Conservation
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Largest freshwater turtle species doomed to extinction after last female washes up deadThe known population of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now just two males. Experts said that if the female had survived, she could have "laid a hundred eggs or more a year."
By Harry Baker Published
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Gigantic, 13-foot crocodile found with its head torn off on Australian beachThe beheading, which may have been motivated by a recent spate of crocodile attacks on humans, could spell trouble for the local ecosystem.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Black widows are being slaughtered by their brown widow cousins, and we don't know whyBrown widow spiders, which are invasive to North America, are wiping out black widow populations in the U.S. by aggressively attacking them for no clear reason, a new study shows.
By Harry Baker Published
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GPS-tagged possums and raccoons could be sacrificed to capture Florida's invasive pythonsResearchers accidentally discovered that GPS-tagged mammals can help locate Florida's invasive Burmese pythons, which are destroying local ecosystems.
By Harry Baker Published
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More than a third of US wildlife at risk of extinction, 'grim' new report showsA report from the conservation group NatureServe warns that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the U.S. are "at risk" of extinction.
By Harry Baker Published
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Which animals are most likely to survive climate change?What animal species will survive projected future droughts, rising temperatures and habitat loss?
By Emma Bryce Published
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The Devils Hole pupfish is so inbred that it shouldn’t be aliveNew research reveals exactly how inbred the Devils Hole pupfish is.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Newfound whale species that lives exclusively in US waters may already be on the brink of extinctionA group of more than 100 international researchers has signed an open letter to the Biden administration calling for urgent action to save Rice's whale from extinction.
By Harry Baker Published
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World's first wolf clone born to surrogate dog, Chinese company revealsA Chinese pet-cloning company has successfully cloned an Arctic wolf for the first time. The adorable pup is proof that cloning could be used to help save endangered species.
By Harry Baker Last updated
