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Racing Extinction
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This incredible documentary, created by the Oscar-winning team that made The Cove, chronicles the wave of species extinctions that is sweeping the planet.
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The struggling desert bighorn population—a fraction of what it once was—is now growing and expanding thanks to conservation actions over the past several decades. The Soda Mountain project could pose a big setback to that progress.