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npr.org > 08/22/2026 > nx-s1-5939848 > wildlife-researcher-rj-hawkins-photographs-the-first-bronx-river-otter-in-a-century

Wildlife researcher RJ Hawkins photographs the first Bronx River otter in a century

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (191+ words) RJ HAWKINS: Yeah. Thank you for having me. SIMON: How were you able to catch the otter on camera? HAWKINS: Yeah. So I have been doing monitoring of wildlife species on the Bronx River since 2024. I started it as a…...

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npr.org > 05/27/2026 > nx-s1-5631833 > endangered-salamander-extinction-vortex-wildlife-conservation

Inside the effort to save one of America's most imperiled salamanders

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1730+ words) As the planet gets hotter, the world’s biodiversity is disappearing at a rapid pace. Humans are going to increasing lengths to save what’s left. But to what extent should humans be “playing God” to preserve the planet as we know…...

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npr.org > 12/30/2025 > nx-s1-5661690 > best-of-birding-to-help-revitalize-conservation-efforts

Best Of: Birding To Help Revitalize Conservation Efforts

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (174+ words) Some of the best songs you can hear this spring aren't on the radio.Hundreds of millions of birds make their annual migration back into North America in early March. Despite their return to our neighborhoods and backyards to wake…...

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npr.org > 10/20/2025 > nx-s1-5575532 > species-conservation-genetics-frogs-synthetic-biology

Should genetically engineered species roam free? Scientists are debating the efforts: Short Wave

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (364+ words) Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This catchall term often means genetic engineering – introducing new genes to an organism. And a recent narrow vote by the International Union for Conservation of…...

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npr.org > 10/17/2025 > nx-s1-5571014 > bird-migration-collisions-glass-buildings

As hundreds of millions of birds head south, the invisible danger is glass

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1767+ words) This dark-eyed junco died after colliding with a building near Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2024. The bird was collected and documented by a volunteer with Lights Out DC, a program that has been gathering data on building collisions like…...

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npr.org > 10/07/2025 > nx-s1-5542409 > as-birds-migrate-south-theres-an-invisible-danger-glass

As birds migrate south, there's an invisible danger: glass

11+ mon, 5+ day ago   (81+ words) A huge threat to migrating birds is colliding with a building. Now birding groups are banding together with government agencies and others to form one united front to tackle the problem. As birds migrate south, there's an invisible danger: glass…...