6th Mexican wolf dead this year (of 42 wild); Arizona proposes finally releasing one

A 6th Mexican gray wolf found dead this year, the 5th that died suspiciously. That’s 14% of the tiny population. Arizona Fish and Game says they’ll release a lone wolf soon, but don’t hold your breath.

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India has nearly half the world’s tigers

Russia is a strong tiger supporter, but India has nearly half of the endangered cats and promotes tiger tourism at a growing number of reserves.

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Can even Putin stop poaching for fun and tiger body parts?

Tiger summit yields $300 million in pledges to double the population by 2022.

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Singing Dogs–really a rare dingo–population soars because of PA hoarder

The known population of New Guinea Singing Dogs went up by at least one-third with the discovery of a PA hoarder with 86 of the rare dingo subspecies.

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Thylacne Pelt Stirs Excitement, But Doesn’t Get Us Closer to Live Thylacine

Since the pelt is at least 30 years old, it doesn’t help us find a live thylacine, which is what everyone wants.

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Is the Jaguar the next “experimental, non-essential” endangered species?

The United States and the Fish and Wildlife Service just announced it was going to stall another year before coming up with a plan to save the jaguar.

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Wiki Site Maps Protected Areas Around the Globe

The wiki map site ProtectedPlanet, which shows people what’s in protected areas around the globe, is probably the most concrete thing to come out of the 10th Convention on Biological Diversity

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Happy Wolf Week: the Wolves Want Your Help

Dozens of wolf centers have popped up in the last couple decades, ranging from official breeding centers to sanctuaries for wolf-dog hybrids. You’re also probably near a Mexican gray wolf, one of the country’s rarest mammals.

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Feds Want to Disappear Half of Outer Banks’ Wild Horses for Birds That Don’t Live There

FWS wants to get rid of half the Outer Banks’ wild horses, claiming they hurt protected birds. But the species in question–eagles and piping plovers–don’t actually live there.

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Baraboo, WI: Cranes So Close You Can Tell How Much They Hate You

Whooping Crane Hunts

The International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI, gives you an intimate look at whooping and other endangered cranes. They hate people but carefully choose their own mate.

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