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Animals North America

10. March 2023

Watch Thousands of Birds Peck Around in Their Month-Long “Pit Stop”

Sandhill cranes migrate yearly from Mexico, Florida, Texas, and Arizona to Alaska, Canada, and eastern Siberia, stopping for a month in Nebraska along the way.

Environment

gray reef shark swims over Montipora corals in a sea of fusilier damselfish and Bartlett’s anthias.

Environment The World

20. November 2022

Rebirth: Protected Coral Reefs Thrive Again

An incredible discovery reveals that the protected coral reefs in the southern Line Islands are thriving once again.

Animals

Animals The Netherlands

29. September 2022

From Bees to Butterflies, Pollinators Get a Big Boost of Protection

The Netherlands has been doubling down on its effort to save pollinators in the past decade, and the strategies and measures they've taken constitute a roadmap to help other countries follow its footsteps.

Society

Society Panama

26. September 2022

Nature Gets Some Rest, Thanks to These Floating Homes

With floating home communities on the rise, a Panama-based company is building pod-style housing - both on the water and on land - that respects the environment and creates minimal disturbances to habitats.

Environment

Environment Bosnia

28. August 2022

Wild Rivers Get Proper Protection Against Power Plants

A new electricity law has been adopted in Bosnia, effectively banning the construction of small hydroelectric power plants on the waterways of the Balkans - a significant win celebrated by environmentalists, conservation groups, and local people.

Environment

Environment USA

3. August 2022

New Park Atop a Six-Lane Highway Redefines Nature in a City

In San Francisco, the United States, a section of a highway has been reconfigured to add above it a large open space where citizens of all ages can enjoy greeneries and beautiful views, as one of North America’s infrastructure reuse projects.

Environment

Environment Chile

20. March 2022

This New National Park Will Protect Hundreds of Glaciers

By establishing a new national glacier park in the Andes mountain, Chile is taking concrete steps to fight climate change and preserve the capital’s melting glaciers, as well as the country’s flora and fauna.

Animals

Animals Australia

7. March 2022

These Birds Protect Each Other – and Outwit Scientists!

Researchers have placed small GPS tracking devices on Australian magpies in an effort to learn more about their movements and social dynamics - and quickly uncovered an unusual problem-solving behavior in the birds.

Animals

Animals Mexico

5. March 2022

A 1998 Project Has Saved This “Extinct” Species!

Missing since 2003 and declared extinct, the Tequila fish has now been returned to the wild thanks to a decades-long project to save the species.

Animals

Animals Ukraine

5. February 2022

“Extinct” Bird Spotted… in a Surprising Location!

A population of eagles that was once declared to be completely extinct in Western Europe has been found in an unexpected place: Ukraine's Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.