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After years of violence forced scientists to abandon Nigeria's largest park, local trackers stayed behind to protect endangered chimps. Now, 180 new rangers have returned, and camera traps are revealing chimpanzee groups no one knew existed.
Camera traps just photographed the elusive Pemba blue duiker for the first time in over two decades on Zanzibar's Pemba Island. The tiny antelope, standing just 12 inches tall, was found thriving across half of the island's protected forest reserve.
Camera traps in Zimbabwe's Matetsi Unit 5 are capturing lions, elephants, and leopards returning to a recovering landscape after years of restoration work. The footage marks a turning point for an area transitioning from hunting grounds to conservation paradise.
Scientists recorded the entire breeding cycle of wild macaws using a single camera trap in Peru's rainforest. The footage reveals how artificial nest boxes could help save these stunning birds as their natural homes disappear.
Camera traps in Mexico's Sierra Gorda just captured the country's most elusive predator, marking a major win for conservation. The sighting means all six of Mexico's wild cat species now call this protected forest home.
Australian researchers turned bloodsucking mosquitoes into conservation heroes by using their DNA-filled blood meals to track elusive wildlife. In just two nights, they found twice as many animals as six weeks of traditional camera traps.
Indigenous rangers on Truwana Island discovered thriving populations of rare mammals—including threatened dunnarts and blonde echidnas—using camera traps for the first time. The find shows how traditional land management helps wildlife survive even with feral cats present.
Camera traps in Costa Rica's dry forests are recording stunning birds hundreds of miles outside their known ranges, rewriting what scientists thought they knew about these elusive species. Wildlife biologist Vincent Losasso's patient monitoring is revealing that nature's boundaries are far more flexible than our maps suggest.
Camera traps set up to study bears accidentally captured evidence of a thriving Asian tapir population in southern Thailand. The discovery suggests nearly twice as many of these endangered giants may exist than previously thought.
Camera traps captured a rare snow leopard in Uzbekistan's Gissar State Nature Reserve, proving these elusive "ghosts of the mountain" still roam the protected peaks. An unexpected legacy of Soviet-era conservation is now helping save one of the world's most endangered big cats.
Camera traps in El Impenetrable National Park captured images of a second wild jaguar cub, proving two females are successfully raising young in the restored habitat. The discovery marks a major milestone for the critically endangered species that nearly vanished from Argentina.