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Green sea turtles just made Red List history.They skipped two entire categories from Endangered straight to Least Concer...
26/05/2026

Green sea turtles just made Red List history.

They skipped two entire categories from Endangered straight to Least Concern in one of the most significant conservation recoveries ever recorded.

This week also brought us Kashmir's amateur birders building a grassroots movement to fill decades-long research gaps, elephants returning to Uganda's Mount Elgon after 40 years, and a jogger's quick call saving a critically endangered African penguin found face-down on the beach!

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A Mexican gray wolf just made history!"Cedar" crossed from the US into Mexico for the first time in decades—highlighting...
13/05/2026

A Mexican gray wolf just made history!

"Cedar" crossed from the US into Mexico for the first time in decades—highlighting the critical need to maintain wildlife connectivity across borders.

This week also brought us 40 years of wildlife thriving in Chernobyl's unintentional sanctuary, Nepal's Indigenous communities using traditional earthen bins to protect crops from climate extremes without electricity and Australia creating the Great Koala National Park to safeguard koalas and 66 other threatened species.

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Conservation is paying off. Literally!A new study found that sustainable river programs return $12-$14 in benefits for e...
05/05/2026

Conservation is paying off. Literally!

A new study found that sustainable river programs return $12-$14 in benefits for every $1 invested, generating up to $265 million by 2040.

This week also brought us news of Chinese pangolins making a comeback for the first time this century (their population recovering after plummeting to zero in some areas!), Angola protecting 22,000 hectares around its highest mountain, and Queensland removing tidal barriers that had blocked salt water for 50 years and restoring coastal wetlands.

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We hope you've had an amazing Our volunteers from around the world are sharing their superpowers and what fuels their ...
22/04/2026

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Our volunteers from around the world are sharing their superpowers and what fuels their

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Double the joy in Africa, mountain gorillas welcomed TWO sets of twins in just three months.Amid all the challenges, thi...
13/04/2026

Double the joy in Africa, mountain gorillas welcomed TWO sets of twins in just three months.

Amid all the challenges, this week delivered extraordinary hope: up to 36% of Amazon forests showing unexpected climate resilience, golden eagles potentially returning to England after 150+ years, and Britain smashing solar energy records twice in one week. Moreover, blue-and-yellow macaws are back in Rio after 200 years, thanks to an ambitious "reintroduction" project.

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Indigenous communities are leading the way this week!The Siporae tribe in Solomon Islands just sold their first carbon c...
08/04/2026

Indigenous communities are leading the way this week!

The Siporae tribe in Solomon Islands just sold their first carbon credits while protecting pristine rainforest and biodiversity, and Kiwirrkurra rangers in Australia are keeping ninu (bilbies—Australia's Easter Bunnies!) safe through fire management and predator control.

This week also brought us affordable "plug-in" solar panels set to save UK households £70-£110 annually, Ukrainians finding joy in releasing rescued bats into the twilight sky as families and off-duty soldiers cheer, and over 140 dwarf crocodiles rescued from poachers in Congo.

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This week brought us South Africa's Bird Island, hosting over 43,000 Cape gannets in what could be one of the strongest ...
31/03/2026

This week brought us South Africa's Bird Island, hosting over 43,000 Cape gannets in what could be one of the strongest breeding seasons yet; beavers building a 35-meter dam in Dorset and creating wildlife-rich pools; and rhinos returning to Uganda's Kidepo Valley after 43 years.

Elsewhere, the Western Cape is adding over 20 nature reserves protecting 81,715 hectares toward the 30×30 goal.

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Midweek optimism!This week also brought us the world's first palm cockatoo chick hatching in an artificial nest in Austr...
18/03/2026

Midweek optimism!

This week also brought us the world's first palm cockatoo chick hatching in an artificial nest in Australia, Montana tribes winning a three-decade fight to restore their waterways and protect culturally-significant bull trout, and six African countries reaping rewards from massive tree-planting efforts!

Further North, despite declining sea ice, bears are healthier now than in 2000.

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Mid-week Optimism!Giant tortoises are roaming Floreana Island again after 180 years! DNA detective work resulted in the ...
25/02/2026

Mid-week Optimism!

Giant tortoises are roaming Floreana Island again after 180 years!
DNA detective work resulted in the release of 156 relatives of the extinct Floreana Giant Tortoise back into their native habitat in the Galápagos. This conservation milestone was achieved over more than a decade.

This week also brought us Illinois teens co-writing a law requiring climate education in every high school, South Africa's rhino poaching dropping 16% for the second year running, and a baby boom continuing for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales!

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