From pangolins to primates: how I use zoo facilities to treat wild animals
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Success this School Year Starts with Summer Institute
Fall and winter for high school seniors and juniors can be an anxious period, as they balance dealing with homecomings, college applications, and social events. The students who spent a … Read more
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Our Plan to Restore the Gulf Coast for People and Wildlife
America’s Gulf Coast stretches over 1,700 miles and is home to 15,000 species of fish and wildlife, making it one of the most biodiverse areas in the country. It’s also … Read more
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Scientists discover a stunning new golden-tongued lizard in China
A new species of mountain lizard, Diploderma bifluviale, has been discovered in the upper Dadu River Valley of China. Its distinct traits and isolated habitat highlight the hidden biodiversity of the Hengduan Mountains.
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Florida’s “Zombie Deer Disease” Sparks New Fears for Wildlife and the Environment
Wildlife officials in Florida have confirmed a second case of the fatal “zombie deer disease,” officially known as chronic wasting disease (CWD), raising fresh concern among scientists and conservationists about its spread across North America. According to Mother Jones, [...]
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Tracking Climate Pollution is Under Threat
The Administration’s attacks on our environment keep on coming. The latest? A repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), which helps track the amount and type of greenhouse gas … Read more
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1000 Captive Mink Liberated From Mink Farm in Woodbine, Iowa
Although an anonymous communique has yet to be received by the Press Office, animal liberation activists have apparently freed 1000 captive mink from David Tremel Fur Farm (2017 Troy Trail Woodbine, IA 51579), according to Fur Commission USA and [...]
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Virus That Kills More Elephants Than Any Other Cause Is Finally Defeated
Veterinary immunologists have developed a vaccine for a virus that’s one of the the leading killers of elephants in captivity and in the wild. With no cure, and with a penchant for claiming the lives of elephants calves, elephant [...]
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Well-Exercised Mice Passed Natural Fitness to Their Male Offspring, But Not Through DNA
What if there were a way that didn’t involve CRISPR to give your offspring a natural talent for athletics? Well that’s totally possible as it turns out, because scientists just demonstrated it in mice, and it didn’t even involve [...]
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Atlantic dolphins are dying much younger. Scientists sound the alarm
Common dolphins in the North Atlantic are living significantly shorter lives, with female longevity dropping seven years since the 1990s. Researchers found this decline by analyzing stranded dolphins, revealing a 2.4% drop in population growth linked to bycatch deaths [...]
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