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Secretive new frog species from ancient lineage discovered in India

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Secretive new frog species from ancient lineage discovered in India

A new species of frog discovered on the forest floor in India’s Western Ghat mountain range is the only member of an ancient lineage stretching back millions of years

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Museum specimens in drawers

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Smugglers are profiting from our failure to define endangered species

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animal collection

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Is the idea of species now more trouble than it is worth?

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Japanese whalers hauling a minke whale to the ship in the Southern Ocean

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Japan’s plan to resume commercial whaling could actually help whales

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Cao Bang

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Endangered relative of the hedgehog may be thriving in Vietnam

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Wild populations of animals have crashed by 60 per cent

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sea otter

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Why alligators, wolves and mountain lions are turning up in odd places

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Special report: The new megaprojects changing the face of our planet

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Special report: The new megaprojects changing the face of our planet

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lemur

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The largest of Madagascar's endemic lemurs needs a helping hand

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ocean scene

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Biodiversity may prove to be the defining issue of our age

It’s an error to think we’ve got bigger problems than extinction. We must take species loss seriously, or it will come back to haunt us

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Is life on Earth really at risk? The truth about the extinction crisis

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This crocodile emerging from the gloom sure seems happy to see you

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How dodgy sausages are saving a cute marsupial from toxic toads

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Wild animals are turning nocturnal to keep away from humans

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