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Endangered Whale Likely Dead After Collision With Cruise Ship Off New York Port
A necropsy, the animal equivalent of an autopsy, identified the deceased marine mammal as a mature female sei whale, an endangered species typically found in deep waters far from land.
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Lioness Shot Dead After Escaping From Private Farm In South Korea
About an hour later, police and hunters located the animal in a forest next to the farm and shot it to death, officials said.
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''Majestic Sight'': On World Lion Day, Incredible Video Of A Pride Of Lions Goes Viral
The video was captured in a beautiful forest where a pride of lions was seen crossing a waterhole.
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Population And Infrastructure "Root Causes" of Sinking Joshimath: Official
While India's disaster preparedness and response has improved, the fragility of the Himalayas and the increase in population and infrastructure are at the root of crises like the Joshimath incident, officials
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Watch: Sambar Deer Visits A Tea Stall. Here's What Happens Next
The Sambar is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN list since 2008.
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Uganda Ivory Trader Gets Life Sentence: Report
A court in Uganda has sentenced an ivory trader to life in prison, the longest sentence for such crimes in the country's history.
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Deep Sea Mining Is About To Begin, Testing Soon In Pacific Ocean: Report
Deep sea mining has recently received controversial approval, and experiments will soon begin at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, according to a report in Newsweek.
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Dugongs Functionally Extinct In China, Claims Study
A new study has claimed that the Dugong, a delicate cetacean, has been officially declared extinct in China.
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Endangered Shark Washes Up Dead On Shores Of Australian Town: Report
A fourth shark from a critically endangered species has been discovered dead on the shores of an Australian coastal town, according to a report in Newsweek.
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Iguanas Reproducing On Galapagos Islands More Than A Century After Disappearing: Report
A species of land iguanas that disappeared more than a century ago from one of Galapagos Islands, is reproducing naturally after being reintroduced there, a report in Newsweek said.
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Chinese Paddlefish, Another Sturgeon Species Officially Declared Extinct
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) announced on Thursday that the Chinese paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon have become extinct.
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Over 500 'Lost' Species of Terrestrial Vertebrates Missing for Decades Identified in New Study
An international study has identified 562 'lost' terrestrial vertebrate species that are yet to be declared extinct. The list includes amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, found after examining data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN Red List) on 32,802 species. Most of the lost spe...
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Komodo Dragons, Two-In-Five Shark Species Face Extinction: Watchlist
Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as "endangered" on Saturday, in an update of the wildlife Red List that also warned overfishing threatens nearly two-in-five sharks with extinction.
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Watch: Red Panda Getting Treat From Puzzle Feeder Is Too Cute To Handle
The video was shared by USA's The Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute on their official Twitter handle.
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One Of World's Most Elusive Cats Filmed For The First Time In A Decade
Naturalists in Algeria have filmed a Saharan cheetah, a subspecies listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, for the first time in a decade, the national parks authority said.
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Endangered Whale Likely Dead After Collision With Cruise Ship Off New York Port
A necropsy, the animal equivalent of an autopsy, identified the deceased marine mammal as a mature female sei whale, an endangered species typically found in deep waters far from land.
-
Lioness Shot Dead After Escaping From Private Farm In South Korea
About an hour later, police and hunters located the animal in a forest next to the farm and shot it to death, officials said.
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''Majestic Sight'': On World Lion Day, Incredible Video Of A Pride Of Lions Goes Viral
The video was captured in a beautiful forest where a pride of lions was seen crossing a waterhole.
-
Population And Infrastructure "Root Causes" of Sinking Joshimath: Official
While India's disaster preparedness and response has improved, the fragility of the Himalayas and the increase in population and infrastructure are at the root of crises like the Joshimath incident, officials
-
Watch: Sambar Deer Visits A Tea Stall. Here's What Happens Next
The Sambar is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN list since 2008.
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Uganda Ivory Trader Gets Life Sentence: Report
A court in Uganda has sentenced an ivory trader to life in prison, the longest sentence for such crimes in the country's history.
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Deep Sea Mining Is About To Begin, Testing Soon In Pacific Ocean: Report
Deep sea mining has recently received controversial approval, and experiments will soon begin at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, according to a report in Newsweek.
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Dugongs Functionally Extinct In China, Claims Study
A new study has claimed that the Dugong, a delicate cetacean, has been officially declared extinct in China.
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Endangered Shark Washes Up Dead On Shores Of Australian Town: Report
A fourth shark from a critically endangered species has been discovered dead on the shores of an Australian coastal town, according to a report in Newsweek.
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Iguanas Reproducing On Galapagos Islands More Than A Century After Disappearing: Report
A species of land iguanas that disappeared more than a century ago from one of Galapagos Islands, is reproducing naturally after being reintroduced there, a report in Newsweek said.
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Chinese Paddlefish, Another Sturgeon Species Officially Declared Extinct
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) announced on Thursday that the Chinese paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon have become extinct.
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Over 500 'Lost' Species of Terrestrial Vertebrates Missing for Decades Identified in New Study
An international study has identified 562 'lost' terrestrial vertebrate species that are yet to be declared extinct. The list includes amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, found after examining data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN Red List) on 32,802 species. Most of the lost spe...
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Komodo Dragons, Two-In-Five Shark Species Face Extinction: Watchlist
Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as "endangered" on Saturday, in an update of the wildlife Red List that also warned overfishing threatens nearly two-in-five sharks with extinction.
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Watch: Red Panda Getting Treat From Puzzle Feeder Is Too Cute To Handle
The video was shared by USA's The Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute on their official Twitter handle.
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One Of World's Most Elusive Cats Filmed For The First Time In A Decade
Naturalists in Algeria have filmed a Saharan cheetah, a subspecies listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, for the first time in a decade, the national parks authority said.
