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Florida Manatees Denied Endangered Species Protections Despite ‘Ongoing Die-Off’

January 23, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

According to a new proposal put forth by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, will remain listed as a threatened species and will be submitted separately for protections [...]

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Rare pterosaur fossil reveals crocodilian bite 76m years ago

January 23, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

The fossilized neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in Canada shows tell-tale signs of being bitten by a crocodile-like creature 76 million years ago, according to a new study. --- The fossilised neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in [...]

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How China Ensures You Will NEVER Own A Panda

January 23, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

--- Pandas may look cute and innocent, but they’re actually one of China’s most powerful diplomatic tools. Every panda in the world—yes, even the ones in foreign zoos—still belongs to China. But why? In this video, we dive deep into [...]

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TCTAC Partner Spotlight: University of Maryland’s Environmental Finance Center

January 23, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

It’s been almost a year and a half since the Region 3 Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center grant (TCTAC) launched as the Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub, composed of the National … Read more The post TCTAC Partner Spotlight: University of [...]

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New National Park Widens Protection of Legendary ‘Asian Unicorn’ Mountain Home

January 23, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

The government of Laos DPR recently turned a vast area of hills and tropical forests over to conservation with the establishment of Xesap National Park (NP). Aided by Western endowments and nonprofits, the establishment expands an already existing protected [...]

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How China Ensures You Will NEVER Own A Panda

January 23, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

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Japanese Aquarium Cheers up Lonely Sunfish with Cardboard Cutouts of People

January 23, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

How do you cheer up a lonely fish? Trick question, fish don’t get lonely. Or do they? It’s difficult to know for sure, but one aquarium in Japan seems to think, in fact, they just might. The Kaikyokan Aquarium [...]

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Urban coyotes live longer in highly populated areas

January 22, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

The same socioeconomic pressures that shape human communities can trickle down to urban wildlife, outweighing natural influences. Although human presence is correlated with lower survivorship in other species, coyote (Canis... --- January 22, 2025 by The Wildlife Society The same socioeconomic pressures that [...]

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Wild Cam: Lack of water drives key deer toward domestication

January 22, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

Wildlife managers may need to create artificial water sources to avoid extirpation in some areas --- January 22, 2025 by Joshua Rapp Learn Wildlife managers may need to create artificial water sources to avoid extirpation in some areas A lack of natural water [...]

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Urban coyotes live longer in highly populated areas

January 22, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

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