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Two Przewalski's horses born at a Hampshire zoo are heading back to their native Kazakhstan as part of a historic effort to save a species that once went extinct in the wild. Zookeeper Rhiannon Wolff worked with them from birth to departure, calling it "a very special part of the job."
A button-sized snail once declared extinct has been officially saved from disappearing forever. After rediscovering a tiny population in a Bermuda alleyway, conservationists bred and released over 100,000 snails back into the wild.
When polar bears Amelia Gray and Hudson touched noses at Brookfield Zoo last fall, their connection sparked hope for a groundbreaking research program. Scientists are racing to understand polar bear reproduction before climate change and habitat loss make it too late.