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Predators

“Judge,” a white-back vulture found in the wild as a fledgling by Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust cannot fly due to its deformed wing.

Southern African vultures subject to poisonings, extinction

Environment

Certain species of vultures are critically endangered in southern Africa. Recently, some mass killings of vultures in Botswana and South Africa have led to concern over the vulture population. But conservationists are working to increase their numbers.

Environmental, indigenous groups accuse Navy of damaging marine mammals

Environment
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Russian Scientists Search for Elusive White Orca Whale

Environment

Adrien Brody on ‘Detachment’ and Action Movies

The World

Jamming with Wild Whales

The World

Killer Radio

There’s a new radio station on the air in British Columbia, and it’s like no other. ORCA-FM broadcasts live, round-the-clock sounds of killer whales. Correspondent Tom Banse (BAHN-see) reports.

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There’s Bears In Them Woods

New England’s settlers and farmers exterminated black bears from all but the most remote northern woods areas long ago. But after a century, New England’s bears are coming back; and that means more encounters between people and one of the most feared animals on the continent. In this report, Living on Earth contributor Sy Montgomery […]

The Living on Earth Almanac

Facts about. . . the origins of the stock market phrase “bull” and “bear” markets.

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Science Note – Sharks and Smell

Sniffing sharks use the short time between odors reaching each nostril to pinpoint the direction of food.

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Science Note: Sharks and Smell

Sniffing sharks use the short time period between odors reaching each nostril to pinpoint the direction of food.