Endangered Species
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The Most Endangered Baby Rhino
The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is one of the rarest and most critically endangered large-animal species on earth, with as few as 40 individuals remaining. So, wildlife conservationists around the…
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Poachers Killing a Rhino
In spite of a sometimes-lethal crackdown on rhinoceros poachers, South Africa seems to be on track to lose as many rhinos to poaching in 2011 as is did in 2010,…
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Leonardo Dicaprio Endangered Tigers
How many Leonardo DiCaprios would it take to save the world’s remaining endangered tigers? In November, DiCaprio, the Hollywood star, arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, to attend an international conference…
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Bald Eagle Numbers on the Rise
The bald eagle probably represents the most successful recovery of an endangered species in North America, if not the entire world. Down to just 417 breeding pairs in the Lower…
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Atlantic Sturgeon a New Endangered Species?
Certainly there is beauty in the Atlantic sturgeon—but it takes a true connoisseur of natural objects to recognize it. The fish is a huge, snouted, bumpy, bottom-feeding leftover from the…
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Save America’s Polar Bears
Alaska Launches A Public Relations War Against Polar Bears. Let’s Just Say NO! It’s time to say NO TO ALASKA. On February 4, a committee of the Alaska State Legislature…
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Species Most Endangered By Global Warming
We have mentioned in other places on this site that the world contains thousands of vulnerable, threatened and endangered species, and that lists of the “most threatened” animals often say…
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