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Reforestation in China heralds the return of rare animals

If you plant it, they will come. China is pursuing an ambitious project, underway for decades, to increase the...

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Trump official delays protection of endangered species at oil lobbyist’s request

A top United States Department of the Interior official appears to have used his position to delay the protection...

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Trump fills his wildlife protection board with big-game trophy hunters

A new federal advisory board commissioned to rewrite rules governing the import of hunted animal trophies has been...

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Hundreds of dead sharks wash up on the shores of the Persian Gulf

Officials in Iran came across a gruesome sight this week: hundreds of dead sharks washed up on shore. The cause...

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Wolves return to Rome’s periphery for the first time in 100 years

The wolf, an animal that has served as a symbol of Rome since ancient times, has returned to the historic Italian...

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World’s last male northern white rhino joins Tinder to avoid extinction

He may not make the coziest of bedfellows, but if a northern white rhino pops up on your Tinder screen, it might...

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Heroic dolphins could save critically endangered porpoise from extinction

Seal Team 6, a squad of dolphins trained by the US Navy to locate undersea mines and other submerged objects, may...

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Giraffes are on the verge of going extinct

Giraffe populations have plummeted so drastically in the past 30 years, they are now considered vulnerable to extinction....

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“The Walking Dead” cast speak out against illegal wildlife trade

Wildlife trafficking is serious business – so serious that the cast of AMC’s hit drama The Walking Dead have...

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Green sea turtles are no longer endangered in Florida and Mexico

Decades of conservation efforts have paid off for green sea turtles in Florida and Mexico. In the late 1970s, populations...

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Conservationists spot Sumatran rhino in Indonesian Borneo for the first time in decades

Conservationists have spotted a Sumatran rhino in Indonesian Borneo for the first time in 40 years. Until now,...

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The endangered animal trade is taking off on Facebook

In Malaysia, you can purchase a pet gibbon, otter, slow loris, or even a bear without ever leaving the comfort...

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Why is Yahoo Japan selling ivory?

Google, Amazon, eBay, and most other tech giants refuse to allow their users to sell ivory on their platforms....

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Tell Donald Trump to stop encouraging his sons to hunt rare wild animals

Donald Trump is many things. He’s a billionaire, a staunch conservative, the target of many bad hair jokes and,...

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Nearly-extinct porpoises may disappear in just 3 years because of by-catch

If you haven’t heard of the highly endangered vaquita porpoise, you’re not alone. Few people are familiar with...

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INFOGRAPHIC: The endangered animals of Latin America and how you can help

Hunting, poaching, industrialization and other eco-threatening human activities are proceeding at a pace that nature...

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Good samaritan buys turtles sold for food and returns them to the sea

A Papua New Guinea man's photos have gone viral after he shared the heartwarming story of his efforts to rescue...

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South African court lifts ban on selling rhino horn

In a shocking decision handed down late last week, a panel of three South African judges struck down the country’s...

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337 whales beached in largest stranding event ever – and no one knows why

In the largest stranding event ever recorded, 337 whales were beached on a remote fjord in southern Chile’s Patagonia....

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INFOGRAPHIC: Endangered animals from around the world

It has become so common to hear about animals facing the verge of extinction that it hardly seems shocking anymore....

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Gray wolves spotted in California for the first time in over 90 years

They're back! Sadly, there hasn't been a wolf living in the entire state of California since 1924, but that all...

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Bangladesh’s abundant tiger population has collapsed to just 100

In Bangladesh, a new census shows that tiger populations in the Sundarbans mangrove forest are more endangered...

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World’s oldest panda celebrates with cake and bamboo. Happy Birthday Jia Jia!

Celebrations took place Tuesday, July 28 at Ocean Park in Hong Kong as Jia Jia took her place the Guinness Book...

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Could printing synthetic GMO rhino horns help save real rhinos from extinction?

After 40 million years roaming the earth, the rhinoceros has reached a point where it is classified as "critically...

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85,000 endangered antelopes died this month and nobody knows why

Saiga antelopes are among the strangest-looking creatures on Earth, and they are dangerously close to extinction....

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Controversial Texas hunter bags his $350,000 endangered black rhino

We've been following closely the story of the Texas man who paid $350,000 for the chance to kill an endangered black...

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Thai customs seizes three tons of illegal elephant ivory worth millions of dollars

Authorities have intercepted more than three tons of illegal elephant ivory in a Thai port as it was en route...

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PHOTOS: Artists use recycled materials to make endangered animal sculptures at Philadelphia Zoo

Second Nature brings together two hot-button issues on the minds of eco-sensitive creatives; recycling waste, and...

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This sweet animation aims to help save the British hedgehog

https://vimeo.com/110566773 Once a common sight throughout Britain, hedgehogs are now disappearing at a startling...

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INFOGRAPHIC: The countries with the most threatened mammals in the world

Many of the world's most magnificent animals are disappearing at an alarming rate - in some countries more than...

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