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A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Utsunomiya¡¯s dramatic three-day ordeal with an at-large bear could be a mere sign of what¡¯s to come for Japanese cities.
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World faces nature reality check at U.N. biodiversity conference
Scientists say many of the broader goals needed to halt biodiversity loss remain well off track.
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¡®We¡¯ve never had this¡¯: Bear sightings spook Russia
At least 26 people have been killed in bear attacks this year, seven of which were in Siberia¡¯s Krasnodar region, according to Russian state media.
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Oct 14, 2026
Green turtles buck trend of species decline, offering hope for conservationists
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Sara Hussein
Populations of the species have become more stable thanks to decades of efforts including egg relocation, marine protection and trade bans.
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Oct 9, 2026
Walking through flames: Orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires
Dozens of orangutan have been rescued from wildfires burning across parts of Sumatra and Borneo in recent months.
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Oct 8, 2026
Populations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says
The 2026 Living Planet Report estimates that overall populations fell by an average of around 2.5% per year over the 52-year period.
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Oct 8, 2026
Climate change strips island of title as largest penguin colony, study shows
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Laurent Thomet
The volcanic island of Zavodovski lost more than 680,000 of its chinstrap penguins between 2011 and 2025, according to the British Antarctic Survey.
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Sep 29, 2026
How Europe¡¯s intensifying marine heat waves threaten its fisheries
Species that have sustained coastal communities in Spain and southern England for generations are disappearing.
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Sep 25, 2026
Study reveals evolutionary history of bats, dating back 65 million years
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Will Dunham
The largest combined bat genome and fossil study ever conducted is bringing some clarity to the puzzling past of the flying vertebrates.
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Aug 25, 2026
Northern boobook flies from Japan to Philippines nonstop, research shows
The study could help with preservation efforts of the owl species.
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