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'Elvis' monkey, psychedelic gecko found in SE Asia
A psychedelic gecko and a monkey with an "Elvis" hairdo are among 208 new species described last year by scientists in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, a conservation group announced Monday.The animals were discovered in a biodiverse region that is threatened by habitat loss, deforestation, climate change and overdevelopment, the WWF said in a report.The newly described species include a

Admin moves to clarify endangered species listings
The Obama administration proposed a new rule Friday that would end a practice in which some endangered species were classified differently in neighboring states.

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EPA proposes stricter rules for ship ballast water

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed stricter requirements Wednesday for cleaning ballast water that keeps ships upright in rolling seas but enables invasive species to reach U.S. waters,

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UN urges greater effort to combat rhino trade
The head of the United Nations-backed convention on endangered species called on Thursday for the stepping up of efforts by countries and international organizations to combat the illegal trade in rhino horn, after a leading conservation group declared Africa's Western Black Rhinoceros officially extinct.

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Rhino subspecies vanishing from the wild

The Western Black Rhino of Africa has been declared officially extinct, and two other subspecies of rhinoceros are close to meeting the same fate, a leading conservation group said Thursday.

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Study blames global warming for shrinking species

From the mighty polar bear to the tiny house sparrow, many of Earth's species appear to be shrinking in size, a new study reports. And the authors think it's probably due to global warming, a

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