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Tapir Scientist

Writer Sy Montgomery treks through the wilds of the world’s largest freshwater wetland, Brazil’s Pantanal, with scientists studying the elusive and endangered lowland tapir.

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Emerging Science Note/Rhinos Rebound

Living on Earth’s Jennifer Chu reports on efforts to rehabilitate the black rhino.

The Elusive Fossa

Host Steve Curwood talks with Boston Globe reporter Vicki Croke about her search for a very hard to find animal. Fossa (fue-sa) live in the wilds of Madagascar, and may be the evolutionary link between the mongoose and cat families. But research on these creatures is difficult because they are extremely hard to find.

The Elusive Fossa

Host Steve Curwood talks with Boston Globe reporter Vicki Croke about her search for a very hard to find animal. Fossa (fue-sa) live in the wilds of Madagascar, and may be the evolutionary link between the mongoose and cat families. But, research on these creatures is difficult because they are extremely hard to find.

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