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Critically endangered species in the heart of Africa: Investigating Hooded Vultures in Chad

Slaughterhouses are places most people never want to go, and might seem like unlikely places to search for rare or endangered species. In West Africa, however, they are among the last places one can find a critically endangered species, the Hooded Vulture, which historically thrived as a human commensal species, living in close proximity to people and contributing to waste disposal.

Critically endangered species in the heart of Africa: Investigating Hooded Vultures in Chad

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What is killing whale calves in Patagonia? bacteria under suspicion

Dozens of southern right whale calves have been found dead on Argentina's Patagonian coast. Scientists are probing a possible bacterial infection after an unusually deadly season.

  • Whales dying in high numbers along Argentine Patagonia coast
  • Bacterial infection, possibly erysipelas, under suspicion
  • Investigation ongoing to confirm cause of fatalities

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