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Birds
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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Birds
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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American Wildlife
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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Asian Wildlife
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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Coral Reefs
The 2024-2025 Global Bleaching Event: Where Coral Reefs Actually Stand Now
Priya Mahato on the largest coral bleaching event in recorded history, what's actually dead, what's being tried, and the structural picture for tropical reefs in 2026.
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African Wildlife
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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Endangered Species
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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