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Evolutionary Effect: Hunting Pressures Force Species to Evolve, Adapt

Lindsey Blomberg animal, bear, bears, behavior, behavioral, cubs, effect, evolution, fish, Sweden, wildlife

Modern-day hunting practices are affecting the behavior and evolution of various wildlife species.

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In Vitro Fertilization To The Rescue for Endangered Species Fertility

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Endangered Species Fertility: Researchers are now using fertility techniques developed for people — like In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) — to try to bring back endangered species like Africa’s Northern White Rhino.

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Endangered Species On The Ropes

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The Trump administration has virtually launched an assault on wildlife and endangered species protections in place in the United States for half a century…

Wild & Wooly

Giant Iguana Being Nursed Back To Health in Florida

Roddy Scheer animal, arrow, Florida, Giant, HSUS, Humane Society, hunting, iguana, lizard, rehab, South Florida Wildlife Center, wildlife

Wildlife rescuers found a six foot long iguana with arrow wounds wandering around the wilds of South Florida and are now hoping to get “Godzilla” back to health…

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Carbon Pawprints: How Our Dogs & Cats Contribute to Global Warming

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Unfortunately, our beloved dogs and cats do produce shockingly high amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming…

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Global Warming Evolution: Wildlife Shrinkage on the Rise

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer animal, animals, biology, endangered, evolution, Global Change Biology, global warming, marine, science, scientists, shrinkage, species, terrestrial

Scientists credit human-induced global warming with causing many wildlife species to become scrawnier with each successive generation…

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Ralph Nader’s Animal Envy Sheds New Light on the Intelligence of the Wild

Stanley Brandes animal, animals, fable, fairy tale, intelligence, language, linguistics, logic, Nader, Ralph Nader, senses

What would animals tell us—about themselves, about us—if there were a common language among all animal species? Ralph Nader’s Animal Envy Tries to Answer…

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Circus Elephants: A Thing of the Past for Ringling?

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey has transitioned its remaining circus elephants to a Florida-based facility focused on conservation, care and research…

Eating Right

International Respect For Chickens Day Celebrates Compassion for Chickens

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Launched by United Poultry Concerns in 2005, International Respect for Chickens Day — May 4 — celebrates chickens throughout the world and protests their suffering and abuse in cockfighting, agribusiness, experimental research, and other cruelties…

Wild & Wooly

Saving Australia’s Wild Koalas

Trisha Miller animal, Australia, koala, koalas, Southern Highlands, University of Sydney, wild, wildlife, Wildlife & Health Conservation Center

The wild koala population in Australia has been declining for more than 10 years, and conservationists are working with biologists and locals to try to save the iconic creatures.