Controlled burns protect giant sequoias from wildfires
Prescribed burns reduced the odds of a giant sequoia dying in the recent wildfires by approximately 77 percent.
scitechdaily.com · 17 Sept
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Mountain lions revitalize ecosystem near San Francisco
Researchers observed a drop in deer activity as mountain lion visits to Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve increased from 2015 to 2020.
scitechdaily.com · 17 Sept
Water voles return to Surrey after decades of loss
Surrey Wildlife Trust introduced 30 water voles to a reserve, continuing a project aiming to bring back a species locally extinct since the early 2000s.
bbc.co.uk · 16 Sept
China links forest growth to rural wealth
The value of ecosystem services in Songxian County, China increased by 19.4%, rising to 34.17 billion CNY in 2023.
frontiersin.org · 17 Sept
Spectacled bears and cubs spotted again in Venezuelan Andes
Monitoring cameras recorded the spectacled bear and her cubs exploring the Andean ecosystem, confirming their continued development since being first observed on March 18.
elnacional.com · 17 Sept
Griffons return to Madonie mountains after 70 years
At least 80 griffons now fly in the Madonie Mountains, a significant increase from the 35 originally brought from Spain.
greenme.it · 13 Sept
Nine elephants found in Vietnam’s Da Nang protected forest
Camera traps in the Da Nang Special-Use Forest recorded a herd of nine elephants, including two calves under one year old.
vnexpress.net · 14 Sept
Kentucky rebounds: elk return after a century of absence
The elk population in Kentucky has grown to 13,000 individuals, becoming the largest herd east of the Rocky Mountains.
xataka.com · 12 Sept
Costa Rica reverses deforestation, becoming a global example
Costa Rica’s Payment for Environmental Services program has protected over one million hectares of forest, approximately one-fifth of the country, in 20 years.
xataka.com · 12 Sept
Crab farmer faces losses from growing stork population
The flock of approximately 80 Oriental storks consumes around 2,400 crabs daily from Hu Dingsong’s farm, costing him between 30,000 and 40,000 yuan each day.
sixthtone.com · 13 Sept
Caribbean king crab “gardener” helps restore reefs
In just five years, 175 reintroduced king crabs in Puerto Morelos, Mexico consumed approximately 30 tons of algae.
es.mongabay.com · 15 Sept
Chesapeake Bay blue crabs rebound after decline, reason unknown
This year’s dredge survey estimated a total of 349 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay, a 46% increase over last year’s count.
pbs.org · 11 Sept
Solar farms in Minnesota boost native bee populations
Native bee abundance increased by more than 20 times at the two Minnesota solar farms after habitat restoration.
notallnewsisbad.com · 15 Sept
Deforestation alerts in Brazil’s Cerrado hit second-lowest level
Brazil detected 238 square kilometers of deforestation alerts in the Cerrado in August 2026, the second-lowest amount since monitoring began in 2018.
oeco.org.br · 11 Sept
Gibraltar revives marine life by sinking old ships
Gibraltar created an artificial reef covering 4,799 square meters by sinking old barges in the early 1980s.
xataka.com · 11 Sept
Vietnam’s biodiversity corridors boost local incomes
Households inside Vietnam’s biodiversity corridors earned approximately 25% more income than those outside, translating to $412 per hectare per year versus $330.
news.mongabay.com · 14 Sept
New Zealand’s rare kakapo parrot population booms
This year’s breeding season resulted in 90 new kakapo chicks, increasing the total population to 325 birds, a level not seen in 75 years.
hs.fi · 13 Sept
Sheep and goats help prevent forest fires in Spain
More than 250 sheep and goats now work to control vegetation in Vilamòs, Spain.
lavanguardia.com · 14 Sept
Uzbekistan plants trees to combat Aral Sea desertification
Uzbekistan has planted saxaul and other salt-resistant species on 1.7 million hectares of the former Aral Sea bed.
news.google.com · 12 Sept
Captive crocodiles adapt to wild in Bangladesh
Researchers tracked a wild crocodile that traveled over 30 kilometers in a single day after being moved 132 kilometers from its original habitat.
sciencedaily.com · 14 Sept
Kākāpō population surges: parrot rebounds after decades
More than 100,000 people watched a live stream of kākāpō during breeding season, observing their nesting and chick-rearing behaviors.
focusingonwildlife.com · 9 Sept
Mozambique safeguards Mount Mabu butterfly forest
Scientists have recorded more than 200 butterfly taxa at Mount Mabu, but believe the true number could reach 250 species.
news.mongabay.com · 11 Sept
White-tailed eagle numbers reach new high in Austria
Austria now hosts 123 pairs of white-tailed eagles, equaling the population from their return 25 years ago.
