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Animals On Kangaroo Island Thrive Again

January 18, 2026

Five years after a cat proof fence was erected around a 380 hectare sanctuary on Kangaroo Island, endangered animal populations inside are experiencing a remarkable recovery that has surprised even the scientists monitoring them. The Western River Refuge, managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, has seen vulnerable species like the

Town Overrun By 500,000 Bats Finds Amazing Solution

January 18, 2026

The tiny Australian town of Ingham with a human population under 5,000 people faced an unbelievable problem when over 500,000 flying foxes took over the town center, forcing schools to close, businesses to shut down, and even preventing emergency helicopters from landing at the hospital. These large fruit bats are

California’s Plastic Bag Ban Finally Shows Major Results

January 18, 2026

California banned thin plastic shopping bags at most stores back in 2016, and now nearly a decade later the state is seeing real improvements with significantly less plastic bag litter washing up on beaches and clogging storm drains across the state. The original law replaced those flimsy single use bags