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Endangered species may have been part of ancient funeral feasts in Morocco cave
Great bustards are listed as endangered worldwide by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and are found outside Morocco in Spain, a few small populations in central Europe, western Asia ...
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For The First Time In 40 Years, This Previously Extinct Bird Has Laid Eggs In The Wild
A brightly colored bird that has been extinct in the wild for almost 40 years has been introduced on a new island in the ...
Hawai‘i Public Radio2d
Endangered birds return to the wild at Palmyra Atoll after decades of conservation work
Catherine Cruz reports on the sihek, an endangered bird that recently returned to the wild and laid eggs at their new Pacific ...
Fossil teeth show extinct giant kangaroos spent their lives close to home – and perished when the climate changed
Australia’s giant Protemnodon kangaroos didn’t die out everywhere at the same time. Instead, extinction proceeded one habitat ...
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Extinct bird may be making a comeback with Cincinnati Zoo's help
The Guam kingfisher is no longer found in Guam, but thanks to the help of a handful of zoos, including Cincinnati's, there's ...
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Bird species once only found in captivity lays first wild eggs in 40 years
The birds were eliminated when the invasive brown treesnake was accidentally introduced to the island of Guam in the '40s.