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Weasel populations appear to be rapidly declining in the U.S. as records indicated a 96% drop in the number of weasels trapped in the past 60 years.

When the discussion turns to de-extincting extinct animals, one option which gets a lot of attention is cloning – creating

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The trouble with the conservation’s cutest mascot.

Research shows that many large charismatic species aren’t doing that badly in North America. But, for small carnivores like weasels, skunks and foxes, which have equal or greater impacts on the ecosystems, it’s a different story.

Small carnivores don’t typically get as much public attention as larger species