As sea ice melts, some say walruses need better protection
Given a choice between giving birth on land or sea ice, Pacific walrus mothers most often choose ice.
Ecology
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Step aside, wolves: The next Colorado wildlife reintroduction could be the elusive wolverine
Colorado could return another native carnivore to its mountains if state lawmakers pass a bill allowing for the reintroduction of wolverines.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2024
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Green sea turtles recover in Florida, Mexico
Long considered an endangered species, green sea turtles in Florida and Mexico have bounced back and officials said Friday they are seeking to change the turtles' protected status to "threatened."
Ecology
Mar 20, 2015
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California county sees highest number of monarch butterflies in more than 20 years
There's some hope fluttering around San Luis Obispo County this holiday season.
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2022
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What resulted from feeding manatees 100 tons of lettuce? Officials ponder lessons
The emergency feeding and rescue of starving manatees in Central Florida has demobilized, with authorities now wondering about lessons learned, except for one.
Plants & Animals
Apr 8, 2022
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Archaeologists: Site of Harriet Tubman's father's home found
Archaeologists in Maryland say they believe they have found the homesite of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman's father.
Archaeology
Apr 20, 2021
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Texas wildlife center works to save nearly extinct bird
Like a preening Texas cowboy strutting his stuff on a barroom dance floor, the testosterone-stoked little guy is doing his best to attract a cute hen.
Ecology
Apr 13, 2013
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Up to 6.7 million bats dead from fungus: US
Between 5.7 and 6.7 million bats have died in North America due to a fungus known as white-nose syndrome (WNS) since the disease first appeared in 2006, US authorities said on Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2012
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Miami blue butterfly to be declared endangered
The tiny Miami blue butterfly, reduced to a few hundred survivors on isolated islands off Key West, will be formally declared a federally endangered species on Friday.
Ecology
Apr 5, 2012
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More wolves, beavers needed as part of improving western United States habitats, scientists say
Oregon State University scientists are proposing management changes on western federal lands that they say would result in more wolves and beavers and would re-establish ecological processes.
Ecology
Aug 9, 2022
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