Conservation
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Environment
Environment USASea Urchins Munch Through Enough Algae to Save a Coral Reef
The introduction of nearly 100,000 urchins over the last two years in the Kāne’ohe Bay, on the hawaiian island of Oahu, helped save the coral reef by grazing through an invasive non-Hawaiian species of algae introduced in the 1970s.
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Environment USAThis Plant Was Deemed Extinct – Now They Found it in Hawai
An hibiscus thought to be extinct was rediscovered on a remote cliffside in Hawaii thanks to drones, giving hope to scientists who see the potential this technology has in the discovery - and rediscovery - of different species of plants.
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Environment ThailandVillagers Fought for Their Ancestral Forest – and Won!
Discontent with the government of Thailand’s proposal to infill their wetland, the villagers of Ban Boon Rueang launched advocacy and social media campaigns to showcase how vital their forest is to the local ecosystem - and their efforts paid off!
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Animals
Animals CanadaLoads of Work to Save the Caribou (and It Was Worth It!)
Two indigenous First Nations from Canada took matters into their own hands to save the mountain caribou, as the animal is part of their cultural survival, boosting the population of a particular species from sixteen to a hundred in less than a decade.
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Animals
Animals AustraliaThey Try to Save Rare Animals From Extinction – by Protecting Them From Other Animals
Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) and National Parks and Wildlife Service have teamed up to create the very first feral predator-free safe haven located in Mallee Cliffs National Park, New South Wales, where at least ten species currently listed as extinct will be able to thrive.
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Environment VietnamFair Chance for the Asian Unicorn to Escape Extinction, as Vietnam Creates New Nature Reserve
The forests of Khe Nuoc Trong have been upgraded to a Nature Reserve. It is one of the last ecosystems in Vietnam and home to more than 40 endangered species, including one of Earth's rarest mammals: the Asian unicorn.
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Environment Germany30 Years After the German Wall Has Gone: From Death Strip to Green Oasis
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former 1,400 km-long border between East and West Germany has been transformed into a green oasis called the Green Belt, and the German government has vowed to designate the zone a nature reserve.
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Animals
Animals USAThe Comeback of the Swift Fox (It Took 50 Years and Features GPS Collars )
For the first time in 50 years, 27 swift foxes return to the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. This return marks the restoration of a missing piece of the Great Plains ecosystem and of the tribes’ natural heritage.