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A Lumber Thief Stole Precious Maple and Thought He Left No Evidence. But He Forgot About the Tree's DNA.
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For the first time ever, investigators used tree DNA as evidence in court -- to help convict a wood poacher.
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For decades there were rumors of ghost elephants in Angola. This man found them
EDITOR'S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions.
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Where The Ocean Reveals How The Planet Works
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What a Small Pacific Atoll Can Teach Us About Life on Earth
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean sits a small island that is helping scientists understand how the entire planet works.
#WildlifeTrafficking #Conservation #EndangeredSpecies
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The Race to Stop Wildlife Trafficking in Africa
From pangolin scales to elephant tusks, from African gray parrots to manatees, the illicit trade in wildlife products and live animals is one of the most lucrative criminal enterprises in the world.
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Prince William Writes Rare Personal Message as He Reacts to Tragic Attack at Upemba National Park: "Truly Saddened
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Prince William posted a rare personal message on social media today to pay tribute to those who died in the attack on Upemba National Park.
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2 'Lazarus' animals thought to be extinct for over 7,000 years found alive in New Guinea
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Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a collaboration of scientists, indigenous communities and citizen scientists.
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Colossal Biosciences breeds controversy while trying to revive mammoths
Colossal Biosciences scientist Beth Shapiro holds a portion of a woolly mammoth tusk recovered from the Arctic. Rob Stein/NPR hide caption
When the elevator doors part on the second floor of a two-story brick and glass building in an office park on the outskirts of downtown Dallas, it feels like a portal opening to a different world.
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Government under fire after approving expansion of controversial coal mining project: 'Many ... will die as a result'
Habitat loss due to coal mining is a significant threat to biodiversity, impacting wildlife populations and contributing to air pollution and climate change.
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Indigenous Communities Report Dramatic Loss Of Large Bird Species Over 80 Years
As the global avian extinction crisis accelerates, the loss of large-bodied birds is destroying local biodiversity and ecology, and eroding the cultural memory of Indigenous Peoples.
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NASA helps return giant tortoises to Galapagos after nearly 150 years
On February 20, the Galápagos National Park Directorate and conservation partners released 158 giant tortoises on Floreana Island -- the first time the species has roamed there in more than 150 years, after heavy hunting by whalers and the introduction of invasive predators wiped them out in the mid-1800s.
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Giant tortoises return to Galapagos island after nearly 150 years
Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galápagos archipelago, the species made a comeback Friday, when dozens of juvenile hybrids were released to begin restoring the island's depleted ecosystem.
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Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystem
FLOREANA ISLAND, Ecuador (AP) -- Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galápagos archipelago, the species made a comeback Friday, when dozens of juvenile hybrids were released to begin restoring the island's depleted ecosystem.
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Why an Arctic icon, the snowy owl, must wait so long for legal protection
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The number of snowy owls that glide above the Arctic tundra is in alarming decline as the birds face a gauntlet of threats.
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America's national parks might look the same, but a lot has changed
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It's been roughly a year since the sweeping National Park Service layoffs that park advocates dubbed the "Valentine's Day massacre.
