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But he remembers doing so quite fondly in “A Gorilla Story,” a memoir of sorts, as well as a status report on the great apes of East Africa, still endangered, always terrifying.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The AI boom—and its vast benefits to the global economy—could also be endangered.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
These were probably giant kangaroo rats, a native species whose numbers have been growing since their listing as an endangered species in 1987.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Programs like the University of Illinois Chicago’s nationwide agreements for monarch butterflies and bumblebees help companies reduce regulatory delays and help conserve endangered and declining species at the same time.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
He does not hunt elephants anymore—he approves of the current worldwide ban on ivory—but he does hunt Cape buffalo, which is not an endangered species.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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