northeast China. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tigers, wildlife conservation society]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning Songbirds Return for Spring (Photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50601-stunning-songbird-photos.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ For many of us, spring has arrived when the songbirds return. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 23:45:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Chamot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aHSwfaXo4s8cHezgEJGqwF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue jays are easily heard in backyards from the mid-United States and west with their whistles that sometimes sound like a hawk. They love a good acorn and are found near the oak trees that bear them at the forest edge. Their blue crests stand at attention, unless they are feeding.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Jay, climate change, spring]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 Easy Ways to Help Wildlife, Every Day (Photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Small actions at home can help wildlife around the Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:02:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Chamot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ztNCviw7aLFjSd4QTEB4Ke-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Lowland silverback gorilla zoo, earth day]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lowland silverback gorilla zoo, earth day]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Voices of Rare 'Talking' Turtles May Prevent Their Extinction ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50520-can-talking-turtles-avoid-extinction.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Will turtles' new-found "voices" save them from being eaten into extinction? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 04:41:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Camila Ferrara ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dmPWqdrhpU8iAuSH3MeNvj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An endangered giant South American river turtle hatchling.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[South American river turtle hatchling, conservation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will Mobile Labs Finally Halt Killer Frog Fungus? (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With a mobile lab and portable freezer in tow, every time Tracie Seimon boards a plane, she brings hope that the tide is turning against the global scourge that's killing amphibians. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:29:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tracie Seimon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d4S8GFeCWqxAkZNgeQnW3R-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The marbled four-eyed frog, Pleurodema marmoratum, in the Andes where Tracie Seimon has conducted mobile laboratory field work to try to understand the extent and devastation of chytrid fungus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Marbled four-eyed frog, mobile labs, fungus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Few of the Amazing SpidersI've Met (Photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If spiders make your hair crawl, what do you think about hairy spiders? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2015 04:33:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Larsen Maher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V2VvtFuKYmR3PdzdmYpbYk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Julie Larsen Maher ©WCS; Craig Gibbs, Assistant Curator of Queens Zoo]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Also known as the Cameroon baboon spider, the reclusive Cameroon red tarantula uses an underground system of tunnels and burrows for shelter. Underneath its &quot;bangs&quot; is a pair of fangs. Social spiders are very rare, and almost nonexistent in the tarantulas. However, it has been reported that spiderlings of this species will remain and co-habitate with their mother in the maternal burrow and share food as juveniles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cameroon Red Tarantula]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Final Six: Stunning Animal Photos in Wild Competition ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50289-camera-trap-competition-finalists.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ With camera traps, stunning photos catch wildlife off guard. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:07:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Larsen Maher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vUG2SRzTgZYvaywkTM2cPf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Brian Kontio]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A great gray owl in central Lake County, northern Minnesota. Brian Konito made the camera trap at his home using a Sony DSC S600.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Great gray owl camera trap finalist]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Freaky Frog Photos: A Kaleidoscope of Colors (Gallery) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Outside the world of cartoons and children's books, the frog color palette is much more than green. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:04:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Larsen Maher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VrbnEk6DbKRnB69oSLGaaB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Panamanian golden frogs, Atelopus zeteki, have a variety of toxins that protect them from predators. Although the adults are yellow, the young are a bright green, which helps them blend into their mossy stream habitat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Panamanian golden frog with toadlet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oh, Snap! Contest Targets Camera-Trapped Wildlife (Gallery) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50213-camera-trap-wildlife-photography-contest.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ With camera traps, wild animals have no more secrets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 21:45:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wBJ5wxHtQSF2yVConZZDUG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A giant panda, &lt;i&gt;Ailuropoda melanoleuca&lt;/i&gt;, is one of several camera-trapped critters featured on Smithsonian Wild and highlighted in the Live Science gallery Camera Trapped: Wonderful and Weird Wildlife Around the World by Andrea Mustain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant panda, camera traps]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ As Forests Burn, Conservationists Launch Global Wildlife Rescue (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50061-conservationists-fight-global-rise-in-wildfires.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As wildfires burn widely, can forests' residents survive? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:09:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:50:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Radachowsky ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VBf5wLwoDXLr94ygSeAt3D-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ben Schilling ©WCS Guatemala]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Guatemalan farmer surveys former forest area after a burning within Laguna del Tigre National Park, Maya Biosphere reserve.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Maya Biosphere reserve fire damage]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wildlife Fight to Survive as Forests Burn (Gallery) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50062-wildlife-fight-to-survive-as-forests-burn.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From macaws to tapirs, wildlife are struggling to survive as landscapes burn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:08:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A9YWMdWgvaR4Wcwk8rGfU7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Chris Packham/WCSGuatemala]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Macaws in flight.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Macaws in flight]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Not Eat Canada Goose? (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/49251-the-history-of-eating-canada-geese.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Christmas, why no one is eating Canada goose. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2014 04:34:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:18:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steve Zack ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/96b9RWGFEmFPFpmb7xHG2L-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Urban and suburban parks with ponds create the perfect habitat for Canada geese, as here in suburban Portland, Ore. The mowed lawns provide quality grazing, and the ponds provide security from terrestrial predators.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Canadian goose and goslings, conservation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will Reindeer Popularity Help Protect Their Wild Kin? (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Christmas, instead of wishing for reindeer on the roof, consider wishing for wild reindeer to get some much needed help. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:28:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Justina Ray ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eu49GP6eSn3jYQqztFaa4a-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[© Susan Morse]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Caribou, the wild cousins of reindeer, appear to &quot;fly&quot; as they run across frozen lakes in Canada.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Caribou, reindeer, endangered animals]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Turkey Talk: Anatomy of the Bird at the Center of the Feast ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48925-anatomy-of-a-thanksgiving-turkey.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ We know that a wishbone grants wishes, but what does it do for the turkey? From the wishbone to the wings, there is more to the physiology of Thanksgiving's central bird than how it tastes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:29:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steve Zack ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wcKTBYtpPFjhPaDNGnzpGY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Turkey image via  Shutterstock ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[40% of Americans will be working on Thanksgiving.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[turkey dinner, thanksgiving]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Traffickers of Mantas and Devil Rays Get Bitten in Busts ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48898-manta-traffickers-get-busted.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Body parts from enormous manta rays are getting hard to sell on the black market, thanks to raids against poachers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:23:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:18:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stuart Campbell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wDtjzzMcuzsXYm5D2gPLqk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Manta and mobula rays are lined up at the Tanjung Luar fish market, Lombok, Indonesia. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Manta and mobula rays at Bali fish market, poaching]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fulfilling the Broken Promise of Nature Reserves (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48811-nature-reserves-failing-across-the-globe.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Protected areas across the planet are failing, but it is not too late to reverse that trend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 05:10:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:47:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Watson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pcRQSg6AJNhfKRj3JxRRhf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In Thailand, WCS conservationists report a tiger comeback in Huai Kha Khaeng wildlife sanctuary — a 2,700 square-kilometer (1,042 square-mile) protected area in the vast Western Forest Complex. Tiger numbers have been rising steadily in the park since 2007. Similar efforts are succeeding with Amur tigers (pictured) in the Russian Far East.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[conservation, WCS, Wildlife Conservation Society, amur tigers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazon Turtles 'Talk' to Their Tots ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some turtles and their young talk — albeit at low frequencies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 05:36:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brian Horne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YZc3ipaKTjkntseL9fgBag-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[©Dick Vogt]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Giant South American river turtle hatchlings make sounds before they exit their eggs and continue to do so even as they clamber out of the nest chamber onto the river beach. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[River turtle hatchling]]></media:text>
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