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In the Land of Infrastructure Projects, Activists and Nature Lovers Saved Endangered Spoonbill Habitat
55+ min ago (760+ words) Following 25 days of vigorous local campaigning, residents in the supposedly-totalitarian country of China succeeded in halting highway construction that would have plowed through mudflats which 49 species of bird rely on for dinner and rest. Among these is the spoon-billed sandpiper,…...
3 Mule Deer Inaugurate California's Newest Wildlife Crossing Bridge
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (303+ words) A California wildlife overpass is already proving popular with the local deer'and it's not even finished yet. In what is certainly a ringing endorsement of the $20 million bridge, 3 mule deer were caught on camera traps using the bridge to safely…...
Critically-Endangered Red Ruffed Lemur Triplets Born at Wild Georgia Theme Park
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (337+ words) A Critically-Endangered lemur couple has welcomed triplets into their lives at a zoo and theme park in Valdosta, Georgia. It's the third year in a row the resident female has given birth at Wild Adventures Theme Park, showing how productive…...
2026 Sees the Most Right Whale Calves Born in One Season Since 2009
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (302+ words) This year's calving season along the southeast coastline of America has documented the most North Atlantic right whale calves since 2009. Additionally, trends in calf births seem to indicate a normalization of breeding and birthing among the animals that could accelerate…...
Incredibly Rare Bongos Caught on Trail Cam in Area They Were Thought to be Extinct
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (634+ words) It's World Bongo Day today, and scientists dedicated to their survival have shared new field camera images that prove these magnificent animals have reappeared in a region where they were thought to be extinct. For more than half a decade,…...
Owls Found Thriving in Abandoned Coal Mine as Wildlife Reclaims Heritage Site
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (336+ words) The Chatterley Whitfield mine in Staffordshire, England, last produced coal in 1976. Now, a half-century later, the son of a coal miner who worked there has returned to document nature's return. The buildings and towers, including the iconic pit head wheels…...
Fabulous Vietnam Pheasant Not Seen in 20 Years Returns to Wild Thanks to Zoo Coalition
1+ week, 1+ day ago (760+ words) For over 20 years, the forests of central Vietnam have been missing one of their most remarkable inhabitants. Now, an international alliance of conservation organizations, zoological institutions, and Vietnamese partners has come together with a shared goal: to return the Vietnam…...
First of its Kind Effort Sees China Clone Wild Yaks to Save Subspecies Numbering Fewer Than 300
1+ week, 2+ day ago (529+ words) China has performed the first single and multiple cloning of wild yaks in a bid to reinforce this keystone herbivore, and save one of the rarest and most beautiful animals in China. Legend has it that when Mount Buye on…...
English Pony Found Unharmed Having Been Trapped Entirely Inside a Tractor Tire
1+ week, 2+ day ago (232+ words) A wild rescue story with a mystery comes from Stoke-on-Trent, where a pony was found entirely trapped inside a tractor tire. Neither residents nor rescuers had any clue or idea as to what had gone on which saw the pony…...
Owl Found in Concrete Gets Feather Transplant So it Can Fly Silently Again into the Wild (Watch)
1+ week, 5+ day ago (607+ words) A great horned owl found covered in concrete has flown to freedom after six months of care at a Utah sanctuary. A good Samaritan found him in a concrete mixer in October and called the Best Friends Animal Society headquarters…...