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Daily News Lesson August 27 2025

How radioactive rhino horns could help save the species from poachers

Explore how this cutting-edge technology might protect these endangered species
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Daily News Lesson March 12 2024

Can science save the northern white rhino from extinction and even bring back the dodo?

Hear about a program to bring back species from the brink of extinction
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Daily News Lesson April 25 2023

Saving Earth’s most threatened plants + Newswrap 4/26/23 + Student video
Hear from scientists who are preserving endangered plant species before it's too late
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Daily News Lesson February 10 2022

Biologists take drastic measures to save Florida manatees at risk of starvation

Learn why endangered manatees off the coast of Florida are threatened, and what needs to be done to protect them
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Daily News Lesson September 30 2021

Here’s what contributed to the extinction of ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species
Learn about the Endangered Species Act and why species are threatened today
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Lesson Plan August 26 2018

Lesson plan: How inventions are saving sea turtles

Students will research different ways to curb poaching of sea turtles and design their own invention to help protect endangered species.

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