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  And Then There Were Five

  As recently as the 1960s the total population was in the thousands, so the species is now listed as critically endangered.

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  Deepwater Horizon: Five Years On

  It is clear that Gulf’s wildlife is still feeling the effects of the disaster. A federal judge will soon decide the case against BP and other companies for violations of the Clean Water Act.

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  Deadly Fungus Spreads

  Although habitat loss is still the largest threat to amphibians worldwide, habitat protection is now no guarantee of survival, because the spread of a deadly fungus is reaching even the most secluded habitats.

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  The Urban Taste for Bushmeat

  The list of animals killed either for subsistence or to be eaten as a luxury is depressingly long. It includes elephant, chimpanzee, gorilla and other primates, forest antelope, porcupine, monitor lizard, bush pig, cane rat, pangolin, guinea fowl and many, many more.

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  Bring Back the Lynx

  Recognition of the valuable role it played here, mainly as a predator of deer, has led to calls for the lynx to be reintroduced to the UK.

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  Marine Debris Affects Hundreds of Species

  The most comprehensive study on the impact of marine debris in more than a decade has recently been published.

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  Wild Yaks Climbing High

  Rising temperatures, combined with past hunting on the Tibetan Plateau of central Asia, is forcing female wild yaks onto steeper and steeper terrain.

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  UK’s First Refuge for Hedgehogs

  Just six decades ago, hedgehogs numbered around 36 million. There are now less than one million. In an attempt to reverse this decline, the first large-scale hedgehog conservation area in the UK opened last week.

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  Shrinking Range of the Pika

  Species can respond to increasing temperatures by moving upslope to higher elevations, however in many locations the mountains are just not high enough to provide a safe refuge.

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  Beavers in Otter

  “We are delighted by Natural England’s decision to grant us a licence to give these beavers a long term future on the River Otter.”