Animal Geography

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  Julie Urbanik, Ph.D.

  

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  Earth’s wildlife populations have disappeared at a ‘catastrophic’ rate in the past half-century, new analysis says

  The Washington Post - Frances Vinall, Allyson Chiu

  The Living Planet Index tracks thousands of vertebrate species globally and found the worst declines were in Latin America and the Caribbean. Earth’s wildlife populations have fallen on average by a “catastrophic” rate of 73 percent in the past half-century, according to a new analysis the World …

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  Julie Urbanik, Ph.D.

  

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  Secret Recordings Show Ugly Conditions Ahead of Denver’s Slaughterhouse Ban Referendum

  The Intercept - Natasha Lennard

  Advocates hope the graphic videos, which were shared with The Intercept, will help rally support for the ballot initiative. The largest lamb …

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  Julie Urbanik, Ph.D.

  

  People are getting salmon sperm injected into their faces. Why?

  The Guardian - Madeleine Aggeler

  Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Aniston have had the treatment done, and like Aniston, I have a few questions

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  Julie Urbanik, Ph.D.

  

  Celebrity ‘diva’ beaver caught in dramatic court case over her future

  The Washington Post - Adela Suliman

  A rescue center took in Nibi the beaver after she was orphaned. MassWildlife officials say she must be released — but her caregivers say she won’t survive. Nibi, a furry female beaver taken in by wildlife rescuers, has become a household name in Boston — and now her future is set to be determined in …

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  Julie Urbanik, Ph.D.

  

  Bird flu outbreak kills dozens of tigers in Vietnam zoos

  The Guardian - Guardian staff reporter

  The H5N1 virus killed 47 tigers, three lions and a panther at the My Quynh safari park and the Vuon Xoai zoo, according to state media

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  Julie Urbanik, Ph.D.

  

  ‘Everything is dead’: Ukraine rushes to stem ecocide after river poisoning

  The Guardian - Luke Harding

  Russia is suspected of deliberately leaking chemical waste into a river, with deadly consequences for wildlife