Trump Nears Deal for Road Through Alaskan Wildlife Refuge

Proponents say the road would connect a remote town with an airport used for medical evacuations. Opponents say it would cause irreparable harm to wildlife and Alaska Native tribes.

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Cher Wants a Better Home for L.A.’s Elephants. Not Tulsa.

A lawsuit is seeking to stop Los Angeles Zoo officials from shipping their two surviving elephants to another zoo in Oklahoma. Cher and other advocates want them to go to an animal sanctuary.

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Dachshund Lost on Australian Island Is Still Alive, but Elusive

A year after getting loose on Kangaroo Island, Valerie is still out there.

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How Trump Cuts Could Change Your Summer Hiking Trip

The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and the Fish & Wildlife Service manage more public lands than the Parks Service. And their staffs have also been cut.

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Beloved Pink House on Massachusetts Coast to Be Demolished

Gov. Maura Healey, lamenting the decision, called the house “a special part of the history, culture and fabric” of the coastal region north of Boston.

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Embracing Darkness on the Isle of Rum

Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary is a wild Scottish island with 40 residents and celestial lighting.

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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Received No Drilling Bids

No companies bid for the chance to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It was the second auction in four years that failed to draw strong interest.

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What a Marine Heat Wave Reveals About Our Warming Oceans

An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may be a glimpse of the future.

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What Trump’s Return Could Mean for Animals

A second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests.

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Here Are the Risks When Zoos Pay for Endangered Species

We tracked $86 million in U.S. money that was supposed to go toward panda conservation in China.

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