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More than a third of US fish and wildlife species now face extinction within decades

A sweeping assessment of North American biodiversity has produced a sobering headline figure: more than a third of the fish ...
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110-Year-Old Skull Triggers Plan to Revive Extinct Predator

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have used DNA and RNA from a preserved thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) head to reconstruct nearly the entire genome of the ...

Introduced in the 1990s as a pest controller, this predatory flatworm became an ecological threat across Pacific Islands

A biological control effort in the Pacific backfired when predatory New Guinea flatworms began hunting native land snails, ...

In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails; it later drove native island snails toward extinction

Biological control efforts introduced the New Guinea flatworm to Pacific islands. This predator began hunting native land ...

Safe havens protect Australian mammals from invasive predators. Why aren’t they working for other animal groups?

Feral cats and foxes now roam across almost all of Australia. These predators are a major reason why many species have been ...
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This extinct marine predator started out as a small tadpole-seal hybrid with weird teeth

Ichthyosaurs were the main predators of the oceans millions of years ago. Like reptilian dolphins with a mean streak, they grew between 10 and 43 feet long and had a long snout armed with viciously ...

A pizza-sized ocean predator and a tribe are trying to protect each other. Here's how

Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the ...
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San Diego Zoo Releases 3,000 Endangered Frogs, But Full Recovery Still Years Away

Over 3,000 endangered frogs just got a new home in Southern California's mountains — but scientists say the fight isn't over.

Can $200 million save 100 species from extinction?

The Phoenix Species Project, a $200 million effort, is the largest initiative ever to be focused solely on recovering ...

In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails; it later became linked to the decline and extinction of native island snails

An aggressive predatory flatworm introduced to Pacific islands during the 1990s to control agricultural pests has pushed ...
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They protected this animal 59 days before it went extinct - too late to save it now

The Tasmanian tiger looked like nature had borrowed parts from several animals: a dog-like head, dark tiger-style stripe ...