Rewilding Romania plans to reintroduce vultures to Southern Carpathians
The initiative aims to reintroduce at least 170 griffon vultures and 24 cinereous vultures to the Romanian landscape by 2033.
rewildingeurope.com · 13 Nov
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Young sea turtles use human-made lagoon as nursery in the United Arab Emirates
Researchers found that juvenile green turtles had five times higher odds of being found in the man-made lagoon than in the surrounding habitats.
popsci.com · 13 Nov
Originals launches forest restoration projects in Brazil and Mexico
The Águas da Mata Atlântica project in Brazil expects to have 370 hectares planted or under implementation by December 2026.
valor.globo.com · 13 Nov
Chester Zoo project restores wildlife habitats in Cheshire
Volunteers and partners planted 14,000 trees and restored or created 13 ponds during the first year of the project.
happyeconews.com · 13 Nov
Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests increase on Texas coast
The number of Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests on the Texas coast rose by 55% to reach 697 during the 2026 nesting season.
humanprogress.org · 13 Nov
Spanish brown bear population doubles as breeding range expands
The Cantabrian brown bear population in Spain grew from an estimated 140 individuals in the early 21st century to 370 bears today.
goodnewsnetwork.org · 11 Nov
Tajikistan increases markhor population from 500 to over 7,000 animals
The markhor population in Tajikistan grew from fewer than 500 animals in the early 1990s to more than 7,000 animals today.
asiaplus.news · 11 Nov
Wood white butterfly population explodes by 922 percent in England
bbc.co.uk · 11 Nov
United Nations recognizes Brazilian network for restoring Cerrado biome
brasil.mongabay.com · 12 Nov
Kazakhstan ranks third Globally in land restoration efforts
astanatimes.com · 12 Nov
Recycled shells restore Florida reefs and boost marine life
upworthy.com · 11 Nov
American wood storks appear for first time in Texcoco lake natural area
Authorities have recorded more than 290,000 migratory birds and 285 native species in the Lago de Texcoco area following restoration efforts.
jornada.com.mx · 11 Nov
Indian conservationists accelerate rewilding of great Indian Bustard
The captive breeding program recorded an 80% survival rate, which is significantly higher than the 48% average reported by international bustard conservation programs.
scroll.in · 12 Nov
Assiniboine and Sioux tribes restore bison herds in Montana
The Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes received 219 bison from Yellowstone National Park in a shipment that filled more than two semi-trucks.
happyeconews.com · 12 Nov
Habitat gaps threaten recovery of Przewalski's antelope in China
The study found that 71.83 percent of suitable habitats for Przewalski's antelope are currently located outside of existing protected areas.
news.sciencenet.cn · 11 Nov
Queen guitarist Brian May creates private nature reserve in England
The project reached a milestone in 2023 when the total number of planted native trees and shrubs reached 101,000.
lanacion.com.ar · 11 Nov
Restoration of Florida Everglades accelerates amid water quality hurdles
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has provided biennial reports on the progress of the Everglades restoration since 2004.
insideclimatenews.org · 11 Nov
Solar grazing with two sheep per hectare boosts bee populations in New York
The study found that honeybee populations increased by 83 percent when researchers maintained a density of two sheep per hectare at the solar plant.
noticiasambientales.com · 12 Nov
Kyiv foresters plant nearly 180 thousand seedlings to restore city forests
rubryka.com · 11 Nov
Rosario recovers 807 hectares of wetlands after two decades of legal battles
noticiasambientales.com · 13 Nov
Severe winter storms reduce puffin populations on the Farne Islands
independent.co.uk · 11 Nov
Semende tribe maintains traditional coffee farming in South Sumatra
mongabay.co.id · 13 Nov
Romanian farmers convert unusable sand land into forest revenue
Landowners in Daneți receive payments reaching over 800 euro per hectare for the first 12 years of a 20-year reforestation contract.
adevarul.ro · 11 Nov
Volunteers use discarded Christmas trees to build coastal defenses in England
In a single year, 650 volunteers buried approximately 2,000 trees on Lytham beach to help create new coastal defenses.
xataka.com · 11 Nov
Swedish authorities resume lynx hunting to manage growing population
The County Administrative Board of Jönköping County will allow a maximum of 16 lynx to be shot during the licensed hunt in March 2027.
svt.se · 12 Nov
Satellite tracking shows Andean condors fly outside protected areas in Chile
Satellite tracking of six condors in the Patagonia region revealed that only 22 percent of their movements occurred within protected areas.
noticiasambientales.com · 12 Nov
Borneo villagers earn cash for wildlife photos to fund conservation
Participants have submitted more than 350,000 wildlife records since the program launched about two years ago.
