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North America's largest land bird was down to just 22 survivors in the 1980s, but an ambitious rescue effort has brought California condors back from the brink. Today, more than 600 condors exist thanks to breeding programs across the western United States, including a key facility in Boise, Idaho.
A deer species that vanished from China's wild decades ago is making a comeback through careful breeding programs. Scientists are now preparing these animals to return to nature after generations in captivity.
Animals once down to their last dozen are now thriving in the wild again, thanks to captive breeding programs that have brought 66 species back from extinction's edge. From California condors to black-footed ferrets, conservationists are proving that recovery is possible when we act with purpose.
Two Great Indian Bustard chicks just hatched at a breeding center in Jaisalmer, bringing the captive population to 70 birds. With only around 130 left in the wild, these downy arrivals represent real hope for one of the world's heaviest flying birds.
A critically endangered golden snub-nosed monkey has been born at a French zoo for the first time ever outside its native Asia. The rare birth marks a major win for conservation efforts and international cooperation to save the species.
Once one of the world's most endangered cats, the Iberian lynx is making a stunning comeback across southern Spain. Thanks to coordinated breeding programs and careful releases, wild populations are growing and even having cubs of their own.
Scientists discovered two new colonies of the Lord Howe Island stick insect on a remote volcanic outcrop, 25 years after the species was rediscovered. Once so common they were used as fishing bait, these rare insects are bouncing back thanks to a global breeding program.
Two rare African leopard cubs are thriving at a Mexican zoo, giving hope to a vulnerable species while offering visitors a chance to see one of the world's most elusive big cats up close.
Once down to just 22 birds, California condors now number over 500 in the wild thanks to captive breeding programs. From pandas to blue whales, these remarkable comebacks show what focused conservation can achieve.
A hiker's stunning encounter with two massive California condors at Zion National Park celebrates one of conservation's greatest success stories. These birds nearly vanished in the 1980s, but dedicated breeding programs brought them back from the brink.
Two Przewalski's horses born at a Hampshire zoo are heading back to their native Kazakhstan as part of a historic effort to save a species that once went extinct in the wild. Zookeeper Rhiannon Wolff worked with them from birth to departure, calling it "a very special part of the job."
A button-sized snail once declared extinct has been officially saved from disappearing forever. After rediscovering a tiny population in a Bermuda alleyway, conservationists bred and released over 100,000 snails back into the wild.
A high-security breeding facility in South Carolina is keeping some of Earth's rarest turtle species alive while their wild habitats recover. More than half of all turtle species now face extinction, but this center offers them a fighting chance.
When polar bears Amelia Gray and Hudson touched noses at Brookfield Zoo last fall, their connection sparked hope for a groundbreaking research program. Scientists are racing to understand polar bear reproduction before climate change and habitat loss make it too late.