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Scientists now know how many bonobos live in one of the largest pristine tropical forests, a place believed to be the world's stronghold for the endangered species.

Most sea turtle species are classified as endangered, and it is illegal in the Philippines to collect, harm or kill any of them.

The program is still being tested, but the method could help protect some endangered animals.

Looking to inform the conservation of critically endangered bird species, University of Utah biologists completed an analysis identifying traits that correlate with all 216 bird extinctions since 1500.

The resulting videos have given scientists new information about the endangered sea lions, and also about the sea floor.