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Newsela | Instructional Content Platform

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Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject.

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Newsela | Saving the woodrats of the Palisades in New Jersey

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A small colony of woodrats lives at the foot of steep cliffs along the Hudson River. They are beset by humans and raccoons, and their own odd behavior. A zoologist is trying to save them.

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Newsela | U.S. moves to shield chimps from use in experiments

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A proposal by the Fish and Wildlife Service would change the status of captive chimps to endangered from threatened, and expand oversight of the animal's use in research.

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Newsela | Researchers working to solve mystery of honeybee deaths

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Pollination by honeybees is import for agriculture. But many of the bees are abandoning their hives and dying. Scientists, beekeepers and companies are trying to find out why.

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People Mark Turtles and Tortoises to Keep Them Safe

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Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject.

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Hunters Still Shoot Highly Endangered Whooping Cranes

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Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject.

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Oil Spill of 25 Years Ago Still Affects Animal Populations

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Newsela | Pain remains from the Exxon Valdez oil spill 25 years later

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At the time, it was the nation's biggest oil spill. And whether Prince William Sound in Alaska has by now recovered remains a contentious issue.

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Newsela | Scientists worry over disappearing monarch butterfly

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There are many possible reasons for the monarch's decline, scientists say. But they're focusing now on one major one: Monarch butterflies can't survive without the milkweed.

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Falling Horseshoe Crab Population Due to Blood Draining by People

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Newsela | Drop in horseshoe crabs hurts shorebirds on U.S. East Coast

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In nature, one thing affects another. And that can be seen along the coast as fewer horseshoe crabs means less food for shorebirds, and fewer shorebirds as a result.

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Newsela | California's bighorn sheep brought back from the brink of extinction

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Sierra Nevada bighorns once numbered in the thousands, and nearly got wiped out. They're making a comeback thanks to human intervention.

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Law Against Dragging Sharks Out of Water in Florida

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Newsela | Wildlife officers say is not OK to drag a shark on land for Internet posts

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Videos of people posing with shark catches are popular, but dragging an endangered predator on to the beach to do it is against the law in Florida.

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Newsela | Puget Sound's whales face intertwined obstacles

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Even though they are a protected species, the killer whale population has not grown as much as scientists had hoped. Research shows the orcas' environment is threatened from many sides.

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Humans Help Brown Bats Dying from Fungus

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Newsela | As one bat species in New Jersey fades, another thrives

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Little brown bats are dangerously close to extinction, the result of a fungal disease that attacks them while they hibernate. In a twist, big brown bats are also infected, but they are thriving.

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First Sighting of Rare Red Fox in 100 Years

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Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject.

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Newsela | Volunteers help biologist study rare, mysterious bonneted bat in Florida

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Newsela | Rare butterflies' habitats designated "no spray" zones in South Florida

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People Work to Protect Gorillas from War

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Newsela | Studies show there are many sides in the African lion-hunting debate

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Experts disagree whether lion hunting helps or harms the animal population.

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Rhino Orphanage in Africa Keeps Babies Safe

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Newsela | Rhino Orphanage in South Africa gives animals a safe haven from poachers

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When poachers kill rhinos for their horns, baby rhinos can't cope without their mothers. The Rhino Orphanage takes care of them until they are ready to return to the wild.

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Sea Turtles Dying from Eating Plastic in Oceans

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Newsela | Sea turtles are munching on plastic garbage floating in the ocean

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Sea turtles dangerously munch on ocean plastics

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Newsela | Many types of frogs are going extinct; scientists are trying to learn why

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In less than 50 years, the world has lost more than 3 percent of all its frog species, one scientist has determined. What is behind the mass extinctions? Researchers have yet to find out.

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Newsela | Lumber jobs at odds with rare wolves' survival in Alaska forest

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American Indians Fight to Save Grizzly Bears

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Newsela | Grizzly bears are sacred to Native Americans who want them protected

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Newsela | Zoo's euthanasia of rare animal leaves only 3 northern white rhinos

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Newsela | Opinion: To stop African poachers, the world must shame Asian ivory buyers

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Poachers are decimating Africa's elephants and rhinos, even as authorities try harder to stop the slaughter. One problem: wealthy Asians are willing to pay thousands of dollars for tusks.

