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Ozzie was the oldest male gorilla in the world when he died on Tuesday at the zoo in Atlanta. He was believed to be 61 years old.

Ozzie, the world's oldest male gorilla, dies at 61

Jan 26, 2022
Ozzie was experiencing symptoms such as decreased appetite, facial swelling and weakness in the past week. He was found deceased on Tuesday at the Atlanta zoo, where he lived since 1988.
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Science
Researchers were able to detect DNA from elephants at the Copenhagen Zoo simply by sampling the air nearby.

Scientists vacuum zoo animals' DNA out of the air

Jan 09, 2022
Researchers who detected that detecting environmental DNA, or eDNA, in two zoos say the technique could one day be used to look for endangered species in remote locations in the wild.
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Shots - Health News
A male bonobo at Lola yo Bonobo sanctuary. Only about 20,000 wild bonobos are left, and they are found only in the central rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Saving Endangered Bonobos Teaches A Lesson In Empathy

Apr 03, 2021
At an animal sanctuary in the Congo, young students are learning why the gentle, endangered apes known as bonobos should be seen as a national treasure.
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Science
A redwood forest caught in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire on the Northern California coast.

Wildfires Hit California's Redwoods And Condors, But There's Still Hope

Aug 23, 2020
Growing wildfires have overtaken old-growth redwoods and endangered condor nests, but biologists say they could survive.
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Science
Parasites play crucial roles in keeping ecosystems healthy, as does this larval trypanorhynch tapeworm, which infects fish.

Save The Whales. Save The Tigers. Save The Tapeworms?

Aug 10, 2020
Scientists say parasites are important parts of ecosystems, but many are at risk of extinction. So, they're calling for a parasite conservation movement.
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US: Weasel-Like Mammal Endangered In Southern Sierra Nevada

May 21, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The newest addition to the U.S. list of endangered species will be a weasel-like mammal that eats porcupines.

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Animals
The head and skin of an East African lion killed at the turn of the century by President Theodore Roosevelt decorates The Explorers Club in New York. A committee designed to advise the Department of Interior on the benefits of big-game hunting was dissol

Controversial Trophy Hunting Council Disbanded Amid Legal Battle

Feb 10, 2020
The government is calling on a New York federal judge to dismiss lawsuits alleging the group was formed illegally. But animal rights advocates want a ruling.
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Animals
The Animal Rescue League offered this demonstration last year in Boston, with a stuffed dog, on how hot the inside of a can get.

Leave A Pet In A Hot Car In New York, Expect A Broken Window

Jul 31, 2019
Firefighters and emergency medical teams in New York state will not have to wait for the police to arrive to remove a pet from a dangerously hot or cold car. They can break into a car themselves.
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Goats and Soda
A fan-throated lizard displays his dewlap sac in front of Asia's largest wind farm in the Western Ghats mountains of India. The construction of the windmills altered the <em></em>habitat of the lizards dramatically.

Sky Islands And Starry-Eyed Frogs: Breathtaking Photos Of Remote Ecosystems

Feb 16, 2019
Prasenjeet Yadav wants his photos to make people care about the environment — whether it's grasslands vanishing in southwest India or windmills taking over a lizard's habitat.
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Environment
East Island is a critical habitat and breeding ground for endangered monk seals. Scientists estimate one monk seal mother and pup remained on the island when the category 5 storm struck.

Remote Hawaiian Island Nearly Vanished After Hurricane Walaka

Oct 25, 2018
Only two minuscule slivers of East Island have resurfaced since the storm struck the region and wiped out a critical habitat for endangered monk seals and green sea turtles.
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World's Rarest Fish Population Rebounds

Oct 25, 2018

The Devils Hole Pupfish lives an hour and a half from Las Vegas.

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Parallels
One of the six giraffes at the Ruko Conservancy in Kenya's Lake Baringo area.

'A Silent Extinction': Finding Peace And Saving Giraffes On A Lake In Kenya

Apr 29, 2018
Nearly 40 percent of giraffes were wiped out in one generation. Now, Kenyan conservation efforts are helping to bring them back.
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Goats and Soda
Northern white rhinos have been hunted for their horns, which are believed — without evidence — to have medicinal properties. The population is down to two females and one male.

PHOTOS: Animals That Could Disappear Because Of Us

Dec 16, 2017
And the well-being of humans could suffer if the species go extinct. The images are from a new book, "Endangered," by Tim Flach.
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