Reforestation of English Midlands Turns 30 Years Old With 9 Million Trees Planted Across 200 Square Miles
Transforming coal-country into green grange, the UK's National Forest has planted its 9 million tree in the Midlands rewilding effort.
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Autumn Foraging Guide: Find Yourself a Harvest Haul of Mushrooms, Berries, and Nuts
This autumn, try to plan a trip into the woods for foraging, and wow your family or friends with wild mushrooms, berries, and nuts.
Huge Field is Planted With More Than 100,000 Sunflowers to Read the Word 'Hope' - LOOK
Stunning drone pictures from Fife, Scotland show 100,000 thousand sunflowers planted in a huge field to reveal the word 'hope'.
Dog Nurses Two Endangered Tiger Cubs in Russia
Two Siberian tiger cubs abandoned in Russia by their mother have found an unusual wet nurse — a wrinkled, sand-colored Shar Pei dog. The dog, found at a local dog training club nurses and grooms the cubs as if they were her own.
It's 'The Oscars' for iPhone Photography: See the Stunning Winners for 2021
The IPPAWARDS 2021 winners have been unveiled as part of the longest-running iPhone photography contest in the world.
Russia Takes Big Step to Save Rarest Big Cats
The Amur leopard was thrown a lifeline last week with the establishment of a new national park in Russia to help protect the world's rarest wild cat. Fewer than 40 Amur leopards are believed to exist in the wild. The majority of those currently reside in the new Land of the Leopard National Park, thanks to funds from the Russian government.
Russia Takes Big Step to Save Rarest Big Cats
The Amur leopard was thrown a lifeline yesterday with the establishment of a new national park in Russia, announced by the World Wildlife Fund, to help protect the world's rarest wild cat. Fewer than 40 Amur leopards are believed to exist in the wild. The majority of those currently reside in the new Land of the Leopard National Park, which will be operated with funds from the Russian government.
Tiger Population in Nepal Doubles in 2 Years
Some good news was celebrated Sunday on Global Tiger Day by the 13 countries where the big cats still live. In Nepal's Bardia National Park, the wild tiger population doubled, from 18 to 37, in the two years before 2011. Camera traps in the park showed the marked increase, according to the conservation group World Wildlife Fund. The increase is credited to the Nepalese government which has vowed to protect the endangered cats and crack down on illegal poaching.
World Gorilla Population Rises Nine Percent in Two Years
The total world population of mountain gorillas has risen to 880, according to census data released last week by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. That's almost a ten percent increase over its 2010 estimate of 786. This is largely due to intensive conservation efforts and successful community engagement
Thai Prime Minister Announces End to Ivory Trade
With the threat of sanctions against her country looming, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today pledged to end ivory trade in Thailand, seizing a key opportunity to stem global wildlife trafficking. It was the first time the Thai government has said publicly that it would take steps to end ivory trade.
Bolivia Designates World's Largest Protected Wetland
The Bolivian government recently created the largest protected wetland in the world - an area bigger than the Netherlands and Belgium combined, more than 17 million acres (6.9m hectares). The Llanos De Moxos wetland is prized for its rich natural diversity, as the home to 131 species of mammals, 568 types of birds, and 625 fish species. Several species - including the giant otter and the Bolivian river dolphin - have been identified as vulnerable, endangered or at critical risk of extinction.
Leonardo DiCaprio Gives $3 Million to Help Double Nepal's Tiger Population
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to the World Wildlife Fund for a bold initiative to help Nepal double its wild tiger numbers by 2022 - the next Chinese Year of the Tiger. The grant is the first award following the Christie's 11th Hour Charity Auction, created by DiCaprio, which raised a record $38.8 million for conservation in a single night.
New Zealand to Create Massive Ocean Sanctuary the Size of France
New Zealand is telling fishing and mining industries to keep their "hands off" a huge part of the South Pacific.
Wildlife Group Buys Exclusive License for Shark Fishing on Great Barrier Reef to Halt the Practice
The World Wildlife Fund has purchased exclusive rights to fish for sharks along Australia's Great Barrier Reef with beautiful intentions.
500 Elephants Moved in Massive Relocation To A Safer Home
Conservationists have begun the largest ever man-made migration of elephants, moving 500 of the giant animals to a safer home in Malawi.
German 12-Year-old Boy Plants 1Million Trees, Takes Over UN Program to Plant a Trillion More
Felix Finkbeiner is on a mission to get children around the world to plant a million trees in every single country for his booming Trillion Tree Program.
Judge Throws Out Trump-era Rule That Allowed Filling Streams, Marshes, and Wetlands for Development
An Arizona judge hasn't waited for the Biden Admin. to finish their EPA review on Clean Waters, and threw out Trump's biggest denigration.
One Year Since Bipartisan Bill Funds Repairs at National Parks: See What Projects are Underway in 40 States
A year after the passing of the Great American Outdoors Act and more than $285 million has been given to 40 states for public land funding.
Another Study Shows Psychedelic Psilocybin Mushrooms Offering Long-Term Relief From Depressive Symptoms
Johns Hopkins rearchers found psilocybin to be surprisingly effective in treating depression at the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness.
Psychedelic Found in Magic Mushrooms Spurs Growth of Neural Connections Lost in Depression, Landmark Study Finds
Yale researchers have found how psychedelics can help as a treatment for depression, and explained it in a new study.
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