Giant penguins, Tasmanian tigers & a Bryde’s whale washup

Illegal wolf killings spark an investigation in Washington, an increase in medicines containing banned animal parts, super-sized penguin fossils discovered in New Zealand, and a Bryde’s whale carcass in Namibia could help settle a century-old scientific conundrum! Get these stories and more in this week’s roundup of nature news.

SHARK-DRAGGING CASE CLOSED
ANCIENT PARASITE  
SUPER-SIZED PENGUIN
LIZARDS OF OZ 
TASMANIAN TIGER
VULTURE DECLINE
SUMATRAN RHINOS IN TROUBLE
WOLF REWARD
ILLEGAL TRADE MEDS
NEW MARINE REFUGE
BRYDE’S WHALE WASHUP