Chinese drug firms backed by global banks found using leopards and pangolins parts, group says
Three top Chinese pharmaceutical companies, which are backed by top global banks, are using endangered animal parts in their medicines, according to an investigation by an environmental protection group.
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Koalas Aren’t Bears, So Why Do People Call Them “Koala Bears”?
If you were an 18th-century settler in Australia with no knowledge of marsupials, you just might decide to call a koala a ‘bear,’ right?
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Historical Ukrainian sites in Kyiv and Lviv added to UN danger list
St Sophia's Cathedral in Lviv is among the buildings the UN warns is at risk of destruction.
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Claude the koala unmasked as prolific plant thief in Australia
It ate thousands of seedlings that had been earmarked to help boost Australian koala habitat.
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New Zealand birds: Takahe facing extinction find new home in sanctuary
A takahe pair were released near Wellington in a victory for efforts to save some of the world's rarest birds.
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How undercover sting outwitted pangolin traffickers
How charity investigators went undercover to outwit a global wildlife trafficking gang.
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Newly identified pack of endangered gray wolves roams California's Sierra Nevada
A newly identified pack of endangered gray wolves is roaming in California's Sierra Nevada, at least 200 miles away from the nearest known pack, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday.
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Biden administration looks to reinstate protections for endangered species curbed by Trump
The Biden administration announced a proposal Wednesday to strengthen the Endangered Species Act, including repealing Trump-era rules that loosened protections for vulnerable species.
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US authorities seize shipment of swim bladder from endangered fish valued at $2.7 million
US Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona have seized 242 pounds of swim bladders -- the organ that helps fish control their buoyancy -- that came from the endangered Totoaba fish, authorities said. have seized 242 pounds of swim bladders -- the organ that helps fish control their buoyancy -- that came from the endangered Totoaba fish, authorities said.
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A dozen critically endangered red wolf pups were born at the North Carolina Zoo
The North Carolina Zoo has welcomed three litters of red wolf pups, bringing in a dozen new members of the world's most endangered wolf species.
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25 Species That Have Made Amazing Comebacks
When it comes to rescuing endangered species, progress is an ongoing effort—but these plants and animals have made successful comebacks.
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