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Extinction and Extirpation
Everyone knows what the words “extinct” and “extinction” mean. They tell us that a species has vanished from the earth, just like the dinosaurs. Since life began on our planet,…
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Endangered Species
Saving Wild Hamsters
How could the hamster possibly be an endangered species when we see them in every pet store we visit? For one thing, there are around 25 different species of wild…
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American Wildlife
Heat Hurts Texas Wildlife
Wild animals in Texas tend to be tough; mammals, birds, and reptiles alike are used to high summer temperatures and seasonally scarce water. This summer’s super drought, however, which has…
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All About Wildlife on Facebook
All About Wildlife on Facebook Visit Our New Facebook Page! Since we launched this website two years ago, traffic on All About Wildlife has zoomed from zero to more than…
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China Permits Tiger Trade
China Permits Tiger Trade International Investigators Charge That China Is Quietly Allowing Trade In Tigers Skins The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a London-based international wildlife-trafficking fact-gathering organization, is sounding the…
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Animal Behavior
Using Chimps as Guinea Pigs
Great apes—chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans—will soon become exempt from medical research in the United States, if a U.S. congressman from Maryland gets his way. Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett recently introduced…
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American Wildlife
Connecticut Cougar Walked From South Dakota
INCREDIBLE JOURNEY! Mountain Lion Killed In Connecticut Was Wild, And Likely Born In The Black Hills A male mountain lion struck and killed on a Connecticut highway in early June…
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