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conservation

Crushing ivory stockpiles destroys vital evidence of poaching

Earth

Crushing ivory stockpiles destroys vital evidence of poaching

Samples of confiscated illegal ivory should be taken before destroying stockpiles to allow forensic investigators to trace poaching and trafficking routes

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'Plant messiah' dodges crocodiles to save rare water lilies

Earth

'Plant messiah' dodges crocodiles to save rare water lilies

Opinion

Snail's demise suggests sixth mass extinction is under way

Environment

Snail's demise suggests sixth mass extinction is under way

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Polar bear caught eating dolphins and freezing the leftovers

Life

Polar bear caught eating dolphins and freezing the leftovers

Regulars

Serengeti snaps capture secret lives of animals

Earth

Serengeti snaps capture secret lives of animals

Regulars

Snail's demise suggests sixth mass extinction is under way

Life

Snail's demise suggests sixth mass extinction is under way

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Four countries are acting as safe havens for African elephants

Earth

Four countries are acting as safe havens for African elephants

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Auto twitcher recognises different bird songs even when noisy

Life

Auto twitcher recognises different bird songs even when noisy

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Sawfish is first vertebrate known to clone itself in the wild

Life

Sawfish is first vertebrate known to clone itself in the wild

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<i>How to Clone a Mammoth</i>: But should we?

Life

How to Clone a Mammoth: But should we?

With the science nearly upon us, a new book highlights the ethical and logistical issues of bringing back proxies of extinct animals such as the woolly mammoth

CultureLab

Environment

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Life

Last chance plan to save world's rarest ape, the Hainan gibbon

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Life

Chainsaw sharks: The plight of the world's weirdest fish

Features

Life

Mysterious beautiful blue crayfish is new species from Indonesia

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