ENDANGERED & EXTINCT SPECIES

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  The Surprise Reappearance of a Rare Frog Has Scientists Leaping to Protect Its Habitat

  Smithsonian Magazine - By Danna Staaf

  The word “marsupial” typically evokes a kangaroo or perhaps a koala, something furry and warm-blooded that protects its babies in a pouch. But a …

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  A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah successfully gives birth in Indonesia

  NBC News - By The Associated Press

  Delilah gave birth to a 55-pound male calf at a sanctuary for Sumatran rhinos in Way Kambas National Park in Lampung province, at the southern tip of Sumatra island. JAKARTA, Indonesia — A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the second …

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  To save axolotls, a campaign in Mexico asks people to virtually adopt them

  NPR - Juliana Kim

  Despite their never-ceasing grins, axolotls have been at risk of extinction for years. Over two decades ago, there were about 6,000 of these tiny salamanders for every square kilometer in Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City. In the last count from 2014, there were only about 36 axolotls per square …

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  One of The World's Rarest Mammals Was Just Born at a Zoo in England

  ScienceAlert - Carly Cassella

  One of the rarest mammals in the world, a black rhino, was just born in broad daylight at a zoo in England, and the footage is breathtaking. For such …

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  Florida sees record year for sea turtles, but climate change threatens survival

  PBS NewsHour - Curt Anderson, Associated Press

  INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just as they have for millions of years, sea turtles by the thousands made their labored crawl from the ocean to U.S. …

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  Western gray squirrels are now considered endangered in Washington state: "Seriously threatened with extinction"

  CBS News - By Li Cohen

  Climate change and land development have added another animal population to the endangered species list in Washington state. The state's Fish and …