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Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)

Animals Australia

13. March 2024

Almost-Extinct Bird Is Now (Naturally!) Increasing in Number

For the first time in 15 years, over 80 critically endangered orange-bellied parrots have returned to their breeding ground in Tasmania.

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Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, off Weddell Point, South Georgia

Animals United Kingdom

6. February 2024

Humpbacks Jump Back Up in Numbers

South Georgia island's Cumberland Bay has seen a resurgence of humpback whales, which have now nearly fully recovered over half a century after whaling stopped on the island.

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Animals The World

27. December 2023

“New” Species Was Thought to Be Extinct for Millions of Years!

In 2023, all across the world, various new species have been seen, spotted, discovered, rediscovered, and even one that was believed to be extinct for millions of years!

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Animals New Zealand

26. September 2023

Rare Prehistoric Bird Gets Cared for and Released

Once thought extinct, 18 takahē birds were just released on New Zealand's South Island, an area they haven't been seen in for over one hundred years.

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Animals United States

1. March 2023

This Big, Bald-Headed Bird Was Once Threatened, and Now Thriving

Once on the brink of extinction, the wood stork has recovered so greatly that United States wildlife officials are proposing that it be removed from the endangered species list.

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Animals Mexico

24. December 2022

Jaguars Thrive, Thanks to 25 Years of Protection

The jaguar population in Mexico is growing thanks to measures put in place to aid in ensuring the survival of the species in the region.

Environment

Environment Haiti

16. October 2022

A Century Later, This Lost Species Has Been Found Again

Lost to science in 1925, a native Haitian magnolia tree has been found once again.

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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.

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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.

Environment

Environment USA

2. June 2022

Border Control Win: Customs Agents Discover Rare Invasive Moth in “Medicinal Tea”

An invasive species of moth last spotted in Sri Lanka in 1912 was confiscated by United States federal customs officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport — effectively stopping what could have been a major threat to US agriculture.