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Stories tagged “conservation”
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Kent Bison Bridges Double Herd's Habitat to 100 Hectares
The UK's first bison bridges let Kent's free-roaming European bison herd cross footpaths safely, doubling their woodland range to 100 hectares.
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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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3,400km Wildlife Corridor Named Earthshot Finalist
After 33 years and 204 wildlife crossings, the Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative is the first-ever Canadian finalist for Prince William's Earthshot Prize.
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Rangers Spot Rare Night Parrot Chick in WA Desert
Indigenous rangers found a critically endangered night parrot chick hiding in spinifex grass in Australia's Great Sandy Desert — a first for many of them.
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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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First New Wild Cat Species in 100+ Years Found
Scientists just named Leopardus tilcayo — the first new wild cat species described in over a century, hiding in Bolivia's misty Yungas cloud forest.
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Rafter W Ranch: Bird Species Rise From 29 to 37
A family cattle ranch in eastern Colorado added eight bird species in six years by rotating grazing and rebuilding grassland habitat — detections nearly doubled.
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New Zealand's Kākāpō Population Hits 325 Birds
Down to just 51 birds in 1995, New Zealand's critically endangered kākāpō just posted its best breeding season of the recovery era, reaching 325.
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Assam's Pygmy Hogs Rebound From 6 to 194
Once feared extinct, the world's smallest wild pig has been bred and released across Assam's grasslands — and wild-born hogs may now outnumber captive ones.
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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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2,000 Acres Along Wisconsin's Sugar River Now Protected
Ducks Unlimited and Groundswell Conservancy's largest-ever land deal links wetlands, prairie and forest into one continuous wildlife corridor.
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29 Artificial Nests Yield First Wild Palm Cockatoo Chick
After 29 artificial hollows were installed across Cape York, a critically endangered palm cockatoo chick has fledged from one for the first time.
Human Achievements
Maine's Hog Island Marks 90 Years of Conservation
A Depression-era fight to stop loggers created a 330-acre camp that has trained conservationists and launched Project Puffin for nine decades.
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Kazakhstan Welcomes 2nd Wild Horse Foal in 200 Years
A foal born to a mare named Umbra marks the second wild Przewalski's horse birth in Kazakhstan in two weeks — and the first in 200 years.
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New Zealand's Kākāpō Population Surges to 325
A bumper rimu berry harvest triggered New Zealand's best kākāpō breeding season on record, adding 90 chicks to the critically endangered parrot's ranks.
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Chile Puts Injured Humboldt Penguins in Copper Vests
Zoo veterinarians in Chile are fitting injured, vulnerable Humboldt penguins with copper-and-zinc vests to speed healing during a brutal El Niño.
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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.
Human Achievements
Africa's New Conservation Rangers Are Flying Drones
A tech training program has placed thermal drones and connected systems in the hands of 16 conservation experts from 11 African countries.
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Beaver Kits Born in Norfolk for First Time in 500 Years
Wild Eurasian beavers have given birth to kits in Norfolk for the first time in 500+ years — a milestone for Britain's rewilding movement and its waterways.
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First Wild Horse Foal Born on Kazakhstan Steppes in 200 Years
The first Przewalski's horse foal born in central Kazakhstan in two centuries is a major milestone for the Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative — and for the world's last truly wild horses.
Human Achievements
Wildlife Bridge Logs 10,000 Safe Crossings, Zero Roadkill
Washington State's I-90 wildlife overpass has logged 10,000 crossings since 2014, and roadkill in the corridor has shrunk to nearly zero.
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Whale Sightings Surge 40 Years After the Hunting Ban
95% of Antarctic blue and fin whale sightings off South Africa have occurred since 2012 — the most visible sign of recovery since the 1986 whaling moratorium.
Human Achievements
Nepal Tiger Count Triples to 429 — A Conservation Record
Nepal's latest tiger census records 429 Bengal tigers — triple the 2009 count — making it the first nation to more than double its tiger population as pledged.