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US Seeking to Protect Largest Underwater Canyon Off New York City For New Marine Sanctuary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking public comment on potentially designating a new national marine sanctuary in Hudson Canyon off the...
Nonprofit Protects More Than a Million Acres of Rainforest So Far This Year – All With Public Donations
In September, a Virginia nonprofit made a $500 million commitment to preserve biodiversity and, six months later, the Rainforest Trust and its partners have...
Road in London Closes for Nearly a Month to Protect Migrating Toads as They Hop to the Other Side
A stretch of road in London has been closed to traffic for more than three weeks to allow toads to cross in safety to...
The Most Stunning Moments For Animals in 2021 Will Make You Cheer – and Love Them Even More
While media outlets talk about the "Age of Extinction" for species, they never seem to include the multitude of good news—and there was a...
A 15 Million-Acre Protected Superhighway Near Galapagos Was Just Created to Preserve Marine Life
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced at the climate summit, COP 26 in Scotland, an expansion of the marine protections around the iconic Galápagos Islands...
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...
Sanctuary Containing ‘Healthiest Coral Reefs in the World’ Just Tripled in Size Thanks to U.S. Government Protection
The Gulf of Mexico’s largest coral sanctuary just got 200 percent bigger, now that the U.S. government formally approved the expansion of the Flower...
Chameleons Not Seen By Scientists For 100 Years Found in a Madagascar Hotel Garden
Lost for 106 years, a species of chameleon was recently rediscovered by scientists working with Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC) as part of their "25...
In Rare Bipartisan Agreement on Climate, U.S. Senators Forge Plan to Phase Out Use of a Potent Greenhouse Gas
A group of U.S. Senate Republicans have authored an amendment to an energy and manufacturing bill that would launch a transition away from hydrofluorocarbons,...
Scientists Find Half the World’s Fish Stocks Are Recovered—or Increasing—in Oceans That Used to Be Overfished
In a review of half the world's fisheries, scientists found that fish stocks were stable or increasing in most countries that managed their fishing.
Celebrate ‘World Firefly Day’ by Keeping Nights Dark: You Can Help Stop the Species Decline – Here’s How
Firefly numbers appear to be dwindling but you can help by eliminating stray lighting in your yard at night. Here are some tips...
After Five-Year Campaign, Woman Successfully Rallies a Nation to Protect 763,000 Square Miles of Ocean
Over 763,000 square miles of ocean are now protected from pollution, seabed mining, and overfishing thanks to one 48-year-old marine conservationist.
Jacqueline Evans is the...
These Floating Trashcans Are Being Deployed Around the World So They Can Suck Up Tons of Ocean Trash
These floating rubbish bins are already sucking up ocean pollution in dozens of marinas and ocean ports around the world.
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...
The Animal Welfare Movement Saw Major Victories in 2015 in the U.S.
Few activist groups benefited from such sweeping legislative gains in the United States as the animal welfare movement did during 2015.
The extraordinary victories came...
New Zealand to Create Massive Ocean Sanctuary the Size of France
New Zealand is telling fishing and mining industries to keep their “hands off” a huge part of the South Pacific—one that’s about the size...
Homeless Man Reunited w/ Inheritance Thanks to Good Samaritan and Police
A volunteer on beach patrol who was looking for sea turtles, instead found a bag of money — and launched a week-long search to...
First Team to Ever Rescue a Whale Now Frees Species Worldwide 30 Years Later
On Thanksgiving Day 30 years ago, a whale in distress was freed from a heavy, dragging mass of fishing gear in the icy waters...
Major Oyster Reef Rebuilding to Revitalize Texas Coast
Half Moon Reef was once a massive underwater oyster colony in the most productive fishery in Texas, rich with shellfish, blue crabs and shrimp....
Wildlife Rescuers Save Frostbitten Pelicans
A flock of brown pelicans hung around the Chesapeake Bay well past the time they were supposed to fly south for the winter....