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Sea otters once escaped extinction. Can they survive forever chemicals?

Sea otters survived centuries of hunting, but scientists now warn that persistent PFAS pollution could threaten one of the Pacific coast’s most important marine mammals. I was disheartened to read about a recent study that found that every sea otter examined by biologists along the coast of British Columbia was contaminated by toxic PFAS chemicals. The closer […]

Pollution, Wildlife

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How scientists are giving rare turtle babies a head start on life

By raising hatchlings in captivity through their first winter, researchers hope more threatened turtles survive to adulthood. Years ago, when I worked for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, I had the pleasure of working with rare Blanding’s turtles, using telemetry to track them to learn more about their life cycles and how they used

Biodiversity, Conservation

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