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Scientists are developing genetically modified mosquitoes that can't spread avian malaria, offering hope for Hawaii's disappearing honeycreepers. Eleven of 17 remaining species face extinction without urgent intervention.
Volunteers are weeding marshes and spreading oyster shells to save California's smallest tern, an endangered shorebird that almost disappeared in the 1970s. Their three decades of work is bringing the robin-sized birds back from the brink.
A futuristic vault in Dubai's Museum of the Future will freeze DNA from Earth's most endangered animals, creating a backup plan for life as extinction rates accelerate. The project starts with 100 critically endangered species and will eventually house samples from over 10,000 species.
Scientists at the Oregon Zoo and High Desert Museum are breeding the last known Mazama newts in a decades-long mission to return the species to Crater Lake. The ambitious conservation effort aims to rebuild an entire population from a handful of survivors.