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Florida researchers bring endangered elkhorn coral ashore to protect them

Florida researchers bring endangered elkhorn coral ashore to protect them
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Scientists working to save a coral species from extinction transported 30 pieces from nurseries off the Florida coast to a hatchery on land Wednesday, fearing that warming waters could trigger a mass bleaching event this summer that could wipe them out. Elkhorn coral populations were decimated by...

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