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Ten chicks of the sihek, a Guam kingfisher declared extinct in the wild, are in quarantine ahead of joining a wild flock that is already laying eggs.
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A sea turtle has nested in California for the first time on record. Scientists moved the eggs to an aquarium ahead of high surf in the hope they hatch.
Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang have landed at Zoo Atlanta on the FedEx Panda Express, with a month of quarantine before their public debut.
Chesapeake blue crab numbers have jumped 46% to an estimated 349 million, the highest count since 2019, with seagrass recovering too.
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