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Save the Animals: Documentary Brings Awareness to Growing Problem
Katie Clearly, a former model who became an animal advocate, joins Current to talk about her new documentary ‘Why on Earth’ which examines how deforestation and the illegal trade of threatened and endangered species.
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Dugong, Monarch Butterfly Among 700 New Species Facing Extinction, Added to Endangered List
Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organization said Friday.
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Hippos and Sharks Among Species Up for Protection at UN Wildlife Conference
Hippos that are poached for their skin and teeth and sharks that are caught for their fins are up for protection at a United Nations wildlife conference.
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Gorilla Birth at the Fort Worth Zoo
Endangered gorillas Gracie and Elmo welcomed a baby at the Fort Worth Zoo. The yet-to-be-named baby was born on Sunday and is the zoo’s second-ever western lowland gorilla birth.
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WATCH: Birth of Rare One-Horned Rhino Caught on Camera
The birth of a rare greater one-horned rhino was caught on camera at the Chester Zoo in England, a win for conservationists as the species faces extinction.
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Maine Lobstermen Hire Bush-Era Official in Challenge to Federal Whale Laws
Maine lobster fishermen have hired a former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice official to represent them in their case against new laws intended to protect whales. The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is appealing its case against the new rules to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The group said Tuesday it has hired Paul Clement,...