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Newsela | Forget African vultures' image problem, groups say, save the species

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More Whales Getting Stuck in Fishing Gear

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Newsela | California works to solve a growing problem: whales caught in fishing gear

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The Pacific Ocean is warming, and whales are moving after their food supply closer to the California coast. As a result, many whales are getting tangled up in fishing ropes and gear.

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Newsela | Algae's toxin makes its way into brains of sea lions, with tragic results

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Sea Lion Pups Starving Because of Weather Changes

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Newsela | Starving sea lion pups washing ashore, last link in climate change events

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Asian Tree Frogs Not Extinct But Endangered

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Newsela | "Musical orchestra" in the canopy says these Asian tree frogs not extinct

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These tree frogs were thought to be extinct for more than a century. Now an Indian biologist has rediscovered them all around Asia. While they have survived, they could still be threatened.

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U.S. Helps Endangered Manatees in Belize

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Newsela | U.S. manatees on the mend, but maybe they should stay on endangered list

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Manatees in Belize face increasing threats from development.

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Newsela | Want to eat? Then save pollinators from extinction, U.N. report says

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Barred Owls Threatening Endangered Spotted Owl

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Newsela | Humans put invading bird in crosshairs to save endangered spotted owl

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Newsela | Mexican forest plays host to largest number of monarch butterflies in years

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English Prince Works to Stop Illegal Sales of Endangered Animals

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Newsela | Prince William leads agreement to stop illegal trade in endangered wildlife

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Prince William-led initiative to be signed by 40 organizations, including port operators and transport groups, to curb $19 billion illegal poaching trade

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Louisiana Black Bears Off Endangered List

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Newsela | Bears that inspired beloved stuffed animals are off endangered species list

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Newsela | What did he roar? Zoo records tiger sounds to help count animals in wild

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Newsela | Cambodia unveils plan to bring back tigers from abroad

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Newsela | Hunters poach rhino just before royals arrive to help conservation efforts

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Rhino poached as royals arrive at Indian wildlife park

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Saving Endangered Night Parrots from Cats Using Robots

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Newsela | Robotic traps can poison feral cats to save rare Australian wildlife

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A trial of "grooming traps" is aiming to eradicate one of the biggest threats to Australian wildlife - feral felines.

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Newsela | Study: One pesticide doesn't harm bees, but two do

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Newsela | The history of the bison: A symbol of the American story

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Nearly wiped out in a bid to demolish Native American resistance, the bison's history paints a picture of strife and redemption that mirrors the U.S.'s own

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Newsela | Rare Mexican porpoise threatened with imminent extinction

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Newsela | Rehabilitating the gray wolf's image in America

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Wolves making a comeback in America amid changes in conservation policy and shifting attitudes from humans.

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Newsela | Wolf dens provide information about pup survival

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Experts examine wolf pups to better understand the wolf population

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Newsela | Hunters are killing millions of animals, and 1 in 8 of those are endangered

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U.S. and Cuba to Work Together to Save Sharks

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Newsela | U.S., Cuba find common environmental ground protecting sharks, marine life

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U.S., Cuba find common ground in shark-filled waters.

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Newsela | To hunt or to protect? Western states struggle with wolf management

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Newsela | Channel Islands' foxes make surprising recovery and get off endangered list

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Channel Islands get their tiny foxes back in full force.

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President Increases the Size of Hawaiian Marine Sanctuary

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Newsela | Ocean off Hawaii will get even more protection, Obama says

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Largest marine reserve in the world calls Hawaii home

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Newsela | Fastest animal on Earth, the Asiatic cheetah, is racing against extinction

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The endangered Asiatic cheetah's numbers are critical.

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Newsela | Hawaiian conference on conservation shows gorillas one step from extinction

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World Conservation Congress in Hawaii reveals changes to endangered species list.

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Newsela | New Zealand's mountain-dwelling kea parrot is in danger of extinction

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One of the biggest threats to the kea is its friendliness.

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Rhinos Still Being Hunted for Their Horns

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Newsela | Vietnam's illegal rhino horn trade is growing despite laws against it

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Group tries to stop the illegal rhino trade.

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Hope for the Survival of Pangolins and Barbary Apes

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Newsela | World's most illegally trafficked mammal is given a chance to survive

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Newsela | Chinese officials want pandas back on endangered list

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Pandas prematurely taken off endangered list

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Newsela | U.S. among countries against Japan's bid to ease ban on whaling

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Newsela | Evidence shows that microplastics are harmful to ocean zooplankton