<p>Join Sam and Mark as they dive into the top wildlife news stories of the week, including:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href='https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-has-this-north-carolina-town-embraced-a-strange-salamander-180986824/'>North Carolina town celebrates the hellbender</a></li>
<li><a href='https://wyofile.com/wyoming-keeps-lion-hunting-pressure-dialed-high-as-mature-cats-become-scarce/'>Wyoming keeps killing too many lions</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/killer-whales-video-grooming-each-other-seaweed/'>Spa day for orcas</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mike-lee-preemptively-drops-big-beautiful-bill-provision-sell-federal-lands-riled-gop-colleagues'>Public lands not for sale</a></li>
</ul>

Join Sam and Mark as they dive into the top wildlife news stories of the week, including: North Carolina town celebrates the hellbender Wyoming keeps killing too many lions Spa day for orcas Public lands not for sale

<p>Join Sam and Mark as they dive into the top wildlife news stories of the week, including:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-has-this-north-carolina-town-embraced-a-strange-salamander-180986824/" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina town celebrates the hellbender</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wyofile.com/wyoming-keeps-lion-hunting-pressure-dialed-high-as-mature-cats-become-scarce/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wyoming keeps killing too many lions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/killer-whales-video-grooming-each-other-seaweed/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spa day for orcas</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mike-lee-preemptively-drops-big-beautiful-bill-provision-sell-federal-lands-riled-gop-colleagues" rel="noopener noreferrer">Public lands not for sale</a></li>
</ul>

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