Plants
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EnvironmentEnvironment USA
Massive Meadow Is Being Restored to Its 19th Century State
An ambitious plan is underway in the heart of Yosemite National Park in California, the United States, to restore a former property used as cattle pasture for generations to its natural conditions not seen since before the 1880s.
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AnimalsAnimals Australia
From Plants to Animals, (Many!) Endangered Species Populations Are Growing
New South Wales, in Australia, has conducted the first report on plants and animals risking extinction in national parks, and more than a third of all threatened species studied have a population that is heading in the right direction.
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Environment
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EnvironmentEnvironment USA
Celebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act (with Two Plants Getting Off the List!)
Two plants endemic to California’s Channel Islands, in the United States, no longer require the protection of the Endangered Species Act, adding them to the list of the islands’ species that have successfully recovered.
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Society
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AnimalsAnimals Ecuador
Reintroducing Endemic Birds and Turtles Here Is This Country’s New Priority
The government of Ecuador is investing millions in a project dedicated to reintroducing 12 endemic bird and turtle species on the Galapagos archipelago, renowned for their astonishing biodiversity both on land and in the ocean.
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Environment
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EnvironmentEnvironment USA
This Floating Eco-Park Cleans Urban Rivers
Along a portion of the Chicago River in Illinois, the United States, floating wetlands have been installed to help clean the water of the heavily industrialized city as artificial installations can filter contaminants, lock up chemicals, and take up excess agricultural nutrients.
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Environment