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Watch Mesmerizing Migration of 57,000 Beluga Whales in Hudson Bay Live Streaming on This Beluga Cam
Perhaps you've watched nest cam footage from organizations like the Fish and Wildlife Service that monitors bird nests, and if you're a fan of...
Shrimpers and Crabbers Get Paid to Collect Abandoned Traps, Saving Wildlife from Derelict Fishing Hazards
Fishermen in Mississippi are getting paid to collect derelict crab traps, saving wildlife from getting caught in them.
A bounty of $5 is offered for...
Texas Lists Two Critical Pollinator Flowers as Endangered Species, Practically Guaranteeing Milkweed Recovery
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has taken steps to practically guarantee the survival of a beautiful pink wildflower in Texas just a...
North America’s Only Native Stork Poised to Fly off the Endangered Species List
After teetering on the edge of extinction almost 50 years ago, the wood stork is now widespread across the southeastern US, and is preparing...
Human Chain Formed by Florida Biologists to Save Stranded Dolphin
When a dolphin got lost and swam up a Florida canal, no less than 30 biologists and volunteers formed a human chain to block...
How Successful Has the Endangered Species Act Been in its 5 Decades of Protection? Hint: It’s Very Good News
Reprinted via EarthTalk®, From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: The Endangered Species Act has been around for five decades. How...
How the Army Corps of Engineers Made Us Love Their 2023 Calendar: They Added Giant Cats! (And it’s Free)
Engineering might be boring to over half the country, but this government agency got creative in imagining the purr-fect way to engage everyone.
The new...
Rare Snowy Owl Shows Up in California–First in 100 Years (WATCH)
"It's like a Christmas present from Mother Nature," exclaimed one onlooker.
She stood among rows of birdwatchers and photographers who flocked to a California neighborhood...
Two Channel Island Plants Found Nowhere Else are Off Endangered Species List and Now Flourishing
Two plants that live on California’s Channel Islands and nowhere else on earth have reached recovery thanks to Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections.
The Santa...
Efforts to Save Endangered Blue Butterfly Quadruples its Population–but Also Saves a Lupine from Extinction
In the Willamette Valley of Oregon, the long study of a butterfly once thought extinct has led to a chain reaction of conservation in...
Guam Kingfishers Could Soon Return to the Wild After a 30-Year Absence Thanks to Ambitious Scientists
A long shot rescue plan for the Critically-Endangered Guam kingfisher is set to take place on the wilds of an island nowhere near Guam.
Having...
Toxic Coal Mine Becomes Wildlife Refuge Known For Rare White Lilies
Coal mining left a legacy of destroyed habitats and polluted waters down in the middle of Alabama, but thanks to the state’s Abandoned Mine...
Rare Orchid Thought to Be Extinct in Vermont For 120 Years is Rediscovered – Biologists Call it ‘Astonishing’
Botanists with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department confirmed that they've discovered a population of small orchids believed to be extinct in Vermont since...
Birth For World’s Critically Endangered Red Wolf Brings Rising Population to Nearly 250
Roger Williams Park Zoo has announced the birth of a red wolf pup, the world’s most endangered canid species, as part of its red...
Watch the Moment a Lost Panther Kitten is Reunited With Mother, Thanks to Florida Wildlife Officials
A six-month-old Florida panther kitten is now mewling for joy having been reunited with its mother after determined conservation work.
After the Florida Wildlife Commission...
500% Boom in Numbers of Eggs Laid By Breeding Green Sea Turtles
A breeding ground for green turtles has seen a 500 percent boom in the numbers of clutches of eggs laid since hunting them was...
A Gorgeous Bat Falcon Spotted for the First Time in the United States
Birders are flocking to Texas to see a bird that lives thousands of leagues to the south make its first ever recorded appearance on...
How Peru’s Andean Condors Saved the California Condor from Extinction
This article is written by Enrique Ortiz and has been reprinted with permission from Mongabay.
A few years ago, alone on the top of a...
500 Acres of Old Growth Redwood Forests Donated to Tribal Council for Lasting Protection in Mendocino, Calif
For a second time, the nonprofit Save the Redwoods League has orchestrated a donation of coastal redwood forestland to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council...
Iconic Pink Flamingos Are Coming Back and Standing Tall in Florida
Once extirpated from Florida such that it lost its status as a native species, the American Flamingo is being sighted again in the state's...