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Jet skiers touring Australia's Magnetic Island cut their fun short. They spotted a green sea turtle in distress, immediately stopping to help the struggling creature.
Reforestation is a global climate solution, but measuring forest carbon storage is tricky. New research shows ground-based LiDAR scanning significantly improves carbon estimation efficiency.
A calf's return to her herd reveals the powerful connection between elephant family bonds, long-term research, and landscape protection.
French Polynesia just expanded its fully protected ocean area! Now, 30% of its waters are safe from seabed mining and industrial fishing, safeguarding vital marine ecosystems.
Bangladesh aims to reintroduce peafowl, extinct in the wild for decades. A "soft" release began last year, but experts warn against rushing, citing challenges in habituating captive birds to forest life.
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Africa took center stage as Kenya hosted the Our Ocean Conference for the first time. 6,000 delegates gathered to make voluntary commitments, focusing on marine protection and heritage.
Good news for our oceans: A third of the world's coral reefs could survive climate change by 2050. This hopeful study, presented at the Our Ocean Conference, offers a beacon of resilience.
This forested island, larger than San Francisco, is a summer tourist magnet and home to 600 residents. But its remote Lake Michigan location, near the Canadian border, makes power a challenge.
Midday. Still no fish. Alice Kazungu has waited since 8 AM at Mida Creek, Kenya, for fishers who haven't returned—or returned empty-handed. A crisis unfolds on the Indian Ocean coast.
Indonesia's Javan green magpie, with fewer than 50 left, faces extinction. A new action plan by conservation NGOs offers a lifeline for this critically endangered bird, endemic to West Java's upland forests.
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They know it before it happens. The Mahadev Koli tribe senses nature's shifts—blooming trees, shrinking streams, changing seasons—long before data confirms it. Generations in Maharashtra's Western Ghats taught them.
Biologist Alexandra Pires discovered agoutis were vital for Brazil's Atlantic Forest regeneration. But in 2008, she learned these guinea pig-like rodents had vanished from Tijuca National Park.
Loggerhead turtles face a 47% global decline. Yet, a new study reveals an 80-fold population increase at three Boa Vista, Cabo Verde beaches over 27 years.
Climate change impacts animals, forcing them to adapt or perish. But wildlife isn't just a victim; they're a powerful solution. Animals actively help ecosystems store carbon and recover, fighting climate change.
An arsonist torched 750 acres in Ashland, Oregon in 1973, devastating thousands of trees. By 1987, the Hillview Fire's destruction still scarred the Siskiyou Mountains.
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This fluorescent bat isn't painted; it's covered in pollen! Lesser long-nosed bats, medium-sized creatures of arid lands, are vital, yet lesser-known, pollinators.
Alexandria, VA, just broke ground on two high-speed electric chargers. These will recharge city transit buses en route, eliminating trips back to the depot during the day.
Shark Tank's Mr. Wonderful, Kevin O'Leary, expected smooth sailing building a Utah data center. He had the governor's support in a business-friendly state. Then, backlash hit.
Nigeria's vultures are vanishing. Once home to seven species, only two remain. Now, conservationists are fighting back, replacing vulture parts with plants in traditional practices to combat poaching.
Florida's Python Challenge is coming, but a new record looms large. Researchers just removed 177 apex predators, 8,080 pounds of python, from Collier County. Can anyone beat that?
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Bear cam is back! Watch Katmai National Park's famous brown bears feast on salmon along Alaska's Brooks River and Falls. The 2026 livestream returns today, June 23, at 2 p.m. EDT on explore.org and YouTube.
The world’s mangrove forests, critical coastal ecosystems feared to be on the brink of collapse, are making an unexpected recovery overall, according to research published in June 2026 by scientists at Tulane University in New Orleans in the U.S. The study found that as deforestation and degradation...
Animal abuse content is booming online. Dozens of global animal protection groups met in Bali for the first summit to fight this growing, suffering-fueled entertainment industry.
A "state-of-the-art" biomass plant opened near Ruby Bell's NC home. She immediately organized residents, warning them about potential impacts and fighting to prevent further environmental burden.
A critically endangered Cozumel dwarf fox has been sighted! This rare glimpse renews urgent calls for research and conservation to save the unique island species from disappearing.
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Unbeknownst to 16th-century Spanish sailors, the dirt stabilizing their ships carried tiny stowaways: tropical fire ants. These ants sailed the Pacific, colonizing new lands with Europeans for centuries.
A lion on the operating table? On June 12th, Tsavo, an African lion, underwent cataract surgery—a routine procedure for humans, but a groundbreaking one for big cats.
White roofs and urban parks cool cities, cutting heatwave vulnerability. But they can't stop the projected 6°C (11°F) temperature rise by 2100.
Greece is ditching fossil fuels! Discover how their net-zero strategies, centered on PV, mirror US efforts, offering inspiration for a renewable future.
Solar just surpassed coal in US electricity! Coal's share halved in 5 years, solar doubled. But tariffs and delays threaten this rapid clean energy shift.
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Himalayan villages are building artificial glaciers. These ice pyramids guarantee water for spring crops, a lifeline for communities facing water scarcity.
Christine Kouman protects the overlooked. Her passion? Saving the West African slender-snouted crocodile and its Upper Guinean Forest habitat, both neglected and endangered.
Displaced in the 70s for Maiko National Park, their descendants now lead conservation. Gangala Yafali Mangusa Jr. heads a 29,000-hectare forest, fighting illegal hunting, logging, and mining.
A disoriented fox on a Cozumel highway led wildlife photographer Rafael Chacón to a stunning discovery: the first photos of the elusive Cozumel dwarf fox in 20 years.
Al Dhiwaini!" shouted the Prince of Jazan, unleashing hundreds of people onto the Farasan Islands' shores. Nets in hand, they sprinted to the sea, pulling up to 78kg of parrotfish each in a massive annual harvest.
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A busy Indonesian road slices through 350 critically endangered Sumatran orangutans' habitat, dividing them. As the road widened, their forest canopy bridge vanished, stranding them.
Wildlife collisions plague Arizona roads. A new I-17 overpass, south of Flagstaff, aims to reduce the 1,270 annual crashes by fall 2026.
Kevin Bacon: Hollywood's beloved, well-connected star. With a stellar career, loving family, and dedication to causes, he's now "Kevin Beans," partnering with Humane World for Animals to promote meatless Wednesdays.
Good news from Down Under! Conservationists in Queensland, Australia "turned to mush" seeing images of a rare marsupial, thought extinct for decades, thriving in the wild.
Half a million years old? An ancient animal path, not human-made, winds through Côte d’Ivoire's Taï National Park rainforest, leading to a curious creature's nesting site.