happyeconews.com · 12 Nov
Australian scientists trick invasive red witchweed into dying
Queensland scientists have reduced the infested area of red witchweed from 110 hectares to 4.3 hectares since 2013.
abc.net.au · 12 Nov
Cambodia mangrove forests provide refuge for threatened wildlife
Researchers monitored 156 coastal and riverine mangrove sites in Cambodia using camera traps to track wildlife populations over a seven-year period.
news.mongabay.com · 11 Nov
Suncheon bay ranks second in South Korea for winter migratory bird habitats
yna.co.kr · 13 Nov
Congolese NGO takes over co-management of itombwe nature reserve
fr.mongabay.com · 11 Nov
Ethiopia surpasses 56 billion tree seedlings in national restoration project
fanamc.com · 11 Nov
Remote Pacific atolls provide ecological reference for global conservation
efeverde.com · 11 Nov
Marshall Islands create National Marine sanctuary to protect pristine atolls
The newly protected marine sanctuary covers approximately 48,000 square kilometers around the Bikar and Bokak atolls.
phys.org · 11 Nov
Originals builds seed supply chain to scale forest restoration in Brazil and Mexico
The first areas implemented by Originals recorded a seedling survival rate of over 90% using more than 60 native species.
valor.globo.com · 12 Nov
Saiga antelope population rebounds in Kazakhstan after massive decline
The saiga antelope population in Kazakhstan grew from roughly 20,000 in the early 2000s to about 4.6 million by 2026.
happyeconews.com · 9 Nov
Kazakhstan snow leopard population Doubles as scientists track Altai
The snow leopard population in Kazakhstan has grown from an estimated 80 to 90 animals in the 1990s to between 190 and 200 today.
astanatimes.com · 8 Nov
Wolf reintroduction boosts quaking aspen growth in Yellowstone National Park
The study found that the wapiti population in Yellowstone National Park dropped from 17,000 in 1995 to 6,673 in 2022 following the return of wolves.
noticiasambientales.com · 10 Nov
Okanagan Nation Alliance reconnects sockeye salmon to Okanagan Lake
The Okanagan Nation Alliance released 330,000 sockeye fry across the territory in 2026 alone.
happyeconews.com · 10 Nov
Cornwall Wildlife Trust discovers hundreds of seagrass shoots in Fowey Estuary
Researchers found more than 430 seagrass shoots across 50 patches of seabed in the Fowey Estuary.
bbc.co.uk · 8 Nov
Eurasian otters return to Kashmir Valley after decades of absence
eurasiareview.com · 7 Nov
Kyrgyzstan reintroduces extinct gazelles to the issyk-kul region
open.kg · 9 Nov
Belize adds 3,500 acres to connect wildlife habitats in Maya Forest Corridor
breakingbelizenews.com · 7 Nov
Leatherback turtles nest in record numbers on Great Nicobar Island
india.mongabay.com · 9 Nov
Kazakhstan shows North Aral Sea Restoration progress at COP31
The volume of water in the North Aral Sea increased from 18.9 billion to more than 23 billion cubic metres due to water management projects and the Kokaral Dam.
astanatimes.com · 10 Nov
Indigenous people in Gabon reduce forest pressure through honey sales
Buyers in Libreville purchase the honey for as much as 17,000 francs CFA per 20 liter container, a price much higher than the 2,500 francs CFA it costs within the local community.
fr.mongabay.com · 10 Nov
Researchers save tens of thousands of orchids from Indian road construction
More than 19,500 orchids, representing nearly 71% of the total rescued population, survived the relocation to public wetlands and a beach.
news.mongabay.com · 10 Nov
Rewilding Argentina reintroduces guanacos to the Chaco Seco region
The guanacos traveled 3,200 kilometers from Patagonia to the Parque Nacional El Impenetrable as part of the world's largest terrestrial conservation translocation.
xataka.com · 8 Nov
Parachuted beavers create lasting ecosystem benefits in Idaho
Of the 76 beavers parachuted into the wilderness in 1948, 75 survived the initial relocation.
futura-sciences.com · 7 Nov
Critically endangered burrowing frogs return to Australian forests
Scientists released 53 southern giant burrowing frogs into the wild after successfully breeding the species in captivity for the first time.
abc.net.au · 7 Nov
Hazel dormouse populations in England and Wales show recent recovery
bbc.co.uk · 9 Nov
Chilean rural community restores water sources through forest conservation
es.mongabay.com · 7 Nov
Colombian community restores mangroves after decades of displacement
es.mongabay.com · 9 Nov
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