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Animals Spain

13. September 2022

Tiny Jellyfish Reveals Secrets to Immortality

A tiny jellyfish holds the secret to immortality, and geneticists affiliated with the University of Oviedo, Spain are studying the species to understand the aging process and therefore evaluate if it is possible to evade it.

Animals Cambodia

5. September 2022

These Rare Apes Are Coming Back!

Rare pileated gibbons have been released in Cambodia’s Angkor Wat jungle since 2013 - and as offspring are being born, the endangered monkey has higher hopes to survive and thrive.

Animals Argentina

24. August 2022

Conservation Success Story: Jaguars Born in the Wild!

Some seven decades after going extinct in Argentina, jaguars were finally born in the wetland, a testimony to the country's successful rewilding program that was launched 10 years ago.

Animals Ecuador

18. August 2022

These Iguanas Are Back Home – and Thriving!

Santiago, the island in the center of the Galapagos archipelago, is again home to land iguanas more than a century after their disappearance.

Animals Colombia

16. August 2022

12 Years of Hide-and-Seek: Rare Hummingbird (Finally) Spotted!

In Colombia’s mountains, one of the most elusive hummingbirds has been spotted and photographed for the first time in over a decade, proving that this tiny bird species hadn’t fallen into extinction.

Animals New Zealand

15. August 2022

This Parrot’s Population is Soaring

The population of New Zealand’s kakapo parrot has increased 25% within the last year thanks to a successful breeding season and artificial insemination.

Animals USA

12. August 2022

Year of the Tiger: Global Tiger Count Soars, in Just Seven Years

The population of tigers in the world is up 40% from 2015 estimations, largely thanks to improvements in the monitoring of wild tigers, as well as to more extensive conservation efforts.

Animals Greenland

11. August 2022

Clever Polar Bears Show Us They Can Still Hunt When There’s No Sea Ice

In the southeast of Greenland, in the Kingdom of Denmark, a population of polar bears has proven to adapt and survive longer without sea ice - which they use to hunt for seals - than its fury cousins, giving hope to the survival of the iconic…

Society New Zealand

9. August 2022

With the Help of Locals, Wildlife Thrives Here – As It Did Seven Centuries Ago

What started as an urban ecosanctuary for birds in the heart of Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, transformed into a formidable ecological revolution to restore the city to its pre-human, pre-predators state, some 700 years ago, where wildlife is thriving!

Animals USA

5. August 2022

Near-Extinct Bird Finds a Home Here for the First Time in Over a Hundred Years

Hopeful news for one of the rarest birds in the world: four critically endangered condors have just been released in the redwood forests of Northern California, United States, as the first habitants of their kind in over a century.