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‘Extremely rare’ unidentified fossil sitting in museum is a new extinct species
For decades, an “extremely rare” fossil sat unidentified in Japan’s Museum of Unique Insect Fossils. Discovered in 1988 in Hyogo Prefecture, the imprint of a large butterfly wing and body is now ...
'Living Fossil' Fish Species Once Thought Extinct for 70 Million Years Photographed in Rare Sighting
The Indonesian coelacanth, a fish once thought to be extinct for 70 million years, was discovered alive in greater numbers ...
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Scientists rediscover rare species thought to be extinct with help from specially trained dogs: 'A career highlight'
"They’ve shown amazing resilience." Scientists rediscover rare species thought to be extinct with help from specially trained ...
German zoo unveils two recently born golden lion tamarins, a rare species still considered endangered
A zoo in the western German city of Cologne unveiled two recently born golden lion tamarin monkeys, a rare species that is ...
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A Valley program rescues endangered animals. Frozen funding could devastate it.
The federal government has suspended $450,000 that a CSU Stanislaus program uses to protect San Joaquin Valley kit foxes, and ...
Trump administration's proposed change to Endangered Species Act could put some CT species at risk
The Trump administration plans to revise the Endangered Species Act, which could affect the Indiana bat, Roseate tern and ...