Sumatran rhino birth offers glimmer of hope for species almost hunted to extinction | CNN

CNN  —  A critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros calf has been born in a national park in…

US authorities seize shipment of swim bladder from endangered fish valued at $2.7 million | CNN

CNN  —  US Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona have seized 242 pounds of swim…

‘A drastic alert’: Almost half the world’s species are seeing rapid population declines, new study finds | CNN

CNN  —  The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to…

Brevard Zoo welcomes adorable, critically endangered grasshopper sparrow chicks | CNN

CNN  —  Florida’s Brevard Zoo has welcomed a clutch of grasshopper sparrows, which the zoo said…

Hawaiian officials block beach to protect adorable endangered monk seal pup | CNN

CNN  —  There’s an adorable new monk seal pup on Hawaii’s Kaimana Beach – and authorities…

India’s endangered tiger population is rebounding in triumph for conservationists | CNN

CNN  —  Tigers once roamed across Asia, their numbers as high as 100,000 at the start…

Babanango: South Africa’s big new game park is the result of a dramatic transformation | CNN

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EPA blocks mining project proposal that threatened Alaskan salmon | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The Environmental Protection Agency has blocked a controversial mining project set for development in…

Chester Zoo announces birth of critically endangered Western chimpanzee | CNN

CNN  —  Extremely rare – and extremely adorable. The Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England, has welcomed…

Mark, Albania’s last ‘restaurant bear,’ arrives at sanctuary after over 20 years of captivity | CNN

CNN  —  After over twenty years in captivity, Mark, the last of Albania’s “restaurant bears,” has…