When you next bite into a chicken sandwich, consider this: 2,400 of these birds are being slaughtered somewhere in the world ...

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The big blue is the world's greatest wilderness – it's a vast marine desert where there is little to eat and nowhere to hide.

Atmos reports on an effort to rewild southern Namibia, reintroducing wildlife to restore the ecosystem after decades of loss.

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Africa is the last stand for wildlife. That is how Peter and Corie Knights describe the continent they have devoted their ...