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Anger after young seal is killed in a protected marine area

A search is underway to find the person who killed the animal, despite him living in a marine protected area.

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Meet the endangered baby tapir on an important mission

As part of an international conservation programme, a zoo in the US is trying to raise awareness of threats that face this species.

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EU accounts for 22 per cent of global trade in shark meat, says WWF

Thanks to confusing names, we could be eating more shark and ray meat than we realise.

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China removes giant pandas from its endangered list

The number of giant pandas living in the wild in China has now surpassed 1,800.

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Human intervention has made Finland’s rarest seal endangered

The Saimaa Ringed Seal can only be spotted in Finland’s Lake Saimaa. But in the remote and murky waters, it has one enemy, humans.

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Seaspiracy explored: Why are bottom trawling and bycatch bad news?

‘Seaspiracy’ has made previously technical terms into everyday language but for some their environmental impact is still unclear.

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First Tasmanian devil babies born on mainland Australia in 3,000 years

The Tasmanian devil babies are part of a conservation effort to reintroduce the animals to mainland Australia.

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The new 'Big 5' are the animals we need to protect, not harm, the most

Five new species have been named as the new 'Big 5' by a team of photographers and conservationists, who are reclaiming the term from trophy hunters.

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Wildlife is thriving in Chernobyl 35 years after the nuclear explosion

Chernobyl may not be fit for humans for 24,000 years, but wild horses and other endangered species are flourishing in the abandoned region.

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Why are 45,000 people signing up to kill a threatened species?

Volunteers are applying to shoot bison at the Grand Canyon, to prevent environmental damage from taking place. But is this the right decision?

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First ever images of mysterious ‘Walter's duiker’ captured in the wild

Is this small African antelope the world's most secretive mammal?

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How can cloning help conservationists save extinct species?

Scientists are working on ways to bring back species that disappeared a long time ago.

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'Cold-stunned' sea turtles rescued from deadly Texas snowstorm

Volunteers have been trying to warm up the animals despite problems with water and power in the southern US state.

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This baby boom in Kenya is helping to save an endangered species

A tiny new life is just beginning. On Kenya's south coast, a volunteer stands guard over newborn green turtles.

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Why 2020 was a promising year for wildlife around the globe

The world's loneliest elephant was set free and a 100-year-old tortoise saved his species by having 800 children.

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99% decline in butterflies since 1980s is 'horrific', say scientists

Populations of the monarch butterfly have seen a 99.9% decline since the 1980s but still no protection is in sight.

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Four lions test positive for coronavirus in Barcelona

Among them, three older females and a four-year-old male.

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These pixelated images show the importance of wildlife conservation

The number of pixels represents something very important about each animal.

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Ultra-rare rhino birth is caught on camera at Chester Zoo

The new calf is a major milestone for her species, as there are fewer than 1,000 eastern black rhinos left on earth.

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Traffickers are smuggling reptiles into Europe ‘under their clothes’

Rare tortoise species can be worth up to €30,000 when sold on the black market.