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The plucky puffin, endangered yet coping: Scientists link emergence of a hybrid subspecies to climate change

Studying puffin populations on three Norwegian islands, scientists have uncovered the first evidence to connect a large-scale hybridization to 20th-century warming trends. Yet a serious decline in the birds’’ genetic diversity does not bode well for their future.

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USFWS is creating a frozen library of biodiversity to help endangered species

Biobanking enables researchers to preserve genetic diversity in wildlife by freezing and storing living cells.

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Climate stress can give bumblebees asymmetrical wings, study finds

Bees ‘may be in for rough time’ over 21st century as hotter and wetter conditions affect development.

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Denver donates bison to tribal nations

Denver has donated 33 bison to the Northern Arapaho Tribe, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes and Tall Bull Memorial Council to reintroduce wild bison and support conservation efforts on tribal lands.