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A small Rufous fantail bird with a brown body, a white throat, and a dramatically fanned, reddish-orange tail, perched on a branch amidst dark green leaves.
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Birds on the Edge: Preventing Extinction of Endangered Birds in the Mariana Islands

According to the legend, this tiny bird with a flashy reddish-brown tail would lure children deep into the forest...

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A mother Red Wolf standing protectively over her four small pups who are huddled together next to a rock in a forested area.
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Carolina Canid Conservation: What is an American Red Wolf?

My dream is to never have anyone have to ask, “What is a Red Wolf?” ever again.

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A group of people, mostly young adults and children, stand behind a rope barrier watching a demonstration in a wooded area. In the foreground, a large black vulture is landing or taking off from the ground next to a thick tree stump, with its wings spread wide.
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Catch a Vulture by a Toe: Soap of the Savannah

Vultures are the best clean-up crew

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A man in a black wetsuit stands in a stream, holding a measuring trough with a large, dark Hellbender inside. He looks down at the animal with a focused expression. The stream bank behind him is covered in lush green foliage.
Rob Nelson

Rob Nelson
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Cold-blooded Conservation: Homes for Hellbenders - If you build it, will they come?

The North Carolina Zoo has played a crucial role in hellbender research and conservation

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A close-up of a large, dark-bodied Rufous Hornbill, perched on a wooden beam. The bird has deep red-brown to black plumage, striking blue eyes, and a massive, bright red beak with a prominent casque (a helmet-like structure) on top.
Ivan Sarenas

Ivan Sarenas
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Translating Science into Action: Conservation Planning for the Sulu Hornbill

Ever heard of the Sulu Hornbill - one of the world's most endangered birds?

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A large herd of wild Elephants walking in a line through a muddy, red lake. The lake is next to a small hill that is covered with red clay, trees and scrubby grass.
WCS
WCS
Saving Animals

Saving Nigeria's Largest Elephant Population

Once widespread across Nigeria, elephants have declined by more than 50% in less than 20 years

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A tight shot of three small, light brown Lion cubs running away from the camera on what appears to be a dusty gravel road.
David Findlay
David Findlay
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At the Front Lines: Ensuring a Future for Lions in Southern Africa

I am absolutely in awe of lions

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An adult white rhinoceros is grazing in a grassy field while a small rhino calf stands beside it, looking toward the viewer. In the mid-background, a group of approximately ten dappled deer-like animals with antlers (likely fallow deer or similar) are standing in the shade of a cluster of trees. The scene is an open, sunny savanna-style enclosure with green grass and trees along the perimeter.
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Rhinos: A Second Chance in Asheboro

Here at the North Carolina Zoo, rhinos are thriving. The most recent birth of JoJo marks the fourth Southern white rhino born at the Zoo in just a few years.

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A close-up of a large, dark-bodied Rufous Hornbill, perched on a wooden beam. The bird has deep red-brown to black plumage, striking blue eyes, and a massive, bright red beak with a prominent casque (a helmet-like structure) on top.
Ivan Sarenas

Ivan Sarenas
Saving Animals

Translating Science into Action

Using inclusive, data-driven processes to create more effective conservation action plans.The Zoo has full-time conservation biologists on staff who are specialized in monitoring wild populations of animals

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