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Animals Panama

5. December 2022

Sharks Fin-ally Protected!

During a conference held in Panama, the global trade of sharks has been regulated, preventing various threatened species from being killed for their fins, thus protecting the large predator’s valued place in our oceans’ ecosystem.

Animals Switzerland

3. December 2022

Frogs and Ponds: If You Dig It, They Will Come

In Aargau, Switzerland, conservationists dug hundreds of brand new ponds, with one goal in mind: boosting the population of threatened amphibian species such as the European tree frog.

Animals United States

1. December 2022

There Are Plenty More Fish in the (Protected!) Sea

Studies show that fish populations are rebounding in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument - one of the largest protected areas on the planet.

Animals Finland

28. November 2022

Efforts to Save Seals Are Making a Splash!

Concerned about the decline in the population of the Saimaa ringed seals, Finnish authorities have successfully deployed conservation efforts to boost the number of semi-aquatic marine mammals, including imposing stricter restrictions on net fishing.

Animals Australia

24. November 2022

From Private Land to Animal Sanctuary

A property in New South Wales, Australia, has been acquired by philanthropists for conservation purposes, since it is home to the endangered koala and more than 10 other threatened animals.

biodiversity site in Clowes Street, South Yarra, two years after plantingCREDIT:biodiversity site in Clowes Street, South Yarra, two years after planting, Melbourne, Australia

Animals Australia

22. November 2022

More Shrubs and Herbs Mean a Better Life for Bees and Birds!

Melbourne, Australia has expanded its proportion of plants - meticulously chosen to have the best impact on wildlife - and the efforts paid off as biodiversity is in better shape than ever now that native plants have supplanted urban areas.

Animals Peru

20. November 2022

Ready, Hatch, Repopulate!

To help three species of endangered turtles to repopulate, more than 6,000 hatchlings have been released in Peru’s Amazon Basin, for well-balanced biodiversity and as part of the fragile ecosystem’s preservation of the rainforest.

Animals Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

11. November 2022

New Bird Species Discovered, New World Record Hit

The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe officially has a new species of bird, the Principe Scops-Owl, which brings the Central African island nations’ number of endemic bird species to 28, a world record.

Environment Spain

6. November 2022

Wax Worms Could “Lick” Away Plastic Waste!

Accumulation of plastic waste could become a thing of the past thanks to wax worms and their saliva capable of breaking down plastic in mere hours, a potential game-changer in the way we fix this environmental problem.

Animals Ecuador

4. November 2022

Population of Rare Penguin Shows Promise

Over a decade ago, biologists chiseled small holes out of lava on the Galápagos Islands in an effort to attract and save one of the world's rarest penguins -- and it might just be working.