Whooping Crane Making Comeback
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By RELMA HARGUS  A Thanksgiving trip Keri Bryan and her family took to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas brought them into the presence of a record number of wild whooping cranes.  Whooping cranes have been endangered for years.
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One of the UK's rarest birds is found in the East Anglian Fens for the first time since World War II.
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By Salatheia Bryant, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 12--The whooping crane could be removed from the endangered species list by 2035 if current recovery efforts continue to show progress, say federal officials based in Texas.   U.S.
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A beaver has been spotted in New York City for the first time in more than 200 years, marking the return of an animal once vital to the city's economy and then nearly hunted to extinction.
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Storms last week killed all but 1 of the 18 endangered whooping cranes that had recently completed a journey from Wisconsin to Florida, escorted by ultralight aircraft.
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After several years under the public health radar, whooping cough is making a comeback in New York. The number of New Yorkers affected by the highly contagious respiratory illness
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A species of heron which has not been seen in Greater London since 1866 is spotted once again.
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By Dan Sorenson, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 15--There's something croaking at the International Wildlife Museum.
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The Christian Science Monitor - Twenty years after the northern spotted owl became the prime symbol for endangered species and habitat protection, it&#39;s back in the news and steeped in controversy.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 13--Last November, the roar of offshore boats in the Gulf of Mexico could be heard all over Destin -- and they'll be heard again this fall.
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Imperiled seabirds worldwide have benefited from the restoration techniques pioneered in Eastern Egg Rock, Me.
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By Kie Relyea, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 20--If you see a baby harbor seal alone on a Whatcom County beach, don't assume it's been abandoned and needs rescue.
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Science & environment: The most successful revival of a British bird species notches up another two records.
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As a pilot, crane impersonator and chief executive officer of Operation Migration - the whooping crane migration organization - Duff&#39;s emotional well-being relies upon making sure his cranes are happy and healthy.
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By Chrissy Vick, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Mar. 6--A juvenile bald eagle rescued on Topsail Island in January is  still fighting to get well.
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A wetland bird that eluded scientists for nearly 130 years has been rediscovered at a wastewater treatment plant in Thailand, Birdlife International announced Wednesday.
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All 18 endangered young whooping cranes that were led south from Wisconsin last fall as part of a project to create a second migratory flock of the birds were killed in storms in Florida, a spokesman said.