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Abandoned Ohio Golf Course Being Rewilded into Public Land with Native Fish and Wildlife Returning
Near Akron, Ohio, an abandoned golf course has been rewilded into a splendid slice of natural Rustbelt nature that includes a restored section of...
183 Projects Funded for Fish and Wildlife
From the Lower Mississippi River Delta to the North Carolina coast, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will undertake 183 construction projects focused...
Salmon Have Already Returned Far Upriver to Spawn in Historic Habitat After Nation’s Largest Dam Removal Project
Not two months have passed since a series of four dams were demolished on the Klamath River, and salmon are already spawning in creeks...
Black-Footed Ferret Cloned to Add Diversity Just Gave Birth to Two New Kits Helping Save Species
In Front Royal, a black-footed ferret named Antonia has just given birth to two healthy kits.
Antonia was cloned from the DNA of a ferret...
First Salmon Since 1912 Spotted in Klamath Basin Just Weeks After Dam Removal in Oregon
This little fellow carried the flag for his species' triumphant return into the Klamath River Basin following a massive recent dam removal.
On October 16th,...
A Celebrated Ocean Liner Is Being Turned into the World’s Largest Artificial Reef
For decades, the SS United States has been moored off Philadelphia as a reminder of the nation's seafaring past, but looking now to the future,...
Florida’s Trying ‘Speed Dating’ Service to Save Endangered Mollusk–Matching Queen Conchs with Caring Mates
This incredible critter is the queen conch, and look out fellas she's single.
She's one of many queen conch bachelorettes being saved by a new...
Birds Sing Anew After Residents of New Orleans Ninth Ward Restore 40-Acre Wetland to Historic Glory
The Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans has recently witnessed an incredible eco-renaissance following decades of damage and neglect.
Led by a local community development...
LA Zoo Breaks Record for Condors Hatched in a Season with 17 Ugly-Cute Chicks Poised to Bolster Species
The Los Angeles Zoo is capping off its 2024 California condor breeding season with a record-breaking 17 chicks hatched all of which will be...
Salmon Return to the Heart of UK for First Time in 100 Years After Dam Removal: ‘It’s very rewarding’
In the north-central English county of Derbyshire, the removal of a dam has hundreds of salmon swimming up a beloved river once again.
It's the...
Good News in History, June 30
84 years ago today, Congress ordered the creation of the Fish and Wildlife Service. The FWS was later reorganized into the 'US' Fish and...
Endangered Pupfish Found Only in a Death Valley Cave Springs Back to Life in Numbers at 25-Year High
Quick: Where is the most unlikely place to find a fish in the USA? Unless your answer was Death Valley, you were probably wrong.
The...
World’s Oldest Bird Named Wisdom Lost Her Mate But is Courting New Suitors at 72
The world's oldest bird may have lost her mate, but she's now courting new suitors in her 70s.
The Laysan albatross named Wisdom, was photographed...
Significant Blow to the Illegal Pet Trade: Big Bust Rescues Dozens of Lemurs and Tortoises
In a pair of busts that will end up costing criminals millions, Thai police raided a suspected wildlife smuggling site and saved hundreds of...
Mexican Wolf Numbers Growing in U.S. for 8th Consecutive Year, Soon to Be Howling at a Reserve Near You
The wild population of Mexican wolves saw another year of growth in 2023, according to the results of the annual survey published by the...
100,000 Salmon Spill Off a Truck in Oregon–and Most Land in a Creek and Survive
Disaster struck a truck transporting 102,000 young salmon to a hatchery in Oregon when it overturned on the road and the giant fish tank...
China is Once Again Sending Pandas to the US—Delighting the San Diego and DC Zoos
'Panda Diplomacy' is back in action in San Diego as Chinese conservationists and the California zoo signed an agreement that could see giant pandas...
Scores of Endangered Butterflies Slated to Be Released Along California Coast Using $1.5 Million Private Grant
In California, a joint effort will oversee a multi-stage, four-year plan to help Behren's silverspot butterfly return in numbers to the coastline of Northern...
Farmer Combats Flooding by Returning Creeks to Nature: ‘Wildlife That Has Come is Phenomenal’
In the UK, farmers are combatting flooding by returning areas of their farms to a more natural state, and seeing the benefits not only...
First Baby Beaver in 160 Years Seen in S.F. Bay Area Exciting Scientists with Possibility of Recovery
A strange creature was spotted in a trail cam scampering across the Matadero Creek near Palo Alto south of San Francisco.
Biologists were scratching their...