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NPR (Nathan Rott) - Inside the effort to save one of America's most imperiled salamanders

When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander.

NYTIMES (Jonathan Wolfe) - One of Madagascar’s Oldest Sacred Trees Is Slowly Dying

In a forest in Madagascar, the demise of a centuries-old baobab points to the fraying of a fragile ecosystem.

NYTIMES (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey) - How ‘Sentinel Gardens’ Help Spot Dangerous Bugs Abroad

Scientists have planted American trees in China, Korea and elsewhere to attract hungry insects. Their hope is to identify the most damaging bugs before they cross the ocean.

NYTIMES (Emily Anthes) - When Humans Went Away, the Wildlife Strayed

When people disappeared from the landscape, as they did during the pandemic, wild animals changed how they used space and resources, scientists found.

NPR (Lauren Frayer) - As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers

About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding.

About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding.Open

NPR (Celia Llopis-Jensen) - A guide to converting your lawn into a wildlife friendly garden

Turning your grass into a garden isn't as complicated as you think, but it will take time and effort. This step-by-step guide breaks down the process, from killing your lawn to picking plants to grow.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: First gray wolf in Sequoia National Park spotted after more than 100 years

The female wolf has traveled hundreds of miles across California in the past few months, the California Wolf Watch said.

NYTIMES (Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Esteban Vanegas) - The Fight to Euthanize Pablo Escobar’s Hippos in Colombia

Colombia is planning to cull a population of wild hippos, the offspring of the drug lord’s pets, dividing a town where hippos are the main draw.

NPR (Manuel Rueda) - Colombia's rogue hippos could find refuge in India

In Colombia, a plan to cull Pablo Escobar's invasive hippos is challenged by an Indian billionaire's offer to relocate dozens of the animals to India's wildlife reserve instead.

In Colombia, a plan to cull Pablo Escobar's invasive hippos is challenged by an Indian billionaire's offer to relocate dozens of the animals to India's wildlife reserve instead.Open

NPR (Katerina Barton) - Greetings from a sea village in Indonesia, where Indigenous fishing gets help from mangroves

As a water taxi rounded a corner at sunset, the village of Torosiaje came into view, with its colorful stilted houses perched over the Molucca Sea.

As a water taxi rounded a corner at sunset, the village of Torosiaje came into view, with its colorful stilted houses perched over the Molucca Sea.Open