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Tiger Conservation is an Issue

featured Tiger Conservation is an Issue

Tiger Image; Credit: © Shutterstock With only 3,200 wild tigers left, the captive populations of their sub-species outnumber them. Why China in particular has so many captive animals is not...

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Pangolin Paradise in Vietnam

Pangolin Paradise in Vietnam

The little female Manis javanica has been released and seems to find this habitat to her satisfaction, given her liking for ants and termites; Pangolin image; Credit: © CPCP/ Royal...

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Maps of the rare and unusual

Maps of the rare and unusual

This Madagascan native, Varecia variegata, is the largest, extant lemur and critically endangered. The species has lost almost all of its forests and they really need protection from exploitation for...

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Tiger, tiger, burning less bright

Tiger, tiger, burning less bright

Panthera tigris tigris is the typical tiger from Bengal, symbol of all that is good and strong, but beleaguered by hunting and urban spread; Royal Bengal tiger; Credit: © Shutterstock...

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Pyros, the ursine romeo of the Pyrenees

Pyros, the ursine romeo of the Pyrenees

This Pyrenean brown bear is one of the few, possibly only 22, who live and love in the mountainous forests; Ursus image; Credit: © Shutterstock The Eurasian version of the...

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Dolphin ecology from the inside out

Dolphin ecology from the inside out

A pod of dolphin, Tursiops truncates, here near a reef such as those found in the Florida Keys. In sea grass, the research found, they often tend to listen for...

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The Moonbird

The Moonbird

Some knot Calidris canutus populations travel from Siberia to Australia and this particular bird flying from Canada to the tip of Argentina. Others visit African coastlines and the north of...

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The Leatherback Strikes Back

The Leatherback Strikes Back

The big leathery Dermochelys coriacea should be the star of any turtle story with its size and abilities - this one is covered with remoras progressing further to the poles...

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The Terrible Turtle Trade in Indonesia

The Terrible Turtle Trade in Indonesia

Here is this large freshwater turtle with the unique nose, air holes positioned right at the end. Classed as vulnerable, it is currently being exploited for the pet trade -...

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Forest Elephants Disappear as We Watch

Forest Elephants Disappear as We Watch

We are failing to catch up with the losses of forest elephants, in Congo and elsewhere; Forest elephants image; Credit: © Shutterstock The critically endangered African forest elephant is now...

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