On the island of Cuttyhunk in Massachusetts, a rare leatherback turtle washed ashore, giving scientists and residents a glimpse of the largest turtle in the world. Word of the rare 500 pound turtle spread quick and people in the community and scientists all came to check it out. The turtle was badly decayed, and scientists weren't even able to tell for sure if it was a male or female. The turtle was tagged in the Caribbean and had most likely migrated with the jellyfish to the Eastern Seaboard. It most likely would've returned to the Caribbean where it was born.

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After a brief stint on the "threatened list", the gray wolf has been placed back on the endangered species list. The gray wolf of the greater Yellowstone area (northern Rocky Mountains) was removed from the endangered species list in March, making this animal fair game for hunters. The July ruling of Judge Donald W. Molloy of the Federal District Court has placed the animal back under the protection of the Endangered Species Act.

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The Pesticide DDT was used during WWII to stop mosquitoes from
spreading diseases such as malaria. It was also used as an insecticide
for agriculture.

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For years the Leatherback turtle's travel patterns
have been anything but predictable. These sea voyagers are rarely found alive on
beaches and enjoy a life of ocean travels. Now, marine biologists are releasing
clues into the secret lives of these nomad turtles.

Minutes after hatching, male Leatherbacks enter
the water and will not return to the beach...ever. Females only become beached
when laying their eggs. The Leatherback is the world's largest living turtle
and can grow to a monstrous size.

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For years the Leatherback turtle's travel patterns
have been anything but predictable. These sea voyagers are rarely found alive on
beaches and enjoy a life of ocean travels. Now, marine biologists are releasing
clues into the secret lives of these nomad turtles.

Minutes after hatching, male Leatherbacks enter
the water and will not return to the beach...ever. Females only become beached
when laying their eggs. The Leatherback is the world's largest living turtle
and can grow to a monstrous size.

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As someone who tries to keep an eye on endangered animals, I wonder if the world is making progress saving species, or losing the battle.

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For nearly 73 years the ban on fishing the right whales off the Atlantic Coast (the whales' natural habitat spans from the Bay of Fundy off Nova Scotia, Canada, to the coast of north Florida) has been in effect. Yet, the species still has not increased in population.

For centuries, whale hunters nicknamed the species "right whales" because their mellow personalities, shallow feeding habits and lumbering, 70-ton bodies made them the easiest, or the right, whales to kill.

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These babes are helping their species, just by being born. Take a look at these adorable faces of some the world's endangered species.

and this one...

This little guy is helping his species of Polar Bears...

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Australia is reported by the AP to list their Tasmanian devil as an endangered species this week. Apparantly there has been a massive outbreak of cancer in the species that has been fast growing and ends up being leathal. The cancer is said to be a head tumor that spreads to the Tasmanian Devil's face, causing it to not be able to eat. They say that the population of this species has been cut by as much as 60 percent!

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