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World Mar 23

How wildlife corridors can support Africa’s iconic animals

By John Yang

Science Jun 15

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African elephants address one another by unique name-like calls, new study suggests

Humans aren’t the only animals that have names for each other − and studying animals that use names can teach researchers more about how human names evolved.

By Mickey Pardo, The Conversation

World Jun 12

China’s wandering elephants on the move again

China’s famed wandering elephants are on the move again, heading southwest while a male who broke from the herd is still keeping his distance.

By Associated Press

World Jun 11

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An endangered elephant herd is taking a mysterious trek in China. Are humans to blame?

It’s not a sight you see every day -- a herd of elephants, leaving their home turf, making their way through southwestern China, most recently stopping in a city with millions of residents. But that’s what’s happening right now. William…

By William Brangham, Lorna Baldwin

Science Sep 03

Once seen as loners, male elephants shown to follow elders

Males were long assumed to be loners because they leave their mother's herd when they reach adolescence. A study published Thursday shows that adolescent males prefer to travel along migration corridors behind older males.

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

Jul 28

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Congo Basin’s endangered wildlife find unlikely guardians in indigenous hunters

By Monica Villamizar

The Congo Basin is home to the world’s second-largest rainforest and a unique array of biodiversity. But the ecosystem's remote location cannot protect it from the threat of poaching. Special correspondent Monica Villamizar and videographer Phil Caller traveled to the…

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Jul 03

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News Wrap: Istanbul trial begins for Saudi suspects in Khashoggi murder

In our news wrap Friday, a trial is underway in Istanbul for 20 Saudis charged in the October 2018 slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. None of the accused were in court, as Saudi Arabia rejected demands for their…

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Aug 26

What the grieving mother orca tells us about how animals experience death

By Jessica Pierce, The Conversation

Most humans fail to entertain the possibility that animals might care about the death of those they love.

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Aug 12

Skin poaching of Asian elephants, a crisis unfolding in Myanmar, could crush the species

By Nsikan Akpan

Asian elephants are 10 times more endangered than African savanna elephant and facing a new serious threat. Poachers are taking the skin of Asian elephants in Myanmar and turning it into ruby red jewelry.

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Nov 17

Trump delays new policy on importing elephants killed by sport hunters

By Donna Cassata, Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he's delaying a new policy allowing the body parts of African elephants shot for sport to be imported until he can review "all conservation facts."…

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