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"Indonesian Zoo Breeds Komodo Dragons To Save Them From Extinction" [1]

"A zoo in Indonesia is breeding Komodo dragons in an effort to save the world's largest lizards from extinction, with climate change posing new dangers for the fearsome creatures."

Biodiversity [2]
Wildlife [3]
Public [4]
Australia & Oceania [5]
Source: Reuters [6], 11/04/2021
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"Widespread Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, New Study Says" [7]

"A new study of hundreds of white-tailed deer infected with the coronavirus in Iowa has found that the animals probably are contracting the virus from humans, and then rapidly spreading it among one another, according to researchers."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Health [8]
Wildlife [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [10], 11/04/2021
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Will Animal-To-Human Disease Transmission Bring the Next Big Pandemic? [11]

The COVID-19 outbreak has left little unchanged — including how environment reporters do their jobs, given that many experts believe the disruption of the human-wild interface could be the source of the next deadly virus. The new Backgrounder makes the case in this analysis, looking at how societies — and journalists — handled this pandemic and must prepare for possible future outbreaks.

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Agriculture [13]
Biodiversity [2]
Disasters [14]
Environmental Health [8]
Forests [15]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
People & Population [19]
Science [20]
Wildlife [3]
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"Are We on the Verge of Chatting With Whales?" [23]

"An ambitious project is attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with artificial intelligence, then talk back to them."

Biodiversity [2]
Technology [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [4]
International [21]
Source: Hakai [26], 10/28/2021
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Biden FWS Moves To Undo Two Trump-Era Endangered Species Act Rollbacks [27]

"The Biden administration will move to rescind two Trump-era rollbacks of protections for endangered species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced Tuesday."

Biodiversity [2]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Wildlife [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [29], 10/27/2021
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Conservation Dogs May Help in Search for Endangered Franklin’s Bumblebee [30]

"Handlers hope a mutt named Filson can sniff out a pollinator no one has seen in 15 years."

Biodiversity [2]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Revelator [31], 10/26/2021
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"White House Taps Martha Williams To Head FWS" [32]

"The White House announced last night the intention to nominate Martha Williams as director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, capping nine months in which she has already been leading the agency as the administration overhauls key policies."

Biodiversity [2]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Wildlife [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [34], 10/25/2021
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"Judge Issues Injunction Blocking Wisconsin Fall Wolf Hunt" [35]

"A judge on Friday halted Wisconsin’s fall wolf season two weeks before hunters were set to take to the woods, siding with wildlife advocacy groups who argued that holding the hunt would be unconstitutional."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Politics [36]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Wildlife [3]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Source: AP [38], 10/25/2021
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"Salmon Need Trees" [39]

"A new study stands as a striking reminder that logging watersheds has an outsized impact on salmon and trout."

Biodiversity [2]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Forests [15]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [9]
Canada [40]
Source: Hakai [41], 10/21/2021
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"In Harm’s Way: Our Actions Put People And Wildlife At Risk Of Disease" [42]

"While global attention is currently focused on COVID-19 and other zoonotic diseases that jump from animals to humans, diseases that breach the species barrier also pass from people and domestic animals to wild species."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Health [8]
People & Population [19]
Wildlife [3]
Public [4]
International [21]
Source: Mongabay [43], 10/21/2021
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