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Approximately 200 new frogs discovered in Madagascar threatened by political instability

As wolves face the gun, flawed science taints decision to remove species from ESA

Secret movements of the basking shark uncovered

Famous elephant matriarch, Echo, dies from old age

Chimpanzee population plummets 90 percent in supposedly strong region

Will the illegal trade of the critically endangered Philippine forest turtle lead to its extinction?

Huge cache of smuggled ivory represents up to 40 elephants

Obama administration overturns rule that weakened Endangered Species Act

New park in United Arab Emirates to protect rare mammals

Bronx zoo closes exhibits, evicts hundreds of animals following budget crisis

New protections for coral reefs and dwindling fish species in Belize

Great Cats and Rare Canids Act and Crane Conservation Act pass the US House

Howler monkeys poisoned because of misinformed link to yellow fever

Afghanistan announces first national park on Earth Day

Expedition in Philippines uncovers one of the world’s rarest mammals along with possible new species

Mexican Salamanders Used in Neurology Labs May Go Extinct in Wild

New lichen named after Obama

Mediterranean bluefin tuna has only three years left unless fishery closes

Large population of rare black orangutans found in Borneo

Vanishing forest elephants are the Congo’s greatest cultivators

Whale sharks threatened by interbreeding

Male chimps use meat to seduce

Vital corridor for Asian elephants to be severed by government development in India

Amphibians could develop immunity against devastating fungal disease

Massive population of rare Irrawaddy dolphins discovered in Bangladesh

Two Sumatran elephants shot dead in Indonesian park

Conservation groups condemn ‘open and organized plundering’ of Madagascar’s natural resources

Flu epidemic killing bonobos in Congo sanctuary

More than 300 gorillas butchered each year in the Republic of Congo

After seizure, gorilla receives MRI scan free of charge

Hawaii continues to stand-by as sheep destroy critically-endangered palila bird’s habitat

Fisherman killed by two Komodo dragons

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