Rays of Hope in the Philippines
Nine manta rays were recently spotted for the first time in 20 years gliding through Basura, the internationally-renowned dive site in the Philippines.
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500,000 Oysters Added to the Bay in Record Year
Volunteers with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation planted hundreds of thousands of baby oysters into a specially prepared habitat made of recycled chunks of concrete last week.
Elk Return to British Columbia
Elk are alive and well in the Lower Mainland of BC for the first time in a century, following the transplanting of two separate populations two years ago.
'Amphibian Ark' Planned to Save Frogs
Zoos and aquariums from around the world are being rallied to collect frog species to build a virtual Amphibian's Ark of preservation against an epidemic of frog-felling fungus that threatens thousands of species from the American Rocky Mountains to the rice paddies of Japan.
U.S. Admits Threat to Polar Bears from Global Warming, Moves Toward Action
The Bush Administration has formally proposed to list the Polar Bear as “threatened with extinction" under the Endangered Species Act due to Arctic ice melt from global warming.
Sea Turtles Nesting in Record Numbers on African Coast
Loggerhead nestings have reached record high levels in South Africa, a positive sign for the endangered marine turtle...
Polar Bear Experts Offer Live Webcasts From Tundra During Bear Migration
Visit "Tundra Connections" this week to participate in free, live webcasts from the Hudson Bay, featuring leading experts and wild polar bears. Segments will broadcast from onboard a tundra vehicle specially-equipped with high-speed internet, cameras and stabilizers for beaming live clips of polar bears in the wild.
Endangered Rhino Population Doubles in Past Decade With New Habitat
Conservation efforts in Africa have successfully tripled the number of black rhinoceros in African reserves over the past decade. There are currently about 4,700 of the critically endangered rhinos, up from a low of nearly 2,100 in the early 1990s.
No Rhinos Poached in Nepal, First Time in 29 Years
Thanks to strong conservation and law enforcement efforts, not a single rhino was killed by poachers in Nepal, the first such year in 29 years. Conservationists in the Himalayan nation celebrated at Chitwan National Park, which holds the vast majority of the country's 534 rhinos.
Bitterns: The Endangered UK Birds Whose Population is Booming At Last
The boom of the bittern is being heard across Britain once again, after more than a century in which the bird has hovered on the edge of extinction. Noted for its foghorn-like call or boom, the bittern has made a recovery in numbers that the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds described last week as a phenomenal success.
Lost Gray Monkey Thought to be Extinct 'Rediscovered' in Indonesia
Scientists working in the dense jungles of Indonesia have rediscovered a large, gray monkey so rare it was believed by many to be extinct.
Tracking Subtle Scent, a Dog Helps Save the Orca Whales
A dog named Tucker with a mysterious past as a stray on the streets of Seattle has become an unexpected star in the realm of canine-assisted scientific research. He is the world's only working dog, marine biologists say, able to find and track the scent of orca feces, in open ocean water — up to a mile away.