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Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in ‘remarkable’ Scotland rewilding project

‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’

Killer whales have found new homes in the Arctic Ocean, potentially reshaping marine ecology

The vast ice sheets that historically kept killer whales out of the Arctic Ocean are melting as the region rapidly warms.

First Klamath River salmon since 1912 reported in Oregon after dam removal!

For the first time in 114 years, biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) have observed a fall-run Chinook salmon returning to spawning in the Klamath Basin in Oregon.

Bolivia Wildfires Burn Record Area, Scorching Homes and Farms

Wildfires in Bolivia have burned through more than 10 million hectares (24.7 million acres) this year

VANISHING VOICES: Saving Our Hawaiian Forest Birds

Native Hawaiian Forest Birds face imminent extinction from non-native mosquitoes spreading deadly avian diseases.

African penguin “Charlie” recovering at uShaka after shark attack

A juvenile African penguin is making good progress. It’s being nursed back to health at Durban’s uShaka Sea World, after sustaining severe injuries in a suspected shark attack.

How decline of Indian vultures led to 500,000 human deaths

Once upon a time, the vulture was an abundant and ubiquitous bird in India.

Secret ‘sky island’ rainforest saved by new discoveries

Perched on a remote mountain top and surrounded by lowlands, Mabu is what’s known as a “sky island” and is the largest rainforest in southern Africa.

As World’s Springs Vanish, Ripple Effects Alter Ecosystems

Springs, which bring groundwater to the surface and support a host of unique species, are disappearing globally, victims of development and drought.

‘We rarely see them now’: just how vulnerable are Vanuatu’s dugongs?

A study of the sea cow population in the South Pacific islands is urgently needed, say experts, as numbers fall dramatically

Predator claws back from brink of extinction in ‘greatest ever’ recovery

The Iberian lynx is no longer endangered thanks to a mammoth conservation project.

Heavy snows and drought of deadly ‘dzud’ kill more than 7 million head of livestock in Mongolia

An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia this year