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A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger.
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Entanglement in fishing gear is one of the two biggest threats to declining species of whales, along with collisions with ships.
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An isolated population of polar bears in southeast Greenland has learned to hunt on freshwater glacier ice. That means they may be able to survive longer as climate change makes sea ice scarce.
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The Recovering America's Wildlife Act would create a permanent fund of more than $1.3 billion, given to states, territories, and tribal nations for wildlife conservation on the ground.
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The 25-year-old Ohio woman got within 10 feet of the bison before the animal gored her and tossed her 10 feet into the air. She sustained a puncture wound and other injuries.
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A firefighter happened upon the motionless animal on the ground of a fire-blackened forest as he patrolled and extinguished hot spots. The calf, dubbed Cinder, is recovering at a wildlife center.
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Scientists in Monterey Bay, Calif., found a seldom-seen species of dragonfish swimming nearly 1,000 feet below the ocean's surface.
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Fishing in the Gulf of California has nearly wiped out the vaquita marina. But a new genetic analysis offers hope for the engandered porpoise: the species can make a comeback, if humans protect it.
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States neighboring Yellowstone National Park have eased rules on hunting wolves, resulting in the most being killed in nearly a century
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The U.S. Capitol Police said animal control captured the fox responsible for biting at least one lawmaker and a journalist. The fox was later euthanized, as were its three kits.