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Wiping out species can push people into slavery

A new analysis suggests that the decline of wildlife fuels social unrest and slavery, but giving local people control over their local wildlife could help

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This brand-new kingfisher is critically endangered

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This brand-new kingfisher is critically endangered

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Sorry, tiger: Why we should save weird species first

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Sorry, tiger: Why we should save weird species first

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We're growing living walls to save lions

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We're growing living walls to save lions

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Melting ice puts emperor penguins on a slippery slope

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Melting ice puts emperor penguins on a slippery slope

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Bacterial suspects identified in Caribbean coral deaths

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Bacterial suspects identified in Caribbean coral deaths

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Oil drillers promise to withdraw from Africa's Eden

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Oil drillers promise to withdraw from Africa's Eden

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American chestnut set for genetically modified revival

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American chestnut set for genetically modified revival

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We are killing species at 1000 times the natural rate

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We are killing species at 1000 times the natural rate

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Ebola vaccine for chimps works but may never be used

Chimpanzees threatened by an Ebola outbreak could be protected by a new vaccine, but cuts in chimp research may stymie its development

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Ivory poaching funds most war and terrorism in Africa

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Killing animals is a necessary evil for natural history

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Rhino horn isn't a hangover cure or a cancer treatment

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Coral bleaching makes fish behave recklessly

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