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Four Endangered Mountain Bongos Return to Kenya From European Zoos
Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived safely at Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy this week — fresh "founders of new genetic lines" for one of Africa's rarest antelopes.
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UNESCO Sites Now Shelter a Third of the World's Tigers and Pandas
A new UNESCO report finds that wildlife populations have stayed stable inside designated sites even as global numbers crashed by nearly three-quarters since 1970.
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Six Grassroots Conservationists Win 2026 'Green Oscars'
From Himalayan salamanders to Galápagos petrels, the 2026 Whitley Awards handed £420,000 to six grassroots leaders quietly turning the tide for endangered wildlife.
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Goldman Environmental Prize 2026 Honors Six Grassroots Heroes
From a UK villager who beat Big Oil in court to a Nigerian biologist who rediscovered a "lost" bat, this year's Green Oscars celebrate six women who reshaped the planet's defenses.
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JWST Spots Water-Ice Clouds on a Jupiter-Like World 12 Light-Years Away
The James Webb Space Telescope directly imaged Epsilon Indi Ab, a cool gas giant near Earth's neighborhood, and found water-ice clouds where current models said there shouldn't be any.
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Salmon Return to the Klamath After Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History
For the first time in more than a century, wild Chinook salmon are spawning above the old Klamath dams — and the federal government just put $6 million behind bringing spring-run fish back too.
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US Plants 24 Million Trees in Five Months — One of the Biggest Pushes Ever
Between November and April, federal and partner crews planted more than 24 million seedlings across US national forests — part of a 46-million-tree restoration effort.
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Britain's Grid Hits 98.8% Zero-Carbon — a New Record as Gas Fades
For a half-hour on Wednesday, 98.8% of the electricity flowing through the UK's national grid came from carbon-free sources — a new record as gas fell to its lowest share ever.
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NOAA: Sea Turtles Are Rebounding Worldwide After Decades of Decline
A new NOAA assessment finds most sea turtle species are recovering, with green turtles showing an especially strong comeback — proof that long-running conservation laws are working.
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UNESCO Report: Wildlife Thrives in Protected Sites as Global Populations Fall
A landmark UNESCO report finds animal populations inside its 759 Man and Biosphere reserves remain stable, while global wildlife has dropped 73% since 1970.
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Golden Eagles to Return to English Skies After 150 Years
A £1 million UK government plan could see juvenile golden eagles released in England as early as next year, ending a 150-year absence from the country's skies.
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US Community Solar Passes 10 GW — A Clean Energy First
The U.S. community solar sector has officially surpassed 10 gigawatts of installed capacity, enough to power roughly 1.8 million homes.
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Record Store Day 2026: Bruno Mars, 350+ Vinyl Releases Tomorrow
The 19th annual celebration of indie record shops arrives Saturday with Bruno Mars as ambassador, Robert Plant as Record Store Legend, and over 350 exclusive pressings.
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The Air Is Full of DNA — And Scientists Are Using It
Researchers are pulling genetic material from thin air to track wildlife, detect invasive species, and monitor entire ecosystems without ever seeing a single animal.
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10% of the World's Ocean Is Now Officially Protected
The UN confirms a milestone in marine conservation: over 10% of the global ocean is under protection, with 5 million sq km added in just two years.
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North America's Largest Wildlife Overpass Opens in Colorado
The 200-foot-wide Greenland Wildlife Overpass now spans six lanes of I-25, connecting 39,000 acres of habitat and expected to cut wildlife-vehicle crashes by 90%.
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Tiny Fish Scale a 50-Foot Waterfall in the Congo Basin
Thousands of shellear fish have been filmed climbing a vertical waterfall in the DRC — the first waterfall-climbing species ever documented in Africa.
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Rare Antelope Photographed for First Time on Zanzibar
Camera traps captured the first-ever images of the elusive Pemba blue duiker, a 12-inch-tall antelope not documented in over 20 years.
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$500K Experiment Proves Strangers Will Choose Kindness
Drop Dead Generous gives 1,000 strangers $500 each to fund creative acts of kindness — from prison book clubs to pony visits at care homes.
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Virunga Celebrates Second Set of Gorilla Twins in 3 Months
Nine mountain gorilla births in Q1 2026 — including two rare sets of twins — mark a historic stretch for the endangered species.
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40 Species Including Snowy Owls Now Protected Under Global Pact
From snowy owls to cheetahs, 132 nations agreed to protect 40 new migratory species at a landmark UN summit in Brazil.
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7,000 Glow-in-the-Dark Snails Return to French Polynesia After 30 Years
Once extinct in the wild, luminescent Partula tree snails have been reintroduced to their ancestral islands thanks to a global zoo breeding program spanning three decades.
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Costa Rica Becomes 4th Happiest Country on Earth
The 2026 World Happiness Report marks the highest-ever ranking for a Latin American nation, with Costa Rica jumping to No. 4 behind Finland, Iceland, and Denmark.