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Shark Fin Genetics

Dr. Demian Chapman of the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at New York’s...

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Shark DNA Helps Catch Poachers

Dr. Mahmood Shivji explains how shark DNA is used as evidence to prosecute shark...

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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...

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Green Turtle in Seagrass

Adult green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) spend most of their time grazing in...

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Habitat for Leatherback Turtles

Endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtles now have nearly 42,000 square miles of...

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Sundarbans National Park, India

The Sundarbans National Park site in India was inscribed on the World Heritage List...

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Green Sea Turtle

A diet of algae and seagrasses gives this turtle (Chelonia mydas) greenish colored...

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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...

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Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater

How do we know where ocean animals swim day and night? Scientists are getting...