conservation
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Four Endangered Gorillas Killed By Lightning Strike In Bizarre Accident
Four rare mountain gorillas have died after being struck by lightning in an equal parts peculiar and unfortunate turn of events for an endangered species that only recently topped 1,000 individuals.
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Camera Traps Show Invasive Coyotes And Foxes Heading Toward South America
North American coyotes don’t live in South America, nor do crab-eating foxes. But new research suggests that could change, should deforestation in Central America continue.
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Scientists Sequence The Genome Of America’s Famous Extinct Parakeet
Researchers have produced the first whole genome of the Carolina parakeet, a recently extinct parrot native to the United States. The bird’s DNA reveals that humans (and probably humans alone) brought about its abrupt extinction.
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‘Lost’ Species Of Mouse-Deer Spotted In Vietnam After 30 Years
Using dozens of motion-activated camera traps, conservationists in Vietnam have captured photographic evidence of the silver-backed chevrotain—an impossibly adorable deer-like creature that hadn’t been seen since 1990.