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Scientists and veterinarians help wildlife impacted by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred in Australia

Natural disasters

Many species of animals and birds were injured and displaced by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred several weeks ago. Now, an effort is underway to help them heal and return to their homes in the wild.

New book is a catalog of ‘living wonders’

Books
Florida panther

Keeping tabs on the elusive Florida panther

Science
Bees in a bee hive

In Germany, flying insects are disappearing at a rapid rate

Environment
A Rohingya man walks with a basket at Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Oct. 13, 2017.

Wild elephants kill four Rohingya refugees taking shelter in Bangladesh

Conflict
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minke whale

In New York, a whale of a comeback story

Science

When you think of New York wildlife, whales probably aren’t the first animals that come to mind — but they’re native to the waters around the city, and they’re back.

Horned viper

Online location data on endangered species might be putting them in harm’s way

Technology

Whether it’s a scientific study in an online database or a simple cellphone photo of a species posted on Facebook, the surge of online data on rare animals and plants is inadvertently fueling a vast illegal trade.

Rainbow scarab beetle

Dung beetles navigate using the Milky Way and other facts about ‘nature’s recyclers’

Science

You may not envy what dung beetles and carrion beetles dine on, but you live in a world that they help keep clean.

Elephant walk during sunset in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

Elephants learn to hide by day, forage at night, to evade poachers

Environment

Normally elephants forage for food and migrate in daylight — which is when the poachers go after them.

A dolphin performs tricks at a recent Six Flags show in Mexico City.

Mexico City is banning dolphin shows, taking a lead on animal rights

Culture

A new law will soon prohibit dolphin shows, and therapy sessions and science experiments with the marine species, in Mexico’s capital.

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