They Were Endangered Since The 1980s But They Are BACK
Green turtles have made a remarkable recovery from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory after decades of being hunted extensively for turtle soup, eggs, and decorative shells. Once listed as endangered since the 1980s with populations plummeting worldwide, new data shows these ancient mariners are finally rebounding thanks […]
Bursting Back To Life After 130 Years Underground
When ecosystem ecologist Shelby Riskin examined disk-shaped samples of old soil from Toronto’s waterfront hoping to find trace evidence of destroyed wetland plants, she watched in astonishment through a microscope as a brown wormlike creature greedily munched through green algae as if more than 130 years hadn’t passed since its last meal, while water fleas, […]
Record Breaking Pumpkin Elephant Mosaic
Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in North Somerset has unveiled a record-breaking jumbo elephant mosaic made from an astonishing 11,000 home-grown pumpkins and gourds, celebrating an annual harvest tradition that began six years ago when pumpkins were found unexpectedly growing on the elephant muck heap after the zoo’s bachelor group of African elephants enjoyed seasonal treats […]
From Devastation Into Inspiration, The Sycamore Gap Timber
Two years after the illegal felling of Britain’s iconic Sycamore Gap tree shocked the world, the National Trust has launched a major creative commission inviting artists and organizations to give new life to the salvaged timber from one of the country’s most beloved and photographed natural landmarks. Once standing in a dramatic dip along Hadrian’s […]
How Coffee Beans Are Solving Thailand’s Elephant Problem
Coffee farming is emerging as a brilliant solution to decades of conflict between farmers and endangered Asian elephants in Thailand’s Kanchanaburi province, where water shortages and agricultural expansion along migration routes have driven desperate elephants to raid farms for food and water. Global conservation charity ZSL and Thai NGO Eco-exist Society are working with local […]
The Million Dollar Ocean Treasure Discovery
Salvage divers working for Queen’s Jewels LLC have pulled over 1,000 silver and gold coins worth approximately $1 million from a Spanish treasure fleet that sank off Florida’s coast in 1715 when a hurricane sent 11 ships carrying an estimated $400 million in gold, silver, and jewels to the bottom of the ocean. The haul […]
What This Dog Does In Tiger Territory Is CRAZY
In the wilds of Malaysia where tigers roam and poachers hunt, conservation dog handler Rita Santos and her dog Hera walk through knee-high grass searching for something that might seem odd but is actually revolutionary: animal poop. Hera was born to a stray litter in Lisbon, adopted at six months, then surrendered back to the […]
From Side Hustle To City-Wide Phenomenon
In 2009, Tim Bennett was a 27-year-old apartment dweller in Philadelphia with an inconvenient dream of composting his food waste in a city that doesn’t collect organic waste for that purpose, so he invested $100 in buckets and flyers to start collecting neighbors’ scraps. What began as an experiment he thought probably wouldn’t work has […]
The Magical Forest That Citizens Are Refusing To Let It Die
When Shaurya Goyal received a phone call at 1:30 AM about a massive centuries-old peepal tree being cut down in Jaipur’s Dol Ka Badh forest, he rushed to find workers struggling to remove just one root that weighed 20 kilos and was as thick as most tree trunks. That midnight rescue sparked a citizen movement […]
Aboriginal Elders’ Ancient Fire Miracle
After devastating bushfires scorched Australia’s Barrington Tops National Park in 2019 something extraordinary happened, 4,000 rare veined doubletail orchids suddenly bloomed across the burn footprint, leading to a remarkable collaboration between Aboriginal elders and government scientists. The Birrbay, Warrimay, Wanarruwa, Gaewegal, and Guringay peoples, who call this sacred place the Biyan Biyan Plain, have returned […]