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The tree lobster returns.
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Restoring Maui forests and wildlife with biochar.
2087
Protecing one of Africa's rarest animals.
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Tracking desert tortoises.
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An endangered species success story.
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Individual efforts can power conservation.
1543
A tiny porpoise could soon be extinct.
1008
Rediscovering a Dreamtime turtle?
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Proactive efforts to prevent extinction.
1159
A rare whale filmed in the Azores.
1596
The list of extinct species is long.
910
A new dolphin found living in plain sight.
1291
An animal like a tiny, hopping dinosaur.
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The news has been pretty bad lately and positive examples have been rare. Here are three developments that deserve wider attention:
600 new species discovered in Madagascar
Largest population of rare gibbon found in Vietnam
Rare Rainbow Toad Rediscovered after 80 Years
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Evolution on islands has produced myriads of wondrous plants and animals. Some of these creations can be rather odd in appearance, however. Think of the dodo, a flightless pigeon discovered in the 16th Century on the island of Mauritius. Without predators, the dodo evolved -- or devolved -- until it lost its wings, grew pudgy, and waddled about with no fear. It is now long gone and has become a poster-child for extinction. The dodo couldn't survive in the face of invasive predators like ...