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AnimalsAnimals Australia
Nectar-Loving Bird Makes a Great Big Comeback
More than 40 years after bushfires wiped out the helmeted honeyeater’s population in Victoria, Australia, the critically endangered species is making its return with the release of birds bred in captivity, in the hopes of boosting the bird's population and genetic diversity.
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AnimalsAnimals South Africa
Three Decades of Conservation Efforts Pay Off for This Bird
Following three decades of conservation efforts, the population of wattled cranes in South Africa improved to the point where the bird is no longer critically endangered, and further measures must be enforced to protect the bird’s natural habitat across southern Africa.
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AnimalsAnimals Argentina
A “Historic” Silver Lining for These Special Penguins
A precedent-setting case following a man-made decimating tragedy for the Magellanic penguin population in Argentina led to new legal protections for the flightless bird, including the expansion of its breeding and nesting place, and stricter regulations to safeguard entire ecosystems and the Southern Hemisphere's biodiversity.
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AnimalsAnimals South Africa
No Fishing Here, for the Sake of Our Penguins
An agreement was finally reached between South Africa’s conservationists and the fishing industry, aimed to halt and reverse the African penguin’s declining population by establishing no-fishing zones around six of the penguins’ major breeding colonies.
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