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Wild Tasmanian devils born on mainland Australia for 1st time in 3,000 years
By Harry Baker published
Conservationists have confirmed the birth of seven wild Tasmanian devil joeys in mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years.

Madagascar may be a secret stronghold for 'living fossil' fish
By Stephanie Pappas published
Madagascar may be the ancestral home of coelacanths, 'living fossil' fish once thought to have gone extinct.

Mom & baby giraffe trapped on a sinking island rescued in months-long operation
By Mindy Weisberger published
A months-long rescue operation transported the last of nine stranded giraffes to their new home in a mainland sanctuary.

Largest recorded smalltooth sawfish washes up dead in Florida
By Stephanie Pappas published
The longest sawfish ever measured washed up in Florida, not far from another large specimen.

Rarest great ape on Earth could soon go extinct
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Tapanuli orangutans now occupy less than 3% of their historic habitat.

Endangered black-footed ferret cloned for the first time
By Rachael Rettner published
The adorable clone, named Elizabeth Ann, was created using cells that were frozen more than three decades ago.

Whale that stranded off Florida is completely new species (and already endangered)
By Chris Ciaccia published
A 38-foot-long (11.5 meters) whale that washed ashore in the Florida Everglades in January 2019 turns out to be a completely new species. And it's already considered endangered, scientists say.

Elephants counted from space using satellites and AI
By Harry Baker published
A combination of satellite images and deep learning computer algorithms can spot elephants from space as well as the human eye.
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