A Pod of Whales Adopted a Young Stray Narwhal - and They May Have Little 'Narwhales'
The young individual is clearly entirely integrated into the pod, enough so that scientists are wondering if he will mate with a beluga.
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A Gorgeous Bat Falcon Spotted for the First Time in the United States
The beautiful small raptor is drawing birders from across the country as it seems to be happy in its new life as a Texan.
Wildlife Sound Recordist Releases Treasured Audio Collection for Free - to Awe and Inspire the World
Listening to gibbons, extinct frogs, birdsong near streams, it's all free, providing from the world's most successful wild sound recordist
Researchers Pioneered a Way to Use DNA From Elephant Tusks to Catch Poachers
Creating a database of elephant family DNA, Samuel Wasser is a crack sleuth on the trail of the world's major organized crime syndicates.
Mexican 'Tequila Fish' is Successfully Reintroduced Where it was Once Extinct - After 5 Pairs Are Sent From UK
A tiny fish has been the subject of a big conservation program, that saved it from extinction, an seen it reintroduced in the wild.
Iceland To Hang Up Her Harpoons For Good, Issuing No More Whaling Permits
Now more interested in seeing whales than eating them, Iceland has decided to hang up her harpoons for good, banning permits for whaling.
Woman Races to Save World's Largest-and Stinkiest-Flower, the 3-ft Wide 'Corpse Flower'
The flower stinks like rotting meat in order to attract flies, its major pollinators; only one botanist has successfully grown them.
Scotland Aims to Save Wild Salmon By Planting Millions of Trees Along the Rivers
Scotland's efforts to plant millions of trees alongside their rivers is an attempt to save one of Europe's largest salmon spawning grounds.
How Peru's Andean Condors Saved the California Condor from Extinction
How Andean Condors in Peru saved the California condor from extinction, in a re-print from Mongabay here's that story.
500 Acres of Old Growth Redwood Forests Donated to Tribal Council for Lasting Protection in Mendocino, Calif
PG&E and Save the Redwoods League donated 523 acres of coastal redwoods to the InterTribal Sinkyone people to protect the Mendocino forests.
Iconic Pink Flamingos Are Coming Back and Standing Tall in Florida
Flamingos are now again considered "native" to Florida after being wiped out, and their numbers are increasing in the state's wetlands.
Watch the Path of a Raindrop From Anywhere in the World
The USGS data-based tool "River Runner Global" allows one to see the path a raindrop takes to the sea from any single point on the earth.
The Most Stunning Moments For Animals in 2021 Will Make You Cheer - and Love Them Even More
2021 was full of amazing animal moments: of conservation victories, discoveries, stories of hope, and captivating encounters.
More Cities Make the Switch From Polluting Salt to Sugar Beets To Beat Icy Roads
Cities across North America are switching to using beet root extract in place salt for ice removal, as its less corrosive and contaminating.
93-Year-Old in Quebec Donates Cherished Island, After Protecting it From City Sprawl for 50 Years
To be protected as he and his family have enjoyed it forever, Canadian Thor Vikström gave his private 7acre island to the Nature Conservancy.
Amazing Video of Giant Phantom Jellyfish from Deep in the Dark Fathoms at 3,200 Feet - WATCH
The giant phantom jellyfish is a billowing crimson curtain of thirty-foot long Bordeaux-colored tentacles, now captured on film.
World's Vast Networks of Underground Fungi to be Mapped for First Time to Protect Trillions of Miles
10,000 samples of mycorrhizal networks-fungal computers that govern soil health and biodiversity, will go to create a map of these networks.
Hedgerows Are 2,000 Times More Valuable For Ecosystems Than We Could Imagine
Hedgerows are hotels, highways, and homes to over 2,000 species. They help slow climate change and erosion, and so much more.
Size Doesn't Matter to a Dolphin Mom As She Adopts a Whale Calf
In a case of extra-motherly love or mistaken identity, a pilot whale calf has been adopted, say Kiwi researchers, by a bottlenose dolphin.
Top 10 Wins For the Planet in 2021 - These Will Turn Anyone Into an Optimist
Good News Network Gives you our Top Ten Good News of the planet's recovery, guaranteed to make anyone into an optimist.
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