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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.
Florida manatee with 'Trump' scraped into back spurs a federal investigation
By Stephanie Pappas published
U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials are looking for the person who scratched the word "Trump" into the back of a manatee.
Zookeepers mourn death of world's oldest orangutan
By Harry Baker published
The world's oldest known orangutan, a 61-year-old Sumatran female called Inji, has died at Oregon Zoo, ending a lifetime of inspiring visitors to care about her kind.
Endangered ferrets get experimental COVID-19 vaccine
By Stephanie Pappas published
To protect endangered black-footed ferrets from COVID-19, scientists in Colorado have injected a major captive breeding population with an experimental vaccine.
Bats are superheroes of the night. Their superpowers could help us protect them.
By Cori Lausen published
Conservationists are using bats' echolocation abilities to help track these mammals, as many of them succumb to white nose syndrome.
2 calves of one of world's most endangered large whales spotted
By Harry Baker published
Two newborn whales were spotted swimming off the U.S. coast, giving researchers hope for a critically endangered whale species.
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