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A red wolf stands at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Washington state

Science Jun 07

How gene editing can help today’s endangered species

By Alex Erwin, The Conversation

Science Jan 08

FILE PHOTO: African tiger fish swim in the Okavango river
A quarter of the world’s freshwater animals are threatened with extinction, new research shows

New research shows about a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction.

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

Science Nov 26

Eleven-month-old giant panda cub, Sheng Yi plays at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur
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The tough decision of which species to save from extinction

Roughly 1 million species of wildlife face extinction worldwide, according to a recent United Nations report. Ecologist and author Rebecca Nesbit joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the ethics and decision-making process behind figuring out which species to save.

Science Jun 18

Indonesian zoo breeds Komodo dragons to save them from extinction
Watch 6:06
Why large numbers of reptile species face extinction and what that means for our ecosystem

Globally, about 20 percent of reptile species are facing the threat of extinction. That's according to a recent study in the scientific journal "Nature." Geoff Bennett takes a deeper look now at what’s driving this extinction crisis and what it…

By Geoff Bennett, Andrew Corkery, Mike Fritz

World Oct 21

jaguar
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Group aims to reintroduce Jaguars — once nearly hunted to extinction — to Argentina

The Jaguar, the biggest cat in the Americas, was hunted and poached to extinction in parts of Argentina about 70 years ago. They are in critical danger of vanishing completely. Only a few hundred are left in the country. Rewilding…

By Miles O'Brien, Karina Cuevas, Will Toubman

Sep 29

Watch 5:06
Here’s what contributed to the extinction of ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species

By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed moving 23 animals and plants off the endangered species list, declaring them extinct. Perhaps the most well-known of the species deemed gone forever is the ivory-billed woodpecker. These extinctions are part of an…

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May 26

Judge strikes down energy leasing rules in bird habitat

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

A U.S. judge has dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to increase domestic oil and gas exploration.

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Nov 23

Sumatran rhino extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies

By Associated Press

The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer on Saturday.

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Aug 16

Watch 2:58
Walton Ford’s brief but spectacular take on ‘the imagined animal’

Walton Ford is a painter whose work examines the relationship between humans and animals in the wild. These creatures, he believes, “would rather be left alone.” As a child, Walton was always inspired by the natural world and would bring…

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Aug 12

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How Trump plans to change the Endangered Species Act

The Trump administration has announced major changes to the Endangered Species Act, the landmark law signed by President Richard Nixon that's credited with saving iconic species like the bald eagle and the grizzly bear. William Brangham talks to Lisa Friedman…

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