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Good News for U.S. Bird Species

An annual report on bird populations in the United States released Tuesday offers hope and good news for a variety of birds in key habitats, including waterfowl, Eastern song birds, wetland species and shore birds.

World's Rarest Wild Cat Doubles in Number

At least 57 Amur leopards now exist in Russia, up from just 30 counted in 2007, and an additional 8-12 cats were identified over the border in China, doubling the number of the world's rarest wild cat in the past seven years.

Win-Win! Reducing Human Poverty Eliminates Poaching in Zambian Valley

Over a decade ago when conservationists in Zambia figured out the connection between poverty and poaching, when they learned the reason poachers hunted game was to feed their family, a great program called COMACO was hatched. By educating women and poachers in farming, bee-keeping, carpentry, and metal working, they were improving villagers lives and poaching of lions, elephants and other large species began to plummet.

Butterfly Boon as Mexico Stops Logging in Monarch Reserve

Illegal logging has practically been eliminated in the western Mexico wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly, according to a report released in August. The successful anti-logging patrols and payments to rural residents may help solve other forestry conflicts throughout the country.

Scotland Protects Seas and Reefs

Seabirds and reefs with feather stars and a large clam that can live for centuries are among the species that will benefit from 30 new Scottish marine protected areas, the most protected in Europe.

Africa's Last Eden Spared by Logging Company

A Congo Republic rain forest full of rare animals and trees, one of the most pristine left in Africa, will be protected from all logging thanks to the voluntary actions of a timber company to forfeit its harvesting rights.