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A bison bull at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, in the US. The species is increasing in numbers despite almost being driven to extinction.
The Arabian oryx was once declared extinct but now there are more than 1,200 living in the Middle East. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Fin whales are still hunted in Iceland. Getty Images
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The black rhino is an endangered species but has seen its numbers grow in recent years, with the WWF projecting there to be 2,000 of the species by 2037. Picture: Jason Wells
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The American bald eagle now numbers more than 300,000 in the US.
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A bison bull at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, in the US. The species is increasing in numbers despite almost being driven to extinction.
The Arabian oryx was once declared extinct but now there are more than 1,200 living in the Middle East. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Fin whales are still hunted in Iceland. Getty Images
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The black rhino is an endangered species but has seen its numbers grow in recent years, with the WWF projecting there to be 2,000 of the species by 2037. Picture: Jason Wells
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The American bald eagle now numbers more than 300,000 in the US.
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A bison bull at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, in the US. The species is increasing in numbers despite almost being driven to extinction.
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Daniel Bardsley
15 April, 2024
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