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Rothschild's giraffe in Murchison Falls, Uganda

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Endangered giraffes threatened by Uganda’s oil drilling bid

Plans to drill for oil in one of the last remaining habitats of the highly endangered Rothschild’s giraffe could further threaten this neglected animal

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Refugee fence and solar plant may wipe out one of rarest mammals

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Refugee fence and solar plant may wipe out one of rarest mammals

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Plethora of rhino horn

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World must resist pressure to lift ban on trade in rhino horn

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Three snub-nosed monkeys on branch in misty forest

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Snub-nosed monkeys are so inbred they may struggle to survive

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A Hawaiian crow using a stick as a tool

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Hawaiian crows can use sticks as tools but are nearly extinct

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More than half of UK species in decline – some may soon vanish

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More than half of UK species in decline – some may soon vanish

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Man takes notes against blurred backdrop showing corpse of large animal in the bush

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How forensic science can stop slaughter of endangered wildlife

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Achatinella mustelina with brown, white-tipped shell

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World’s loneliest snail lives in Hawaii but can’t get a date

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Carl Jones

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How a young maverick's grit saved the world’s rarest bird

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Elephant prints in boggy ground

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Elephants' footprints leave behind tiny oases for aquatic life

In a Ugandan swamp forest, ponds formed by the stomping of elephants are quickly inhabited by dozens of species

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Slow-to-breed elephant hurtles towards extinction

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The mission to find the world’s rarest cat in jungles of Java

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We risk our lives daily to safeguard Virunga National Park

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African ibis and South American coati among 37 on EU’s kill list

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