Saving rare species from extinction requires extraordinary measures. The black-footed ferret is one of North America’s most endangered mammals. Once thought to be extinct, after the species was ...

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He was part of a world-first plan to rid an island off the coast of Northern Ireland of ferrets. Now, Woody the detection dog has his nose trained on Rathlin’s rats. Ferrets and rats pose a ...

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Vice President Kamala Harris has been in or very near the spotlight since the 2020 election when she stood defiant with President Joe Biden as the Democratic party won out over incumbent Donald Trump.

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