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How Do You Stop a Marauding Bull Elephant Named Trump? Send in the Drones
In Malawi, the same technology used to protect elephants from poachers is now protecting people and their crops
Seeds of Hope after Disease Wipes Out 90 Percent of Rare Turtle Species
Taronga Zoo in Australia has started captive breeding of the Bellinger River snapping turtle
What's in the Box? A Long-Lost Species
Last seen about 150 years ago, a New Caledonian flower species has been rediscovered—just after it was declared extinct
The Mangrove Finch: An Extinction in Slow Motion
Scientists working in the Galapagos Islands are slowly watching this species disappear right before their eyes
Snow Leopards Could Lose Two Thirds of Their Habitat Due to Climate Change
But certain high-elevation refuges will remain, according to new research
1 Endangered Beetle Species Gets Protected, 2 More Go Extinct
The Stephan’s riffle beetle and Tatum Cave beetle disappeared after waiting decades for legal protection
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But the news isn’t quite so good for elephants or lions
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