Extinct Frogs Rediscovered in Colombia
Two frog species feared extinct have been rediscovered in Colombia, a boost for scientists battling to save rare amphibians
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Tennessee: Brook Trout on the Rebound
The brook trout, once endangered in the Eastern US is making a comeback. So much that officials are allowing catching and keeping for the first time in 30 years.
New Agreement Governing High-Seas Fishing in Indian Ocean
Faced with a marked increase in fishing on the high seas, six countries and the EU have signed an agreement covering a vast area of the South Indian Ocean in what a United Nations official has hailed as a major step forward in conservation and sustainable fishing.
Butterflies Fly Freer in the Americas
A glimmer of orange will continue to blossom across Canada, the United States and Mexico. All three have agreed to designate thirteen Monarch butterfly preserves as part of a new Trilateral Monarch Butterfly Sister Protected Area Network.
Rays of Hope in the Philippines
Nine manta rays were recently spotted for the first time in 20 years gliding through Basura, the internationally-renowned dive site in the Philippines.
500,000 Oysters Added to the Bay in Record Year
Volunteers with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation planted hundreds of thousands of baby oysters into a specially prepared habitat made of recycled chunks of concrete last week.
Elk Return to British Columbia
Elk are alive and well in the Lower Mainland of BC for the first time in a century, following the transplanting of two separate populations two years ago.
'Amphibian Ark' Planned to Save Frogs
Zoos and aquariums from around the world are being rallied to collect frog species to build a virtual Amphibian's Ark of preservation against an epidemic of frog-felling fungus that threatens thousands of species from the American Rocky Mountains to the rice paddies of Japan.
U.S. Admits Threat to Polar Bears from Global Warming, Moves Toward Action
The Bush Administration has formally proposed to list the Polar Bear as “threatened with extinction" under the Endangered Species Act due to Arctic ice melt from global warming.
Sea Turtles Nesting in Record Numbers on African Coast
Loggerhead nestings have reached record high levels in South Africa, a positive sign for the endangered marine turtle...
Polar Bear Experts Offer Live Webcasts From Tundra During Bear Migration
Visit "Tundra Connections" this week to participate in free, live webcasts from the Hudson Bay, featuring leading experts and wild polar bears. Segments will broadcast from onboard a tundra vehicle specially-equipped with high-speed internet, cameras and stabilizers for beaming live clips of polar bears in the wild.
Endangered Rhino Population Doubles in Past Decade With New Habitat
Conservation efforts in Africa have successfully tripled the number of black rhinoceros in African reserves over the past decade. There are currently about 4,700 of the critically endangered rhinos, up from a low of nearly 2,100 in the early 1990s.
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