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Trio of Nations Sign Landmark Agreement to Protect World’s Largest Tropical Wetland

In a groundbreaking show of international conservation, three South American countries have all signed a landmark agreement to preserve the Pantanal. The Pantanal is a...

Drones Now Protecting African Elephants Thanks to American Businessman’s Funding Prowess

Among the many initiatives underway to save the decreasing elephant population, these drones might be the most impressive. Elephants are notorious for wandering away from...

Wetlands Once Drained by Dictator Now Thrives as 3rd Most Bio-diverse Spot in World

This Unesco World Heritage site is being given new life thanks to local communities and wildlife organizations reconnecting its waterways.

Wildlife Group Buys Exclusive License for Shark Fishing on Great Barrier Reef to Halt the Practice

A wildlife group has purchased an exclusive commercial license to fish for sharks along Australia's Great Barrier Reef — just so they can shut down...

It’s Unanimous: Every Country in the UN Signs Agreement to Protect Wildlife

In an international body where it seems no one gets along, the United Nations has found something everyone likes – wild animals. It took three-years,...

Energetic Shelter Dogs Get Second Chance in Wildlife Conservation Jobs

For these pooches, their “wild” lifestyle could actually help save wildlife. Shelter dogs with high-energy can sometimes be less adoptable than their more docile counterparts,...

Actor Jared Leto Becomes Global Wildlife Ambassador for WWF

Academy Award-winning actor, musician and director Jared Leto was this month named WWF Global Ambassador to bring attention to wildlife poaching across Africa and...

New $80 Million Fund to Save World’s Wild Cats

Donors from China, India, the United Arab Emirates and the United States provided $80 million as cornerstone funding to save wild cats. Panthera, a leading organization dedicated...
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Bolivia Designates World’s Largest Protected Wetland

The Bolivian government recently created the largest protected wetland in the world – an area bigger than the Netherlands and Belgium combined, more than...
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World Gorilla Population Rises Nine Percent in Two Years

The total world population of mountain gorillas has risen to 880, according to census data released last week by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. That's...
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Recycle Your Phone and Save A Gorilla, on World Environment Day

World Environment Day kicks off tomorrow, June 5, in Rwanda, a country of exceptional biodiversity that has made "huge strides in environmental protection," according...
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Indonesia Reaches Historic Agreement To Protect World’s Most Endangered Tropical Forests

Indonesian authorities have pledged to stop the devastating loss of forests and species in Sumatra, one of the world's most ecologically important hotspots. To...
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Green Visionaries Unveil Plan for World’s First Carbon-Neutral, Waste-Free, Car-Free City

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is awash in profitable oil reserves yet pouring billions into renewable- and sustainable-energy technologies...

Saving Wildlife Also Helps Reduce Poverty

A World Wildlife Fund report this week says that efforts to save pandas and tigers and gorillas can also reduce poverty and improve the...

Good News in History, September 11

On this day across history, imperial aggression was resisted or rolled back by indigenous peoples in both the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest (9)...

Two Big Cats from Infamous Tiger King Captivity Thriving in San Diego After Sanctuary Helps Save 69 Tigers

A San Diego wildlife sanctuary is proud to report that two of the 69 tigers rescued from the infamous collection of the 'Tiger King'...

This Company is Mass-Producing T-Shirts From Mass-Produced T-Shirts—Closing a Wasteful Fashion Loop

A company is seeking to target the worst aspects of wasteful fast fashion and demonstrate and economically-profitable circular economy with that most standard of...

Ralph Lauren Gives Competitors New Way to Dye Cotton, Uses 90% Less Chemicals, 40% Less Energy and Half the Water

Every year, trillions of liters of water are used for fabric dyeing alone, generating around 20% of the world’s wastewater. Untreated, it is incredibly...

Lost Sea Turtle Washed Ashore With Hypothermia Gets Flown Home to Spain With its Own Boarding Pass

An endangered turtle that washed up in Ireland with hypothermia has been returned to its native Canary Islands on a flight—and even had its...

Tesco, the UK’s Biggest Supermarket Chain, Removed 1 Billion Pieces of Plastic From Across Its Stores in 2020

By working with its suppliers, Tesco managed to permanently remove one billion pieces of plastic from its UK stores in 2020. Customers at Britain's largest...