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Pocket-sized science facts from NPR, wrangled by @cadamole and @ryanjamescliff

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Here's the story of a true comeback kit! It jumped off the endangered species list just 12 years after it... youtu.be/2AVRSGkartg?a

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When the world’s population of Channel Island foxes plummeted to near extinction in the ‘90s no one knew why. Bringing them back meant unraveling a mystery that started with WWII (NEW EPISODE: youtube.com/watch?v=2AVRSG… )

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The adorable island fox is only found on an island chain off CA. There's a theory that they filled a cat-like role for the native Chumash people - begging for scraps around camp and keeping mice away. Learn about the fight to save this species: youtube.com/watch?v=2AVRSG…

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A Series Of Unfortunate Events: 🇨🇭🇺🇸🇬🇧 use DDT(🥃) to stop malaria🦟 in WWII 🥃pollutes 🌊->🐟->🦅->☠️🥚! On the Channel Islands, golden eagles replace 🦅, attracted by feral 🐖🐖🐖 that 👨‍🌾 brought in 1853 The golden's side dish: a rare 🦊 🦊 population 📉 youtube.com/watch?v=2AVRSG…

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How to save the 🦊? 💸💸💸,🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💪,🕓, Channel Islands NPS, The Nature Conservancy 1⃣ eradicate 🐖🐖🐖 2⃣ chase down golden eagles in a 🚁, catch with a 🥅 3⃣ relocate goldens to other side of 🏔️🏔️🏔️ 4⃣ raise new🥚🐣🦅 5⃣ restore native 🌿 6⃣ 🦊❤️🦊-->🍼🦊 🦊📈!

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What do pigs, mosquitoes, and golden eagles have to do with restoring the population of endangered island foxes? Skunk Bear looks at the big picture in the Channel Islands off the coast of California. youtube.com/watch?v=2AVRSG…