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<title><![CDATA[Scientists: Don't drop federal wolf protections]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/21/scientists-urge-federal-officials-not-to-remove-gray-wolf-protections-across/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:01 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Groups of scientists are urging federal officials not to remove protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Humans on Verge of 6th Great Mass Extinction, Experts Say]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are humans causing a mass extinction on the magnitude of the one that killed the dinosaurs? The answer is yes, according to a new analysis — but we still have some time to stop it.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deadly fungus brought into US -- by frogs]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 14:59:40 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[African frogs once imported to laboratories and hospitals around the world may have carried with them a devastating fungal infection thought to be responsible for a rapid, global decline in amphibians, according to new research.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't bring back the mammoth, scientist warns]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/05/14/dont-bring-back-mammoth-scientist-warns/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 15:26:53 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Advancements in science have made it possible to bring animals back from the dead, but one scientist recently argued that it might not be morally right to do so.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rhino population driven to extinction in Mozambique, expert says]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/02/expert-mozambique-allows-rhinos-to-become-extinct-game-rangers-aiding-poachers/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 May 2013 09:38:15 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mozambique's rhinoceros population was wiped out more than a century ago by big game hunters. Reconstituted several years ago, the beasts again are on the brink of vanishing from the country by poachers seeking their horns for sale in Asia.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Species Extinction Rates Grossly Overestimated, Scientists Say]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/19/species-extinction-rates-grossly-overestimated/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A group of researchers agrees that Earth is facing a mass extinction event, but they are daring to overturn dogma on how fast species are disappearing. The researchers say they have discovered why current estimates are overblown, and they recommend a different way to calculate the rates.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Michigan governor approves bill that clears way for wolf hunt]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/08/michigan-governor-approves-bill-that-clears-way-for-wolf-hunt/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 18:55:14 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday that clears the way to schedule Michigan's first gray wolf hunting season since the resurgent predator, reviled by some as a menace to farm animals and beloved by others as a symbol of untamed wildness, was driven to the brink of extinction in the lower 48 states a half-century ago.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Extreme Global Warming May Have Caused Largest Extinction Ever]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/10/18/extreme-global-warming-may-have-caused-largest-extinction-ever/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:06:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Feverishly hot ocean surface waters potentially reaching more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) may have helped cause the greatest mass extinction in Earth's history, researchers say.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[25 primate species reported on brink of extinction]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/15/25-primate-species-in-africa-asia-reported-on-brink-extinction-from/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Twenty-five species of monkeys, langurs, lemurs and gorillas are on the brink of extinction and need global action to protect them from increasing deforestation and illegal trafficking, research...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[100 species of Amazon birds risk extinction due to deforestation, conservationist group says]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/06/07/100-amazon-birds-risk-extinction-group-says/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The list of Amazon bird species facing danger of extinction has risen sharply because their rainforest habitat is being slashed to make room for cattle ranching and agriculture, a conservationis...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Earth on Verge of Another Mass Extinction?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://video.foxnews.com/v/927151683001/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 May 2011 22:11:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What scientists say poses a looming threat and how we may be able to stop it]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fossil Record Shows Species Need to Spread Out to Survive]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/10/24/fossil-record-shows-species-need-to-spread-out-to-survive/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Oct 2012 06:30:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Counter to expectations, groups of related marine species with large population sizes have just the same risk of extinction as those with small population sizes, according to new research.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['T. Rex' of the seas called first top killer]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/01/08/t-rex-seas-called-first-top-killer/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:45:28 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Newfound fossils of a giant dolphin-shaped reptilian predator are now shedding light on how the world recovered after the most devastating mass extinction in history, researchers say.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Conservationists seek to save 'Peter Cottontail' from extinction]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/30/conservationists-seek-to-save-peter-cottontail-from-extinction/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:53:05 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Conservationists want to make sure Peter Cottontail is around for many Easters to come. The species that inspired a New England author to pen tales about a curious bunny is in danger. Wildlife officials said the New England cottontail could face extinction because the shrub lands it calls home are disappearing.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Over 17,000 Species Threatened by Extinction]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2009/11/03/species-threatened-extinction?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Switzerland-based group surveyed 47,677 animals and plants for this year's "Red List" of endangered species, determining that 17,291 of them are at risk of extinction.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Did Bacteria Fuel World's Worst Extinction?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/12/05/did-bacteria-fuel-world-worst-extinction/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:54:42 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Nickel-eating bacteria may have worsened the world's worst mass die-off by producing huge amounts of methane, a new study suggests.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Demand for shark fin soup pushing some species to brink of extinction, says conservation group]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/03/15/agency-tiger-verge-extinction?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Surging demand for shark fin soup among Asia's booming middle classes is driving many species of these big fish to the brink of extinction, a marine conservation group said Tu...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers say 21 pct of freshwater species in northern Africa threatened with extinction]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/09/07/researchers-say-pct-freshwater-species-northern-africa-threatened-extinction/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers at an international water conference in Stockholm said that 21 percent of freshwater species in northern Africa are threatened with extinction.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers report 24 new lizard species in Caribbean, half near extinction, half already gone]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/01/journal-24-new-lizard-species-found-in-caribbean/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. scientists say they have identified 24 new species of lizards in the Caribbean whose ancestors immigrated to the region millions of years ago atop floating vegetation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dino-Killing Meteorite Wiped Out Lizards, Too]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/12/10/dino-killing-meteorite-wiped-out-lizards-too/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:32:51 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The massive extinction that killed off the dinosaurs may have also decimated lizards and snakes, according to new research.]]></description>
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