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Bats are superheroes of the night. Their superpowers could help us protect them.Conservationists are using bats' echolocation abilities to help track these mammals, as many of them succumb to white nose syndrome.
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2 calves of one of world's most endangered large whales spottedTwo newborn whales were spotted swimming off the U.S. coast, giving researchers hope for a critically endangered whale species.
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Antarctica's blue whales return to South Georgia a century after they were nearly wiped outThe critically-endangered blue whale has returned to the waters near the remote island of South Georgia near Antarctica, almost 100 years after they were nearly made extinct.
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Rare wolf spider presumed extinct turns up on British military baseBritain's great fox-spider had not been seen since 1993. Turns out, it's been thriving on a military base.
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How the same tech in your Nintendo Wii is tracking wild and wily wolverinesScientists are equipping the endangered wolverine with accelerometers to track them in the wild.
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After 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils return to mainland AustraliaTasmanian devils have been reintroduced to mainland Australia, where they haven't been seen in the wild for millennia.
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Endangered croc gives piggyback ride to 100 babies after mating with '7 or 8 females'One of London's Wildlife Photographer of the Year honorees shows an endangered crocodile carrying 100 babies on his back
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350 elephants drop dead in Botswana, some walking in circles before doing face-plantsMore than 350 elephants in Botswana have mysteriously died since May, in a phenomenon that some scientists have dubbed a "conservation disaster," and one that has evaded explanation.
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Why these rattlesnakes are declining at an alarming rateRattlesnakes are threatened in British Columbia in Canada, and many populations are declining at alarming rates.
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