Photos: Baby flying foxes at Australia’s bat hospital in Queensland
FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia — Australia is famously a place with some of the world’s most dangerous and…
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CAIRNS, Australia — “I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over…
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Colorado’s wolf release program | Vox
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Madagascar’s chameleons and lemurs face wildfires fueled by climate change
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The world’s lemurs are going extinct. This is the only way to save them.
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Green sea turtles, made famous by Finding Nemo, make a stunning recovery
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Florida’s coral reef has lost two species that help limit hurricane damage
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Madagascar’s political and environmental crisis: Could restoring coral reefs help?
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Jane Goodall dies: Chimpanzee expert and environmental advocate’s final message
Jane Goodall, one of the most influential environmental figures in human history, has died at 91 while doing…
Video: Wild animals flock to watering holes in the jungles of Guatemala
During a nasty summer heat wave — see: much of the US right now — water is a…