Rare wolves headed to South Carolina from Ohio as fight to prevent extinction ramps up
By next spring, visitors to a South Carolina nature preserve may get a glimpse of one of the world's rarest animals.
By next spring, visitors to a South Carolina nature preserve may get a glimpse of one of the world's rarest animals.
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Researchers say a pack of wild canines found frolicking near the beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast carries a substantial amount of red wolf genes, a surprising discovery because the animal was declared extinct in the wild nearly ...
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Jan 13, 2019
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A cat-eating lizard native to Africa is being targeted by Florida state wildlife officials who say the creatures, known as Nile monitors, could be dangerous to pets and people.
Ecology
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The monarch butterfly is one of the most widely recognized and admired creatures native to North America.
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2023
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Most Americans know mussels as thumb-sized shellfish that occasionally adorn restaurant dinner plates.
Ecology
Nov 29, 2019
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While the average lifespan of North America's largest and most rare tortoise species is unknown, biologists have said it could span upward of a century.
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2023
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As devastating storms pounded California, nature lovers feared for endangered monarch butterflies that winter there as part of a seemingly magical migration pattern.
Ecology
Feb 4, 2023
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The yearly count of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico, released today, shows a decrease of 53% from last year's count and is well below the threshold at which government scientists predict the migration could collapse.
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Mar 20, 2020
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MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (AP)—The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in World War II's Pacific theater. The remote atoll where thousands died is now a delicate sanctuary for millions of seabirds, ...
Ecology
Nov 3, 2016
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The United States announced Tuesday it is banning the import of Burmese pythons and three other species of giant constrictor snakes due to the danger they pose to local wildlife.
Ecology
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