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Hell in high water: Braving the monsoon to save India’s rhinos
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Hell in high water: Braving the monsoon to save India’s rhinos

The monsoon may bring respite from the scorching heat, but for the rangers and animals at Kaziranga National Park it…
One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN report
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One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN report

Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP…
Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs
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Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs

Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in…
China seizes nearly 2,750 elephant tusks in huge bust
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China seizes nearly 2,750 elephant tusks in huge bust

Chinese authorities have seized 7.5 tonnes of ivory — 2,748 elephant tusks — in one of the biggest busts in…
Serbian vulture flies home from Turkey – by plane
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Serbian vulture flies home from Turkey – by plane

BELGRADE (Reuters) – A young vulture who got stranded last year in Turkey more than 2,000 km from her nest…
After spending winter in a fridge, Minsk bats return to the wild
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After spending winter in a fridge, Minsk bats return to the wild

After spending the winter months hibernating inside a fridge at a rescue center in Belarus, a group of bats awaken…
At Kenyan orphanage, baby elephants find a new life, and love
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At Kenyan orphanage, baby elephants find a new life, and love

Luggard, a lively three-year-old, limps behind the rest of his ragtag troupe of orphan elephants, halting to graze or rub…
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
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Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study

Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way…
Blue whales ‘hedge their bets’ in search for food: study
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Blue whales ‘hedge their bets’ in search for food: study

Every spring, the largest animals in the world, blue whales, migrate from their winter breeding grounds off of Costa Rica…
Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation
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Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation

For almost a century, the inhabitants of Robinson Crusoe — named for literature’s most famous castaway — have known that…
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