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Wyoming wildlife photos
Wildlifers often get a view of the natural world few others do. If they have a camera in hand, they come away with some amazing glimpses of wildlife in their element. In Wyoming, summer is …
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Bringing back the northern white rhino
Scientists have made a step toward bringing the northern white rhino back from near extinction in the wild by producing new embryos in a lab. Since 2019, the BioRescue consortium, a group dedicated to developing …
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Rare Florida sparrow makes a comeback
A rare bird in Florida is staging a remarkable comeback thanks to a reintroduction effort intended to boost its numbers in the wild. Only about 80 Florida grasshopper sparrows remained in the wild in 2019 …
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Watch: A trash bin ‘arms race’ takes on clever cockatoos
In towns frequented by bears, it’s not unusual to see trash cans designed so hungry bears can’t get in. Some people strap down their garbage to keep out scavenging raccoons (Procyon lotor). In Sydney, the …
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DNA confirms wolf, not coyote, killed in New York hunt
An animal killed in a New York coyote hunt last year was not a coyote but a wolf, a recent DNA analysis found. The finding contradicts an initial conclusion that the animal was an eastern …
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USFWS declares victory over Nutria in Maryland
For over 20 years, wildlife managers have worked to remove nutria from the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland. Now, officials say they have succeeded in removing the invasive rodent from the state. “This project is …
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Watch: New wolves ID’d in Oregon
Oregon wildlife officials have identified a new group of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the state—the third known group in the northern Cascades. “Two wolves were first found in December 2021 by Confederated Tribe of …
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Bird flu kills Florida dolphin
A bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was found dead in Florida due to bird flu. It’s the first cetacean found with highly pathogenic avian influenza in the United States and one of only two in the …
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Beavers see a boom in believers
Landowners don’t always welcome beavers on their properties. These ecosystem engineers may change the landscape in ways that landowners didn’t have in mind. But a growing group of backers of beavers (Castor canadensis) see the …
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Watch: How much do lead bullets fragment?
How do lead bullets compare with non-lead bullets, and what does that mean for wildlife? Lead fragments in gut piles left by hunters can be deadly to scavengers. For the endangered California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), …