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Vaquita

The rarest porpoise in the world is on the verge of disappearing forever

Environment

Vaquitas are found in only one place on Earth: Mexico’s Gulf of California. Mexico has been unable, or unwilling, to stop their decline toward extinction. A new legal action is trying to force the US government to step in to save them.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Forensic Lab in Ashland, Oregon includes a collection of reference samples of protected wildlife species. Lab staff say no animals were actually killed to build the collection.

The key to some big endangered species crime investigations is a small lab in Oregon

Environment
Ivan Fischer conducts the Budapest Festival Orchestra with great flourish.

Why a Hungarian orchestra had to borrow seven violin bows from friends

Arts, Culture & Media
Ivan Fischer conducts the Budapest Festival Orchestra with great flourish.

Why a Hungarian orchestra had to borrow seven violin bows from friends

Arts, Culture & Media

Endangered Species Gain More Protection

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The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about… CITES , the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the largest wildlife treaty in the world, enjoying its twenty-fifth anniversary this month.

No Waves of Hope

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) recently failed to pass important protections for marine wildlife.

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