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The North Atlantic right whale just had its best calving season in 17 years, with 23 babies born along America's southeast coast. Even better news: mom whales are having babies more often, a sign the endangered species is finally recovering.
When engineers moved a busy highway underground in 2011, they didn't just solve traffic problems. They sparked one of southern England's most successful rewilding stories.
Nature is transforming an abandoned English coal mine into a thriving wildlife sanctuary, with owls, wildflowers, and other creatures making the industrial site their home. Five decades after its final coal shipment, the Chatterley Whitfield mine shows how quickly the natural world can heal.
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After years of mysterious decline, juvenile blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay surged by 121% this winter, reaching their highest numbers since 2019. Scientists are cautiously optimistic while continuing to investigate what's been affecting these young crustaceans.
Seven years after Lord Howe Island eliminated 300,000 invasive rats and mice, the tiny Australian paradise is experiencing a remarkable revival. Beetles once thought extinct are now breeding again, and the island's unique bug population has surged by 60%.
Toxic "forever chemicals" in seabird eggs have plummeted up to 74% over 55 years, proving that environmental regulations actually work. The dramatic decline tracks directly with government action to restrict PFAS production across North America.
Once headed for collapse, Atlantic bluefin tuna populations have rebounded thanks to international cooperation and strict fishing limits. A groundbreaking 30-year tagging program reveals how safe waters in the western Atlantic helped save both North American and Mediterranean populations.
After a decade-long drought, a tribal leader spotted ancient beaver artwork on his reservation and realized the solution was hiding in plain sight. California's first beaver restoration in 70 years is now transforming landscapes and reconnecting tribes with their heritage.
Mountain gorillas once faced extinction in Rwanda's hills. Now they're thriving alongside restored wetlands and reintroduced lions, proving conservation can fuel economic growth when communities share the rewards.
Local communities around Southeast Asia's largest lake are using satellite technology and traditional knowledge to stop wildfires, restore forests, and bring threatened wildlife back from the brink. The fishing cat has returned after a decade of absence.
A tiny fox species plummeted from 1,300 to just 100 animals in one year, but made the fastest mammal comeback in Endangered Species Act history. The Santa Catalina Island fox went from nearly extinct to thriving in just 17 years.
Once down to just 417 breeding pairs, bald eagles have made a stunning comeback to 324,000 birds today thanks to conservation efforts. New books reveal how smart strategies and dedicated people are helping bird populations recover across North America.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is moving forward with a plan to protect nearly 60,000 acres of critical habitat in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, giving 22 endangered species a fighting chance at survival. From tiny tree snails to rare bats, these creatures are getting the protection they desperately need.
After vanishing for decades, gray wolves are thriving again in California with up to 70 wolves now roaming the state in at least 10 packs. Conservation efforts worldwide are bringing other endangered species back from the brink, offering hope for wildlife recovery.
A flower once down to just a handful of plants in all of England has bounced back to over 1,200 at a single conservation site. The Kentish milkwort's remarkable recovery shows what's possible when conservationists, scientists, and volunteers work together.
A Texas ranching family has helped bring back the Attwater's prairie chicken from the brink of extinction, with over 50 birds now thriving on their carefully restored land. The O'Connor family just won a prestigious conservation award for showing how working ranches can save endangered species.
In Liberia's biodiverse Nimba Mountains, wildlife is making a surprising comeback in the ruins of old mining sites. A new film shows how former threats to nature are becoming its protectors.
After decades of absence, California's state amphibian is thriving again in Yosemite National Park. A decade-long partnership just released its 10,000th frog, marking a stunning comeback for the threatened species.
A new conservation project is helping critically endangered European eels recover in England's River Tees, where populations have crashed 98% since the 1980s. The "Eels of Steel" initiative is transforming how locals see these misunderstood travelers that swim 3,700 miles from the Caribbean to British rivers.
The media mogul who created CNN spent decades buying damaged land and bringing it back to life. His ranches and plantations became proving grounds for restoring bison, endangered woodpeckers, and native forests.
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