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Human Achievements
Kruger National Park Turns 100 — A Century of Protecting Africa's Big 5
South Africa's flagship park has spent a hundred years protecting nearly 5 million acres of bushveld and the lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, and buffalo that depend on it.
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Wild Horses Are Back: Mongolia's Takhi Now Top 1,000 in Their Homeland
Once extinct in the wild, Przewalski's horses now number more than 1,000 in Mongolia — half the global population — thanks to a 50-year reintroduction effort that began with just a dozen captive ancestors.
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New Zealand Parakeet Pair Produces 55 Chicks, 10% of Wild Population
Nacho and Trixie, a breeding pair of critically endangered orange-fronted parakeets at the Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust, have hatched 55 chicks in two years — a tenth of the entire species.
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Vietnam's Rarest Monkey Triples Its Numbers in Two Decades
A new census reveals 160 Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys now live in Vietnam's Khau Ca forest — more than three times the number counted in 2002.
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California Gray Wolves Hit Modern Record: 55 Wolves, 9 Packs Across the State
A century after the last wild wolf was killed in California, state biologists confirmed 55 wolves and nine packs roaming the state — the highest count in modern history.
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Indonesia's First Native-Born Giant Panda Cub Set for Public Debut
Satrio Wiratama — nicknamed "Rio" — is healthy, climbing on his mother, and almost ready to meet the public, marking a milestone for Indonesia's conservation partnership with China.
Human Achievements
South Africa Restores 13,000 Acres of Habitat for Critically Endangered Frog
A decade-long IUCN-led campaign cleared invasive pines from the Klein Swartberg mountains, bringing the global home of the rough moss frog back to life.
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Krithi Karanth Becomes First Indian Named Nat Geo Explorer of the Year
The wildlife scientist's work has reached 7,000 villages, 100,000 people, and 72,000 schoolchildren — and just earned her conservation's most coveted title.
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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.
Human Achievements
Cranes Have Best Breeding Year in Scotland Since the 1500s
A bird that vanished from Scotland 400 years ago just had its strongest breeding season since the Tudor era, with 10 pairs raising nine chicks across restored wetlands.
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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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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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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%.
Human Achievements
Saiga Antelope Surges From 39,000 to 1.9 Million in 20 Years
Once critically endangered, the saiga antelope population in Kazakhstan has exploded nearly 50-fold — one of the greatest wildlife comebacks ever recorded.
Science
Svalbard's Polar Bears Are Thriving Against All Odds, New Study Finds
A 27-year study reveals that polar bears in Norway's Svalbard archipelago are healthier and more numerous than expected, defying predictions about the impact of melting sea ice.