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This giant snail is the size of a croissant. Conservationists are banding together to save it from extinction

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For years, National Geographic’s Explorer Classroom has allowed students from all over the world to join Zoom calls with the globe’s leading scientists and adventurers. In April, students aged 8-14 learned about snails and spiders with biologist Martina Panisi, joining her virtually as she stood in the middle of a tropical forest in Central Africa, surrounded by towering trees. In her hand, she held a giant, croissant-sized snail as though it were a precious gem.
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Since 2018, over 9,000 animals have crossed this wildlife bridge in Washington. Trail cameras just spotted its first bear

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By Meghan Cook
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For decades, animals along the north-south migration corridor of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State faced a harrowing obstacle: a six-lane highway where tens of thousands of motor vehicles sped by every day. In late 2018, the Washington State Department of Highways teamed up with the United States Forest Service and various nonprofits to build a wildlife overpass so that elk, deer, coyotes, and more could pass safely.
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Virginia fishermen fight 20 mph winds to rescue 700-pound leatherback from crab trap: 'I've never seen a turtle in distress like that'

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In mid-June, Virginia fisherman Brandon Watts was cruising on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay with his friends, hoping to reel in some cobias, a predatory fish that can grow up to 6 feet long. Instead, they stumbled upon an animal in need: a 700-pound leatherback sea turtle that was wrapped in crab pot buoy lines. “We think we were around Buck Row Beach, and we’d seen something struggling in the water,” Watts said in an interview with WAVY TV 10.
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