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Jaguar Filmed Crossing Guatemala-Honduras Corridor
A rare camera-trap photo of a male jaguar confirms the Bi-National Corridor still lets the big cats move freely between Guatemala and Honduras.
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Canada Ratifies Ocean Treaty, Pledges $82M to Protect It
Canada joined nearly 100 nations in ratifying the Global Ocean Treaty and committed $82 million to monitoring, clearing the way for the first high-seas sanctuaries.
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California's Unsheltered Homelessness Drops Most in 15 Years
Preliminary 2025 counts show unsheltered homelessness fell roughly 9% statewide, even as the crisis kept growing nationally.
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Zimbabwe Hits Zero Rhino Poaching, 1,406 Rhinos
Once devastated by poaching, Zimbabwe reported zero rhinos killed in 2026 and now counts 1,406 black and white rhinos, according to the International Rhino Foundation's annual global report.
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Ocean Cleanup Stops 463,000 Pounds of Trash in Guatemala
A single catch by Interceptor 006 kept over 463,000 pounds of plastic and debris from washing down Guatemala's Rio Las Vacas into the Caribbean Sea.
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Black Robin, Once Down to 5, Wins NZ Bird of Year
Karure was down to a single breeding pair in 1980; New Zealanders just crowned the recovering species their 2026 Bird of the Year in record numbers.
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Florida Plants 15,000 Milkweeds to Save Monarchs
Florida Museum and FDOT are turning 10,200 acres of highway shoulders into monarch nurseries — and the butterflies have already moved in.
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Kentucky Erases $100M in Medical Debt for 46,000
Kentucky's new debt-relief program is erasing medical bills for eligible residents with no application required — the first wave already reached 46,000 people.
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Olive Ridley Turtle Lays Eggs on California Beach First
NOAA confirmed two olive ridley sea turtle nests in Orange County this month — the first natural nesting by any sea turtle species on the US West Coast.
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Martha's Rule Expands to Every NHS A&E in England
The patient-safety escalation system has already helped save 446 lives — now NHS England is rolling it out to every emergency department, including waiting rooms.
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AI Machine Saves 25M LEGO Bricks From Landfill
Lancashire's Brick-O-Matic sorts up to 100,000 LEGO pieces a day, recognizing 60,000+ shapes so incomplete sets can be resold instead of binned.
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17-Year-Old Sets 402-Pound Bench Press Record
Shenendehowa senior Liam Anderson broke the national bench press record twice in the same meet — and he's already chasing 500 pounds.
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Ohio Family Offers to Donate Land for 450-Acre Wetland
Ross County is expanding a rare Ohio fen to 450 acres, and the family living there is donating their house and land to help seal the deal.
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50 Endangered Fish Thrive in Oregon Farmer's Wetland
A barley farmer turned 70 acres into a marsh in 2021 - now endangered c'waam and koptu suckers are surviving to adulthood there.
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Bhutan Eliminates Dog-Transmitted Rabies After Zero Deaths
WHO validated Bhutan as the first country in its South-East Asia Region to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies, crediting a decade-long vaccination push.
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3 Zoo-Born Red Wolf Pups Thrive in Wild NC Pack
Three zoo-born red wolf pups were fostered into a wild North Carolina pack this spring — trail cameras now confirm all three are alive and thriving.
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Queensland's 229,000-Hectare Pilungah Reserve Protected
A remote outback property twice the size of Brisbane now carries national-park-level protection, shielding Wangkamahdla cultural sites from mining permanently.
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47 Bison Return to Mexico After 200 Years
American bison disappeared from northern Mexico 200 years ago. Since 2025, dozens have returned, and pumas and lynx are already following.
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Spain Proposes 23 New Marine Protected Areas
The plan would protect 22,405 square kilometers of Atlantic and Mediterranean waters that host whales, sea turtles, deep coral, and seagrass meadows.
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6 Species Reclaim Australia's Outback After 100 Years
Bilbies, quolls and bandicoots are breeding in the wild for the first time in a century after a decade-long rewilding project in outback New South Wales.
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7 Endangered African Penguin Chicks Hatch at SC Aquarium
Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach welcomed five chicks in just months, bringing 2026's total to a "Lucky Seven" for a species now critically endangered.
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Rwanda's $49M Green Village Protects Mountain Gorillas
Rwanda broke ground on a $49M Smart Green Village for 547 families as Volcanoes National Park expands to protect mountain gorillas.
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Mindfulness and Gratitude Cut Blood Pressure in 8 Weeks
New research shows mindfulness, gratitude, and optimism programs improve blood pressure, inflammation, and heart markers within just 8 to 12 weeks.