vienna.at · 10 Sept
Danube gudgeon returns to Inn River after a century
Researchers identified approximately 38,000 fish representing 36 species during systematic surveys of fishways along the Inn River.
phys.org · 9 Sept
New Zealand uses predator control to protect native species
Researchers analysed more than 591,000 tracking-tunnel records collected across 13 conservation regions in New Zealand.
phys.org · 10 Sept
Chesapeake Bay underwater grasses increase amidst regional variation
Underwater grasses now cover 89,385 acres in the Chesapeake Bay, representing a 7% increase from 2024.
phys.org · 9 Sept
Rare bat sighting spurs habitat protection in Philippines
The monitoring team observed that the bats roosted with only one species per tree during the survey.
rappler.com · 13 Sept
Asiatic lions thrive in India, but face new challenges
The 2025 lion population estimate identified 497 Asiatic lions living outside the traditional Gir core landscape, exceeding the number within the protected area.
thebetterindia.com · 9 Sept
Rabbit population surge threatens Australia’s native animals
Jojo, a rabbit-detecting dog, runs up to 20 kilometers a day while working at Bon Bon Reserve in South Australia.
theguardian.com · 13 Sept
Priest revives Jodhpur ponds after puja waste caused pollution
Jeevraj Shrimali and volunteers have reportedly removed more than five tonnes of waste from five ponds in Jodhpur over the past decade.
thebetterindia.com · 11 Sept
Wild donkeys transform Israeli desert into oasis
After 44 years, the 28 donkeys released in 1982 helped create an oasis in the Ramon Crater, a harsh desert environment in Israel.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 11 Sept
Canary Islands’ forests store more carbon than previously thought
The laurisilva forests of Garajonay National Park in La Gomera store up to 413.2 tons of carbon per hectare.
eldiario.es · 12 Sept
Orangutan conservationists plan forest bridge in Indonesia
Forest cover in the Hutaimbaru ecological corridor shrank by over 1,700 hectares between 2004 and 2024, according to YEL data.
mongabay.co.id · 12 Sept
India’s wolf population thrives in Madhya Pradesh’s open lands
Researchers estimated that Madhya Pradesh had 81,734 square kilometers of potential wolf-occupied habitat in 2022.
thebetterindia.com · 8 Sept
Retired warship becomes thriving reef off Canada
Divers recorded more than 170 marine species living on the wreck of the HMCS Annapolis five years after it was sunk.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 9 Sept
Spanish brown bears recover, but face new threats
Fewer than 30% of brown bear cubs survive to live independently after their first year with their mothers.
observador.pt · 8 Sept
Massachusetts tires became a thriving reef
Fish appeared on camera at reef sites 93.4% faster than on unstructured seabed in a 2019 study.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 9 Sept
Ecuador’s Cerro de Arcos protects endangered blue-throated hillstar
The Cerro de Arcos reserve currently protects an estimated 80 to 110 mature blue-throated hillstar individuals.
es.mongabay.com · 11 Sept
Homegrown National Park: residents restore habitat across US
Homegrown National Park has grown to over 52,000 registered participants who tend to more than 187,000 acres.
reasonstobecheerful.world · 10 Sept
Offshore wind turbines create unexpected reef habitats
Formosa Wind Farm’s turbines attracted 86 reef-associated fish species within 50 meters of their foundations over eight years.
optimistdaily.com · 11 Sept
Beavers transform English forest into wetland
The beaver pair built a 35-meter-long dam within one year of arriving in their new habitat.
unian.net · 8 Sept
China reclaims coal mine lands for farming
Authorities reclaimed around 933 hectares of land damaged by coal mining for agricultural use in the Dongsheng district of Inner Mongolia.
xataka.com · 10 Sept
North Carolina project aims to revive peatland and capture carbon
Peatlands hold more carbon than all the world’s forests, about one-third of global carbon stores.
news.mongabay.com · 9 Sept
Solar farm becomes unexpected owl haven in Arizona
Researchers observed 36 burrowing owl hatchlings at the Sun Stream solar farm by the end of June 2025.
xataka.com · 8 Sept
Seahorse recovery threatened by changing weather patterns
Volunteers recorded the highest number of seahorse sightings in Studland Bay since the pandemic, following a period of two and a half years with no observations.
bbc.co.uk · 8 Sept
Rajasthan women revive hills with seed balls
Women in Rajasthan have scattered more than 150,000 seed balls across the Aravalli hills over the last eight years.
hindustantimes.com · 10 Sept
Gray wolf returns to California’s Mendocino national forest
Wildlife officials confirmed the gray wolf sighting in Mendocino National Forest 15 years after the species’ reintroduction to California.
theguardian.com · 8 Sept
West Kalimantan reduces forest fire damage through collaboration
Monitoring data showed West Kalimantan reduced the number of hotspots from over 2,000 to around 156.
en.antaranews.com · 8 Sept