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Dead Sea Lions in Puget Sound - Again

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KING-TV reports that both the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are investigating the deaths. Investigators say they do not know who is responsible. KING says one of the Nisqually casualties was a Steller sea lion, protected under the Endangered Species Act.

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The Why of Ferrets

10,000 Birds

It was a humiliation for scientific know-how and the technocratic fix in the face of environmental catastrophe, a disaster that would inform the controversy over later captive breeding efforts for other endangered species. Meanwhile, the black-footed ferret was declared finally, unambiguously, officially extinct.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

10,000 Birds

As our Gypsy comes to a halt, one Oriental Honey Buzzard is investigating the new arrivals. Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger' Finally, the shores of the Telia lie in front of us. Cover photo: Telia, copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj. In the previous post: Tadoba Tiger Reserve, part one.

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