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North American bison fell from millions to hundreds, but ancient DNA shows diversity survived

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Recent genetic studies unveil that bison diversity has remained stable even after significant population decreases, emphasizing that fragmentation and isolation are now prominent legacies following near extinction events. The modern wood bison displays ancestry from plains bison due to translocations in the 1920s, while the presence of cattle ancestry within bison is surprisingly less common

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More than 99% of California’s sunflower sea stars vanished, now scientists have found a mysterious colony that could help revive dying kelp forests

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Ten years ago, sunflower sea stars faced near extinction due to a devastating marine epidemic, leading to unchecked sea urchin populations that destroyed essential kelp forests. Recently, a newly identified colony of these sea stars has rekindled hope for ecological restoration. Researchers are examining their resilience to diseases, which could greatly benefit efforts to reintroduce

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