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  • 3 reasons elephants make the best mothers

    <p><em>This post was updated on August 18, 2021.</em></p><p>Elephant mothers carry their babies for <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/mammals-have-extremely-diverse-pregnancies-heres-why" target="_blank">nearly two years</a> before giving…

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  • Candid cameras catch a glimpse of rare wildlife

    A blur of movement. A flash of fur. The glint of eyes in the dark.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​​‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‍‌​‍‌​​​‌​‌​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‌​‌​​‍‌​‍‌​‍​​‌‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌​​‍​​‌‌​​​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌​​​‌​‍‌‌‍​​‌​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​​‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍​​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‍‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌​​​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​​​‌‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‍​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​​‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‍‌​‍‌​​​‌​‌​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‌​‌​​‍‌​‍‌​‍​​‌‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌​​‍​​‌‌​​​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌​​​‌​‍‌‌‍​​‌​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​​‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍​​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‍‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌​​​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍​​​‌‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‍​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌​‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌ Deep in the mountains of…

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  • How a family farm in the Amazon landed on the world’s best menu

    At Maido — the Lima restaurant recently crowned the best in the world — one of the star dishes is…

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  • Conservation world mourns Jane Goodall

    Jane Goodall, a titan of wildlife conservation, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the age of 91, The Associated Press reported.…

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  • Conservation International expert earns global recognition on TIME100 Next

    A self-described ‘medical oddity’ has found himself in an exclusive club.  Conservation International’s Neil Vora was selected for TIME’s Next…

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  • What on Earth is ‘coral bleaching’?

    Editor’s note: From “blue carbon” to “ecosystem services,” environmental jargon is everywhere. Conservation International looks to make sense of it…

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  • Landmark high seas treaty crosses finish line

    After decades of negotiation, the high seas treaty is finally reality. First adopted by the United Nations in 2023, the…

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  • Deforestation linked to dramatic decline in Amazon rainfall

    The Amazon rainforest, known for lush green canopies and an abundance of freshwater, is drying out. Deforestation is largely to…

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  • 5 ways the ocean keeps our climate in check

    The ocean is more than a backdrop for sunsets and surf — it’s the origin and engine of all life…

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  • 5 things you didn’t know sharks do for you

    Sharks have long been cast as villains in popular culture — ruthless predators terrorizing beachgoers. In truth, the real danger…

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