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Species Setback: EPA Weakens Protective Regulations

Oct 31, 2019 06:30AM

As the Endangered Species Act is being weaken, critics fear more oil and gas drilling will be allowed on land that is currently habitat-protected, impacting the climate crisis.

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Panther Power: Texas Pumas Counter Inbreeding

Sep 30, 2019 06:30AM

The endangered Florida panther has been saved from extinction thanks to the introduction of female Texan pumas.

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Fertile Fish: Unexpected Aquatic Rebound

Sep 30, 2019 06:30AM

Overfished and struggling widow rockfish are returning to the Pacific coast faster than expected, thanks to legal protections.

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Brainy Beasts: Elephants Never Forget—What They Smell

Aug 30, 2019 06:30AM

Elephants have such sensitive olfactory discrimination that they can determine different amounts of food just by sniffing it.

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Whale Wipe-Out: Record Numbers Starving to Death

Aug 30, 2019 06:30AM

More than 160 dead gray whales have washed up on the Pacific Coast this year, and scientists estimate that they represent just 10 percent of the total number of the dead.

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Cetacean Liberation: Canada Bans Captive Sea Mammals

Aug 30, 2019 06:30AM

Canada’s Parliament recently passed legislation banning the practice of breeding and keeping whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity.

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