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Dympna Cullen holds the first ampurta captured during field surveys in 2019.

Animals Australia

10. April 2026

Rare Desert Species Stages Remarkable Comeback Against the Odds

Australia’s ampurta, once on the brink of extinction, is making a rare and dramatic recovery, expanding its range across vast desert regions despite harsh conditions.

Animals

Amazing Close Up of Two Humpback Whales Feeding Together in Gerlache Strait, Antarctica

Animals Antarctica

7. April 2026

Whale Populations Rebound to Levels Not Seen in Decades

Antarctica is seeing a dramatic return of whale populations, with large groups reappearing in numbers not recorded since before industrial whaling.

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Animals Norway

8. February 2026

The Historic End of Fast-Growing Chickens Begins Here

Norway will fully phase out fast-growing chicken breeds by 2027, becoming the first country to eliminate birds linked to severe welfare problems in industrial poultry farming.

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Animals Chad

2. February 2026

Once Lost to the Wild, This Species Has Been Reborn

The scimitar-horned oryx has been restored to the wild in Chad after decades of extinction, offering new hope for ecosystems on the edge of the Sahara Desert.

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Animals Faroe Islands

28. January 2026

A Legal Line Is Officially Drawn on Dolphin Hunts

Dolphin hunts have been suspended in part of the Faroe Islands after authorities filed the first-ever animal abuse charges linked to a pilot whale hunt, signalling a major shift in enforcement and animal welfare standards.

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Animals South Korea

20. January 2026

Bear Bile Farming Ends After Decades of Decline

South Korea will end bear breeding and bile extraction from January 2026, formally closing a long-criticised industry and strengthening protections for captive wild animals.

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Animals USA

15. January 2026

Military Trauma Training Takes a Humane Turn

The United States has ended the use of live animals in combat medical training, replacing the practice with advanced simulators to prepare medics while preventing animal suffering.

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Animals Europe

8. January 2026

Countries Unite in a First to Protect Cats and Dogs

The European Union has agreed on its first unified rules to protect dogs and cats from abuse, unsafe breeding, and illegal trade, strengthening animal welfare across all member states.

Animals

Manta ray swimming past diver in the Maldives

Animals The World

5. January 2026

Global Ban Protects Rays from Being Traded

Member nations of CITES have unanimously granted the highest level of protection to all ten species of manta and devil rays, ending international commercial trade and marking a historic conservation milestone.

Environment

A Malabar gliding frog (Rhacophorus malabaricus)

Environment The World

20. November 2025

Less and Less Species Are Facing Extinction

A long-term study from the University of Arizona has revealed that extinction rates among plants and animals have declined over the past century — challenging the assumption that the planet is currently experiencing an accelerating mass extinction.