Snow leopard cubs given protections in Qinghai, another captive rhino poached, a new frog discovered in the Western Ghats and a crafty sea turtle thwarts a tiger shark attack. Get these stories and more in this week’s recap of nature news!
 <a href="/environmental-crime/poaching/poachers-kill-hand-reared-captive-rhino-at-south-african-park" target="_blank">CAPTIVE RHINO POACHED</a> <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2017/06/research-suggests-less-affluent-countries-more-dedicated-to-wildlife-conservation-than-rich-countries/" target="_blank">CONSERVATION DEDICATION</a> <a href="/conservation/human-impact/our-voices-put-the-fear-in-mountain-lions-and-that-puts-them-off-their-food/" target="_blank">FRAIDY CATS</a> <a href="http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000359/snow-leopard-cubs-given-sanctuary-in-qinghai" target="_blank">QINGHAI CUBS</a> <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-a-math-formula-could-decide-the-fate-of-endangered-u-s-species/" target="_blank">EXTINCTION TRIAGE</a> <a href="http://gizmodo.com/if-you-ordered-a-rare-indian-root-online-its-probably-1796245321" target="_blank">ROOT RUSE</a> <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40337390" target="_blank">NEW FROG</a> <a href="http://www.sci-news.com/biology/three-new-chameleon-species-central-africa-04969.html" target="_blank">CHAMELEON TRIO</a> <a href="https://www.livescience.com/59567-turtle-graveyard-in-malaysia.html" target="_blank">TURTLE GRAVEYARD</a> <a href="/natural-world/predator-vs-prey/crafty-turtle-evades-tiger-shark-with-cold-shoulder-tactic-video/" target="_blank">CRAFTY MOVES</a>

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