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Category: Species Coming and Going
The last wild Fiji petral specimen collected, an albatross-like bird (as petrels tend to be) that spends much of its time over the open sea, was collected in 1855 fro Gau Island, Fiji. It didn't really go extinct, because in 1984 one was caught on...
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Category: rodent
It is always nice when an extinct animal shows up and announces that rumors of its extinction were exaggerated. In this case, we have the dwarf cloud rat just discovered by an international research team....
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Category: Birds
Ten Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus chicks have been moved by helicopter, from their current stronghold on Torishima Island to the site of a former colony 350 km to the South-east. The potential for future volcanic events on Torishima is among the most serious threats...
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A bird that was known only from two records from the 1920s has been discovered in the Pacific after a gap of 79 years. Sightings of the Critically Endangered Beck's Petrel Pseudobulweria becki - published by the British Ornithologists' Club - have finally proven the...
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Category: Species Coming and Going
Groups seek more room for bison to roam from PhysOrg.com Give bison running room in a cattle-free zone in Montana outside Yellowstone National Park, wildlife advocates and homeowners said. [...] Loggers Invaded Butterfly Haven, Photos Show Illegal loggers have chopped their way deep into...
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Category: Species Coming and Going
As wolves wander into Massachusetts, we now have a report of the elusive Wolverine being spotted on a research camera in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Camera Spots Wolverine in Sierra Nevada from PhysOrg.com (AP) -- A research project aimed at weasels has turned up a...
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Climate Warming Could Lead to Tundra Fires; Preserving the Hemlock; Kangaroo Cull...
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Historical records indicate that 130 years ago, the white-tailed jack rabbit was abundant in the Yellowstone vicinity. The last confirmed sighting was in 1991. What happened? This apparently remains a mystery, according to Rabbit Expert Joel Berger....
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Category: Species Coming and Going
From the Wildlife Conservation Society: Unless major conservation measure are enacted, Madagascar's turtles and tortoises will continue to crawl steadily toward extinction, according to a recent assessment by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other groups. With their habitat shrinking and illegal hunting worsening, these...
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Category: Species Coming and Going
U.S. will not help Jaguars; Home Aquariums Hurt Corals; Life-saving Plants Going Extinct;...
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