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Fig. 1: Memorial flowers placed in front of a mural of P-22 in the Silver Lake neighbourhood of Los Angeles.

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Wilkinson, C.E. Public interest in individual study animals can bolster wildlife conservation. Nat Ecol Evol 7, 478–479 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02009-9

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