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Losing hippos could throw entire ecosystems out of balance. Here's how we can still save them
Additionally, hippos are poached for their meat and ivory (found in their teeth), further impacting their populations. Currently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ...
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Lawsuit Challenges Federal Failure to Protect Hippos
Habitat loss and degradation, drought, poaching and the international trade of hippo parts, including their teeth, skulls, ivory, skin and meat, all threaten this keystone species. The United States ...
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Are hippos in trouble? Feds have three years to decide if 'river horses' are endangered
A federal judge has given the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service three more years to determine whether the common hippopotamus should be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wild hippos ...
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Legal Action Launched to Protect Hippos Under Endangered Species Act
poaching and the international demand for hippo parts, including teeth, skulls, ivory, skin and meat. Adam Peyman, wildlife programs director for Humane Society International, speaking on behalf of ...