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A fishing crew off Cape Cod caught an extraordinarily rare split-colored lobster, half orange and half black down the middle. Instead of ending up in a pot, this genetic marvel is heading to a public aquarium where visitors can marvel at nature's creativity.
Deep in Chiapas' misty mountains, one of the world's most spectacular birds thrives in protected forests that safeguard nearly 1,000 plant species and hundreds of rare animals. The resplendent quetzal, once sacred to Maya kings, now attracts nature lovers to Mexico's "Galapagos of the Cloud Forests."
Once nearly extinct in Thailand, wild banteng cattle are thriving again thanks to community-led conservation. Former poachers are now leading ecotourism tours to watch these rare animals in their natural habitat.
Indigenous rangers on Truwana Island discovered thriving populations of rare mammals—including threatened dunnarts and blonde echidnas—using camera traps for the first time. The find shows how traditional land management helps wildlife survive even with feral cats present.
A camera trap in Thailand's Khao Luang National Park filmed one of the world's most elusive wildcats for just 10 seconds. The Asian golden cat, known in Thai folklore as the "fire tiger," is so rare that scientists estimate only 7,000 exist worldwide.
Colorado just approved a plan to bring wolverines back to its mountains after more than a century. The state will release 45 of the rare animals over three years in what could become one of America's biggest wildlife comebacks.
One journalist's refusal to move on from endangered species coverage just corrected global conservation data and changed how the world protects rare animals. Her secret? Staying with stories for years, not days.