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Monarch Population Soars 4,900 Percent Since Last Year in Thrilling 2021 Western Migration
When just 200 Western monarch butterflies arrived in the Pismo Beach Butterfly Grove from their northerly migration last year, park rangers feared the treasured...
Virgin Births Have Been Documented in Rare Bird Population – The Endangered California Condor
The temptation to quote Jurassic Park must have been irresistible for conservation scientists at a San Diego Zoo breeding program for critically-endangered California condors,...
Substantially More Monarch Butterflies Have Arrived in California to Overwinter Bringing Hope For Species
Migratory western monarchs are showing up at their overwintering sites in coastal California in far greater numbers—a sign of hope for the struggling population.
These...
Conservation Groups Celebrate Dam Removal on Green River – Restoring Health of Fish and Humans After 70 Years
Five environmental partners celebrated the largest dam removal in Kentucky’s history last week, which will not only restore biodiversity and improve ecosystems but also...
San Francisco Airport Protects Endangered Species Until it Boasts More of Them Than Any Place on Earth
One of the most beautiful of its species, the garter snake that inhabits the San Francisco peninsula is also the most endangered of its...
Brave 7-Year-old Boy Swims an Hour to Rescue His Dad and Little Sister
In life and death situations, the instinct to save those we love can grant us near superhuman powers. On the eve of this past...
Florida Man Rescues 8-Month-old Pup From Alligator’s Grasp
There's nothing Mike McCoy wouldn't do for his adored 8-month-old chocolate lab Jack—including, it seems, wrestling an alligator.
Mike McCoy and Jack the puppy were...
Biden Administration Takes Steps to Reinstate Migratory Bird Protections After Trump Rule Struck Down by Court
As bird-lovers celebrated World Migratory Bird Day on May 8, new science had already determined that in the last half century around 3 billion...
The World’s Oldest-Known Wild Bird—Named Wisdom—Hatches Another Chick at 70 (WATCH)
The world’s oldest known wild bird, a Laysan albatross named Wisdom, hatched another chick this season at age 70.
Every year, millions of albatrosses return...
Stuck At Home on Earth Day? Here’s How to Connect with Nature Right Where You Are
There are dozens of ways for you to connect with nature while you're stuck in quarantine—but here are just a few methods to celebrate the 50th Earth Day.
Endangered Condors to Return to Northern California Skies After Nearly a Century
For the first time in 100 years, the endangered California condor will return to the Pacific Northwest.
Once on the brink of extinction, this iconic species has...
Island Overrun With Rats Completely Recovers in Only 11 Years After Ecosystem Had Been Decimated
Formerly known as ‘Rat Island’, this beautiful spot in the Aleutian islands has become a new example of how ecosystems can fully recover to...
First Cloned Endangered Species in U.S. From Genes Frozen 30 Years Ago Gives Hope For Black-footed Ferret
Black-footed ferret recovery efforts aimed at increased genetic diversity and disease resistance took a bold step forward on Dec. 10, 2020, with the birth...
Rockfish Populations Rebound After Strict Management Decades Ahead of the Expected Date
Recent rockfish stocks up and down the California waters have rebounded completely after regulations were placed on them in the 2000s.
This year many of...
After Facing Extinction, This Midwestern Bird is Now Soaring Off Endangered Species List
The interior least tern, a bird which survived waves of attacks from dam building, hat making, and more, can now be classified as an...
In ‘Huge Victory for Polar Bears’, Court Rejects Arctic Offshore Drilling Project
Now that the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled on an offshore oil drilling project in the Arctic, polar bear protectors finally have a...
Howling With Joy: After 45 Years, the Gray Wolf Has Successfully Been Lifted Off the US Endangered Species List
45 years since one of the most charismatic and persecuted carnivores on Earth was listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), management of the...
Fires Have Helped These Endangered Woodpeckers Make a Comeback, and It’s a Reminder of Nature’s Resiliency
It's hard to imagine that the infernos burning in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges in California and Oregon would be good for...
Court Rules That Grizzly Bears Near Yellowstone Will Remain Protected From Sport Hunting
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of protecting grizzly bears from planned hunts, restoring their status under the Endangered Species Act.
20 Wolf Cubs Born in Zoos Successfully Integrated into Wild Packs to Be Raised As Their Own and Diversify the Gene Pool
In a major boon to a persecuted species, 20 cross-fostered Mexican wolf pups have been successfully introduced into wild wolf packs in Arizona and New Mexico.