The Democratic Republic of the Congo is seeing hundreds of elephants return to Virunga National Park, restoring grasslands and helping wildlife reappear after decades of decline.
China has restored Przewalski’s horses from extinction in the wild to a population of over 900, establishing self-sustaining herds and reviving a key symbol of biodiversity recovery.
South Korea will end bear breeding and bile extraction from January 2026, formally closing a long-criticised industry and strengthening protections for captive wild animals.
Thailand has recorded its first confirmed sightings of the endangered flat-headed cat in nearly 30 years, offering renewed hope for a species once thought lost nationally.
Decades of conservation efforts have restored a diverse array of carnivore species across Europe.
Two hundred years later, wild horses have returned to their native Kazakhstan.
