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California’s island foxes bounce back, herpetologists in Peru make a colourful new discovery, a major blow for a population of rare giraffes in the DRC, famous desert lions meet a tragic end in Namibia & why is a toothy South American fish popping up in Michigan?
A bizarre Siberian find, life-saving rhino CPR, a 10,000-kilometre journey to save elephants, why Alaska’s famous wolf pack is no more & the very, VERY long life of the Greenland shark. All those stories and more coming your way in this week’s blast of nature news.
A dramatic leopard rescue in India, manatees make a comeback in Guadeloupe, an all-female team sets off on a 100-day expedition to raise awareness for Africa's elephants, the EU blacklists 37 invasive species and a bald eagle attacks a trio of osprey chicks!
Rescuers save six baby rhinos from catastrophic floods in India, two new ant species named after Game of Thrones dragons, a ranger arrested for poaching in South Africa, New York’s corpse flower blooms for the first time in 80 years and a whale-sized feast for sharks in Australia!
Life gets quieter for whales as the US Navy is barred from using sonar, China welcomes the year’s first panda cub born through natural breeding, an ambitious project to scan every fish species & a rampaging wild boar sends beachgoers scrambling!
The Great Barrier Reef experiences the worst coral bleaching in history, a runaway lion is recaptured in South Africa, the mysterious coelacanth gets important new protections, a woman in Florida comes face to face with a panther and why is Japan still hunting whales for research purposes?
A rare primate in Borneo lands up on the IUCN's critically endangered list, Thailand moves to ban tiger breeding in private zoos, how a US town is preventing a Zika outbreak using mosquito-munching bats and a stranded whale calf rescued in Canada.
Scientists estimate that there are still 10 million species on earth waiting to be discovered — and 2016 has already brought us some amazing new finds. We’ve chosen our favourites for this special edition of 2Min roundup!
Hope for an ancient forest as the EU investigates logging plans in Poland, millions of seahorses seized in Peru, why kites are stealing underwear in Scotland and could California outlaw captive orcas?
A whale stranding in Indonesia prompts a mass rescue operation, hope for one of the world’s rarest birds, captive dolphins in the US set for early retirement in ocean refuge & a close-up look at a mega-mouthed giant!
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Nature news that made headlines, plus a good helping of the cute and the quirky, all wrapped up in a weekly two-minute video roundup.

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