Mountain Gorilla Population Bounces Back, Quadruples to 1000
Read about the overhaul of the national park in DR Congo that led to mountain gorilla populations quadrupling–and poaching becoming non-existent.
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Humpbacks Whales Leap Off Endangered Species List
The majestic humpback whales have something else to sing about. Share it on Earth Day.
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.
'Christmas Miracle' for Lonely Endangered Rhino
Conservationists in Malaysia airlifted a young Sumatran Rhinoceros — one of the world's most endangered animals — from an area where she had no hope of ever seeing another rhinoceros. After monitoring her isolation since 2007, the Sabah Wildlife Department and Borneo Rhino Alliance flew the female rhino, named Puntung to a forest where she would encounter a potential partner.
Blind Orangutan Receives Cataract Surgery, Sees her Babies for First Time
A formerly blind orangutan has been given the remarkable gift of being able to see her baby twins for the first time after undergoing cataract surgery in the first such operation in Indonesia. Prior to her surgery on Monday afternoon, Gober, a 40-year-old orangutan, had spent at least the last four years blind due to cataracts leading.
Salmon in East Vancouver? Miraculous Reappearance After 80 Years
Chum salmon are spawning again at an urban creek in the heart of East Vancouver. The salmon returned this week to Still Creek, which sits in a ravine surrounded by warehouses and was once thoroughly polluted by urban garbage, sewage and toxic chemicals. Much of the credit goes to people who have painstakingly restored their habitat.
Richard Branson Plans to Save Lemurs
Using an undeveloped island he owns in the Caribbean, billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson plans to create the first wild colony of lemurs outside of Africa, saying Monday it's a 'radical idea' to save an endangered primate that is disappearing.
Leading Paper Producer to Halt Deforestation in Indonesian
The world's third largest paper company, Asia Pulp and Paper, announced in February an immediate end to all natural forest clearing in its supply chains in Indonesia. The company's pledge to stop making paper from the pulped remains of some of the last virgin rainforests, along with its improved transparency, will help protect endangered Sumatran tigers and orangutans and forested peatlands that store massive amounts of greenhouse gases.
Salmon Numbers Jump at Central Idaho Mountain Lake
More endangered sockeye salmon have made the 900-mile journey from the Pacific Ocean to central Idaho's high-elevation Redfish Lake this year than in the previous six decades.
Police Rescue Giant Sea Turtle From Car's Trunk
After a shootout and high-speed chase (both initiated by the suspects), Costa Rican police found a giant endangered leatherback turtle in the trunk of the car -- still alive.
Healthy Snow Leopard Population Found in Afghanistan by Hidden Cameras
Hidden cameras have revealed the existence of a surprisingly healthy population of rare snow leopards living in the mountainous reaches of northeastern Afghanistan, according to a new study. The wonderful discovery gives hope to the world's most elusive big cat
A Human Corral Leads Baby Turtles to the Ocean
400 volunteers on the Caribbean island of Bonair ensure that each year the endangered loggerhead sea turtles hatching on the beaches make it safely to the waves. In one location two year ago the babies were killed after they walked the wrong way, confused by airport lights. This year a human wall was created to block any light except the bright ocean view, which drew them safely home.
Tibetan Antelope, China Railway, Co-exist in Harmony
The sight this spring of herds of Tibetan antelopes galloping unhindered to breeding grounds at the other side of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, alleviated concerns that the railway would disrupt their migratory-breeding route.
Healthy Polar Bear Count Confounds Doomsayers
A new government survey shows the polar bear population in a crucial part of northern Canada is far larger than many scientists thought -- 66 percent higher than earlier estimates -- and might be growing.
New Green Overpass Will Let Wildlife Cross 6 Lanes of Highway
Why did the wildlife cross the interstate? Because it had a lush, landscaped bridge to finally do so.
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