Endangered Species
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The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker: Extinct, Rediscovered, or Both?
Theo Hartwell on the long, strange story of Campephilus principalis — and why the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service withdrew its 2021 extinction proposal.
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Why Vultures Matter Far More Than You’d Think
Esme Ridgway on the keystone-species collapse most people never read about — vulture decline across India, Africa, and the Americas, and what's actually being tried.
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Polar Bears in 2026: Where the Numbers Actually Stand
Liam Trent on where the polar bear actually stands in 2026, why the IUCN held the line at Vulnerable, and the structural problem nobody on either side of the debate…
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The Saola: An Asian Unicorn That May Already Be Gone
Theo Hartwell on the Annamite Saola — discovered in 1992, last seen on camera in 2013, surrounded by 200,000 wire snares, and possibly the cleanest test of modern conservation we…
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Mountain Gorillas in 2026: One of Conservation’s Few Real Wins
Liam Trent on where the mountain gorilla actually stands in 2026, why it's recovering when most large mammals aren't, and the unglamorous reasons it could still go backwards.
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How the Endangered Species Act Actually Works (and Where It’s Failing)
Esme Ridgway's working explainer for the ESA — listing, Section 7 consultation, recovery vs survival, and the structural failures of the law in 2026.
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Endangered Species List 2026: What’s Changed Since Last Year
Liam Trent on what moved up the IUCN and ESA threat ladder in 2026, the species that are genuinely recovering, and what readers can do that actually matters.
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