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  Saving a Species, One Turtle at a Time

  earthisland.org - Shirley Wimbish Gray

  He shows me how to slide my left hand down the carapace and tuck my fingers firmly under the shell above the turtle’s tail. “Put your right hand …

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  Giant River Otter Feared Extinct in Argentina Pops Up

  earthisland.org - Graeme Green

  ​A giant river otter in Matto Gross, Brazil. Until last week, the giant otter hadn’t been seen on Argentina’s Bermejo River for more than a century. …

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  Researchers calculate the value of bivalves’ appetite for pollution. It’s huge.

  anthropocenemagazine.org - Emma Bryce

  Oysters and clams are some of nature’s most efficient feeders: these shellfish slurp up gallons of water, sieving out food and nutrients as they go, …

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  Elizabeth Ann Is the First Cloned Black-Footed Ferret

  Smithsonian Magazine - Alex Fox

  Scientists have successfully cloned a wild black-footed ferret that died more than 30 years ago, according to a statement from the United States Fish …

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  Zebra mussels found in moss balls shipped to pet stores in several states, including North Dakota

  duluthnewstribune.com - Brad Dokken

  The North Dakota Game and Fish Department was notified about the contaminated moss balls last week after a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service inspection …

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  Mama Florida panther and kittens seen on national refuge camera. That was a rare sight

  miamiherald.com - By Adriana Brasileiro

  In an increasingly rare sight, a Florida panther mom and two young kittens were spotted by a trail camera at the Florida Panther National Wildlife …