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Oct 26, 2009
Update on Orphan Rhino Reintroduction in India
Post release monitoring shows that orphaned rhinoceros calves from India's Kaziranga National Park, rehabilitated and moved to Manas, are behaving like normal wild rhino.
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Oct 3, 2009
What is the AZA Species Survival Plan Program?
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is helping prevent extinction of endangered species through SSP which provide a coordinated approach to wildlife conservation.
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Oct 2, 2009
Eastern American Burying Beetle Reintroduction
Nantucket environmental organizations, a small Rhode Island zoo and US Fish and Wildlife Service work together to bring endangered beetle back from possible extinction.
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Aug 10, 2009
Will Last Galapagos Giant Tortoise Reproduce?
The famous surviving giant tortoise of the Galapagos has mated again but reintroduction plans for Pinta Island, once damage is repaired, may involve another subspecies.
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Jul 16, 2009
Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpipers
The tiny spoon-billed sandpiper, which is never more than seven kilometers from the sea, may disappear as coastal wetlands in its entire range are lost to development.
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Jun 9, 2009
Whale Communication Aids Conservation Efforts
Advances in passive acoustic monitoring are helping keep track of endangered whales. Right whales return to former killing ground and blue whales are singing off NYC.
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May 29, 2009
Endangered Monk Seal and Condor Gunshot Victims
Anger over lead shot ban in California and critical habitat protection issues in Hawaii may have triggered the shooting of four endangered animals, three of which died.
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Nov 17, 2009
The African Lion - Carnivore Supreme
By:
John Bartels
Lions are strong, fast and clever. These carnivores are magnificent to look at. Sometimes they evoke dread but more often admiration.
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Nov 16, 2009
The ESA, U.S. Endangered Species Protection
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Jason Parent
Threatened and endangered species in the United States rely on the provisions of the Endangered Species Act for protection and conservation of their habitats.
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Nov 15, 2009
Brown Pelican Recovers From Near Extinction
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Terri Morgan
The majestic brown pelicans, whose population was nearly wiped out 40 years ago, has recovered so well that it is being removed from the Endangered Species List.
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Nov 5, 2009
The Mexican Gray Wolf, an Endangered Subspecies
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Jason Parent
Over the last century, many sub-species of gray wolves have been identified. Several of them have since disappeared. Is the Mexican wolf next to go?
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Oct 20, 2009
The Red Wolf, an Endangered Species
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Jason Parent
By 1980, red wolves disappeared from the wild. By 1992, through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's hard work, a wild population reemerged. Are red wolves here to stay?
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Oct 9, 2009
The Golden Lion Tamarin, an Endangered Species
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Jason Parent
Thirty years ago, only 200 golden lion tamarins remained in the wild. Thanks to conservation efforts, approximately 1,500 of these small monkeys roam Brazilian forests.
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Oct 4, 2009
Koalas Dying From Stress Related Disease
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Mckenzie Cassidy
Although Chlamydia is present in most koalas, the decimation of the eucalyptus forests has made this disease deadly.
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