conservation
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Australia Fails to Update Threatened Species Habitat List for 15 Years
A list of habitats critical for a number of Australia’s threatened species has not been updated for 15 years, according to a report by the Guardian. The list, Register of Critical Habitat, is used to record land that is critical to the survival of a threatened species. Damaging a habitat located on any piece of…
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Coronavirus Thwarts Rescue Of Endangered Albatrosses Menaced By Giant Mice
The covid-19 pandemic has forced a delay to an effort to protect vulnerable seabirds from large, invasive mice on an island in the South Atlantic Ocean. The suspension left a team of conservationists stranded in one of the most remote places on Earth, an ordeal that finally ended this week.
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Hundreds Of Critically Endangered Vultures Killed In Possible Poisoning
Nearly 1,000 vultures died in Guinea-Bissau from a possible poisoning, according to a Vulture Conservation Foundation release. The critically endangered hooded vulture was hit especially hard, the group said.
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NOAA Offers $20,000 Reward For Info On Sickos Who Stabbed, Shot Two Dolphins In Florida
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is offering a $US20,000 ($29,812) reward to anyone who can lead them to whoever murdered two dolphins found dead and beached last week, the Miami Herald reported on Tuesday.