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In Utrecht, Netherlands, anyone with an internet connection can ring a virtual doorbell to help fish reach their spawning grounds. Last year, over 2.3 million people pressed it 200,000 times, opening lock gates for thousands of migrating fish.
A tiny Bluetooth tracker weighing less than three grains of rice is revealing the secret routes of monarch butterflies. Your phone helps collect the data automatically every time a tagged butterfly flies nearby.
These 40-ton giants migrate thousands of miles each year, performing jaw-dropping breaches and bubble-net feeding displays that remind us why protecting our oceans matters. After nearly being wiped out by whaling, humpback populations are bouncing back thanks to conservation efforts.
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A young female gray wolf just made history by stepping paw in Los Angeles County for the first time in a century. Her 400-mile journey from Northern California marks a stunning milestone in the species' return from near extinction.