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Chinese white dolphins can have a pinkish coloration and use echolocation to hunt. Underwater noise pollution is harming these and other animals.

Scalloped hammerhead sharks, like this one entangled in a fishing net, are already protected—but lookalike species are now illegal to trade without permits.

At the CITES summit, spiny softshell turtles are one of 36 turtle species native to the U.S. that received increased trade protections.

The alligator snapping turtle, native to the southeastern U.S., has received new protections at a global summit on the wildlife trade. Trade in these turtles is driven largely by demand in eastern Asia for their meat.

Decisions at a world wildlife summit now mean that lemon sharks, like this one, will be better protected from the fin trade.

Blue sheep, named for the sheen on their coats, are foot-sure in mountainous terrain, such as this hillside in northwest China's Qinghai Province.

Wild boar run through the tall grass in Abruzzo, Italy. The native species rebounded after World War II, when forests began to recover.

The future of whaling in Iceland is uncertain. Fisheries minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir has indicated that she may not renew Hvalur's license in 2023. “The practice is a part of our past rather than our future,” she says.

Loftsson says whaling is "just a business like anything else.” He'll continue whaling as long as the fin whale stock sustains his operation.

Boy bird watching on family visit to the Westhay Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, UK