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ER doctors wanted to hospitalize the young man to help ease his withdrawal from opioid dependence. But he declined because he couldn't afford it. His mom says no one told him he had financial options.

The worldwide lion population has declined a staggering 90 percent in the past 50 years. In their documentary The Last Lions, conservationists Beverly and Dereck Joubert track the giant hunters across Bostwana and warn that without intervention, lions may soon go extinct.

For years, the New Zealand kakapo had no need to fly — the bird's only predators were in the sky — but then came human settlers and, with them, an invasive weasel-like predator. Author William Stolzenburg explores exotic island species' vulnerability to newcomers in Rat Island.

Carolyn and Mary Jane DeZurik grew up on a Minnesota farm, but they rose to musical fame in the 1930s. Their special talents included yodeling and imitations of birds and barnyard animals. Their story is told again by writer John Biguenet in the music issue of Oxford American magazine.

Commentator Daniel Pinkwater has a new guest in his backyard: a red-tailed hawk. It has chased other birds away, and presides over the backyard like an airborne warlord. Pinkwater feels privileged the hawk chose his domain for his new home.

After a 10-year silence, Louis de Bernières, author of Corelli's Mandolin, returns with a new novel. Birds Without Wings is a historical romance set in a remote village during the waning days of the Ottoman empire. NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with de Bernières.

Across the U.S., the number of homicides in the past decade has declined, but prosecutors say it remains difficult to obtain murder convictions. With witnesses often reluctant to come forward, officials in Maryland are finding new ways to combat the problem. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

The number of new SARS cases in Hong Kong is on the decline. Health workers there were able to identify -- and put a stop to -- specific practices that spread the potentially fatal disease. NPR's Joe Palca reports from the hospital where SARS was first discovered in Hong Kong.

The Bush administration announces on Wednesday that the polar bear will be protected as a threatened species because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming. It's the first time that the Endangered Species Act has been used to protect a species threatened by the impact of climate change.

Zac Unger moved to Churchill, Manitoba, to cover the decline of the polar bear. It was 2008, and the adorable predators had become symbols in the battle over climate change. But the story he ended up writing in his new book was more complicated than he expected.

Nir Rosen is a journalist and blogger who has spent much of the past three years in Iraq, including trips to areas many of his media colleagues could not reach. A book emerged: In the Belly of the Green Bird. He discusses recent events in Iraq with Debbie Elliott.

As a member of The New Pornographers and on her own, Neko Case has a voice that reaches deep. Her latest solo album, Middle Cyclone, was recorded in a barn and has the bird songs, wind gusts and animal noises to prove it. Hear an acoustic session from WXPN.

After touring for a year and a half, Lightman opted for an organic sound for her second album, Bird on a Wire. The disc nicely captures her ability to seamlessly mix R&B with rock, and demonstrates how much she's matured and gained confidence since her debut.

In softcover fiction, Tracy Chevalier follows an English Quaker across the Atlantic, Herman Koch serves a meal with a hefty helping of unease and Peter Sis brings an ancient flock of birds into the 21st century. In nonfiction, Jared Diamond mines lessons from traditional societies.

John Lewis, the artistic director of the Modern Jazz Quartet, once said that Charlie Parker was the "only jazz artist whose every single solo was perfect." Confirmation: Best of the Verve Years captures "Bird" at the height of the bebop era when he was still in his twenties.

"I love being on Team USA and representing our country. My teammates were there for me during my events, and now I NEED to be there for them," said Adam Rippon, further endearing himself to a nation.

On the Tuesday Morning Show John and Heidi welcome back Pam Perry, a retired non-game wildlife biologist for the Minnesota DNR. They talk about the birds…

This week was hard on the conflict-averse. But if you're up on nursery rhymes, prehistoric bodily fluids and Renaissance art, you'll get at least three right this week.

Since his purchase of the social media platform, Musk has alluded to transforming Twitter into an "everything app" called "X," akin to the WeChat app in China.

Pam Perry joins the Morning Show to talk fall phenology!