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Borneo orangutan release in jeopardy over fate of coal mining concession

Photos: 5 baby lemurs born at the Bronx Zoo

First captive bonobos released into the wild

Extinction of Christmas Island Pipistrelle bat predicted in less than six months

Conservation through commerce in Costa Rica

Successful reintroduction of world’s smallest hog

Fish operated on at ZSL London Zoo: Photo

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

Flu epidemic killing bonobos in Congo sanctuary

After seizure, gorilla receives MRI scan free of charge

New York zoos, aquariums saved from funding cut

NY governor to cut zoo and aquarium budgets 55%

Elephants die significantly earlier in zoos than in wild

Rare rhino rat snake hatches in London zoo

Prioritizing amphibian species for captive breeding to save them from extinction

Pumpkins used for behavioral enrichment of zoo animals

Mass amphibian die-offs affect ecosystems

Armageddon for amphibians? Frog-killing disease jumps Panama Canal

Zoos: Why a Revolution is Necessary to Justify Them

First captive black rhinos released into the wild in 25 years

Logging, wildlife trade drive sun bears toward extinction

Photo: commonly-kept gecko was thought to be extinct in the wild

Human-testing for animal medications?

Australia declares its largest tropical rainforest park

Photos of surgery on an injured red-tailed hawk

Critically endangered fruit bat born in New York City

Rock star or marine biologist? Hans Walters chose both

Photo: World’s oldest Fly River Turtle turns 50

Meet Spook, the world’s oldest gray seal

Geriatric turtle sex only hope for world’s rarest reptile

Naming rights for newly discovered ‘walking frog’ to be auctioned for conservation

Rare frog breeds in captivity for the first time

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