The United States exhibited the country’s first-ever lion in Boston.
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The United States received its first elephant.
The first killer whale calf was born in captivity at Marineland in Los Angeles, California.
The World Economic Forum announced that there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by as early as 2050.
The state of California became the first to ban fur products.
The Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge became the first US wildlife sanctuary.