Threatened Western Quolls Return to Western Australia After 100 Year Absence
In the vast 1,305 km² of Mount Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary in Western Australia, 30 western quolls were released earlier this year.
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Texas Oak Tree Thought to Be Extinct Discovered in Big Bend National Park
Quercus tardifolia or the late-leaf oak, is a living relic of a bygone climactic period in Texas' history when the Lone Star State was wetter
Reforestation is Difficult: But Local Farmers of NGO Green Again Madagascar Are on Top of It
Out in the ultra-rural jungles of eastern Madagascar, something is happening that all climate-conscious investors should take note of.
Deforestation Fell 26% in Colombian Amazon Last Year Since Peace and Reconciliation with Rebels in FARC
President Petro is conducting peace negotiations that put the environment first with around 20 splinter factions of the FARC guerillas.
Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Colombian Jungle to Protect Biodiversity
In the jungles of Colombia, former FARC guerrillas become citizen scientists, protecting the biodiversity of the jungles where they once fought.
This Monkey Was Already Endangered When Discovered in 2003-but is Now on the Up and Up
The kipunji was only discovered in 2003 living on the slopes and forests and mountains within Kitulo National Park in Tanzania.
After 20 Years He Finally Spotted the Elusive North American Butterfly Beauty in a Nearby Bog
If Vermont is a better place for having bog elfins, then Earth is a better place for having people like Bryan Pfeiffer
First Recorded Birth of Critically-Endangered Burmese Peacock Turtle Hatchlings (WATCH)
According to the conservation group, the video of the turtles hatching is the first known recording of the species born in the wild.
Earless Dragon Feared Extinct is Rediscovered After 50 Years in Australia
Last sighted in 1969, a tiny lizard from Queensland has been rediscovered by scientists who now hope to act fast to ascertain its numbers.
10-year-old's Backyard Discovery Reveals 'Mind-blowing' Interaction Between Plants and Insects
2 years ago, little Hugo Deans from Pennsylvania found some red-colored seeds on the ground by an ant's nest in his backyard. Hugo was excited—he didn't know ants collected seeds, and his excitement grew when he showed his father Andrew, an entomologist at Penn State, who didn't know they did either. The two bug enthusiasts […]
American Marten May Be Set for Return to Pennsylvania Forests After 100 Year Absence
Weighing between 1 and 3 pounds, the American marten is a true omnivore, preying on insects, fish, plants, rodents, and other items.
Broadcasting Audio of Healthy Reef Sounds Can Spur Degraded Coral to New Life
A reef degraded by coral bleaching or disease can be revived by broadcasting audio from a rich coral soundscape elsewhere.
Bolivian Town Protects 1 Million Acres of Amazon Rainforest-Building a 'Conservation Mosaic' of 90% Forests
In the past 25 years, Bolivian towns like Sena have protected 10 million contiguous hectares (25 million acres) of Bolivia's Amazon
The 'Skywalker' Gibbon Thought to be Nearly Extinct Has Significant Populations Uncovered in Myanmar
The team that discovered them in China in 2017 loved Star Wars, and called them "tianxing" which is Chinese pinyin for "heaven movement".
The Greatest Conservation Story Ever Told Isn't Really Being Told
Far from there being a sixth mass extinction event, newspapers might be missing what's becoming the greatest conservation story ever told.
Endangered Seabirds Flourishing on Island for First Time in Decades as Invasive Rabbits Removed
For the first time in decades, Peruvian diving petrels are breeding on Chañaral Island after conservationists cleared the island of rabbits.
Child Naturalist Discovers a Giant New Stick Insect Then Co-Authors the Paper and Names the Bug
Davis said he and the scientists chose the name Nesiophasma sobesonbaii in honor of Sobe Sonbaii III, a native monarch who fought the Dutch.
Woylies Are the Ecosystem Engineers of Australia-Critically Endangered but They're Making a Comeback
34 woylies have been trapped and tagged with GPS tracking anklets, where just 2 were found in the Batalling State Forest in all of 2019.
Bird-Friendly Maple Syrup Boosts Vermont Forest Diversity and Resilience
Bird-friendly maple syrup producers can brand their products with the program's label showcasing the scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea)
With Only 2500 Silvery Gibbons Left, Group Rescues Dozens to Return to Island Forests of Java
Compared to the orangutan, the silvery gibbon has relatively few backers, but it has attracted interest from the IUCN
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