The number of rhinos killed by poachers is on a steady decline since 2010 in South Africa, home of the largest population of white and black rhinos, and 2020 marks the sixth consecutive year of a decrease in poaching.
It took two days and a lot of efforts, but a group of volunteers created a human chain and were able to successfully refloat a pod of long-finned pilot whales that were stranded at the top of New Zealand’s South Island.
To get on top of their unwanted flora problems, farmers and landowners in Australia traded their noisy and polluting lawnmowers for mobs of rented goats, a sustainable solution that nourishes the soil along the way.
The grasshopper sparrow, one of the most endangered birds in the continental part of the United States, has made a comeback only two years after it was on the verge of extinction, thanks to a captive-breeding program.
Following a decade of hard work, Namibia has managed to reduce by a whopping 98% the number of accidental deaths of seabirds, including threatened species, thanks to effective government regulations and the industry’s dedication to the problem.
