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Animals EcuadorSurprise! Giant Tortoise Thought Extinct for Over 100 Years Found Alive
A living member of a tortoise species feared to be extinct – as it was not seen in 113 years – was finally found in Ecuador’s Galápagos island of Fernandina in 2019, giving a glimpse of hope in recovering the critically endangered animal.
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Animals UgandaEndangered Mountain Gorillas Show Promising Growth in Population
A new survey on mountain gorillas has brought forward some encouraging news: the great primates’ population has grown from just 680 individuals in 2008 up to 1,063 today – a promising sign of conservation efforts heading in the right direction.
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Animals USABugs Work for Scientists to Make Car Oil and Protein Powder Out of Old Pizza
A new company in Davis, California in the United States is transforming the agriculture industry in a fight towards sustainability: they’re feeding food waste to insects to create green products such powder protein – or even car oil.
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Animals USAIn the Cleaned-Up Potomac River, Dolphins Are Living, Mating – and Even Giving Birth
Five decades of pollution control and restoration efforts at the United States’ Potomac River is finally paying off: where dolphins had once long-disappeared, researchers are now cataloging well over a thousand of them in the lower reaches of the river.
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Animals USAOnce Endangered Humpback Whales Enjoy Fast Rising Population Growth
The whaling industry led the population of South Atlantic humpback whales to drop to 450, facing near-extinction. But thanks to years of recovery efforts, a new study shows the whales have rebounded back to their pre-whaling population – of 25,000!