Good News Notes: “Six years after opening, the Saco River Wildlife Center in Limington has grown so much it is preparing for a major expansion. The wildlife center rehabilitates more than 1,000 animals each year, compared to 20 in its first year of operation. “What we would do here, we would focus on the animals…
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He Lost Nearly Everything To Addiction. Then An Arrest Changed His Life
Good News Notes: “Heroin started rewiring and taking control of Will’s brain in the early 2000s, as he turned 40. “Back then, if you used drugs people didn’t want anything to do with you,” Will recalls. “People gave up on me.” Will lost almost everything: jobs, his driver’s license, his car, his marriage and his…
Meijer to Donate 25K to Kid’s Food Basket on Behalf of Nelly Korda
Good News Notes: “A new tradition to the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give started today. After the challenges of 2020, Meijer Simply Give recognized the opportunity for, and importance of, community banding together to fight food insecurity. The program spans across the Midwest and impacts countless families in need. Meijer will be donating $25,000…
Wildlife Rescue Center In Ballwin Sees Recent Surge In Creaturely Patients
Good News Notes: “Last year, the Wildlife Rescue Center located in Ballwin, Missouri, saw a significant uptick in the number of patients it cared for: Some 3,500 creatures got assistance from the center’s small staff and army of volunteers over the course of 2020. The increase didn’t come as a total surprise to executive director Kim Rutledge,…
Doomed wild horses find new life at Black Hills Sanctuary
Good News Notes: “You might be surprised to find out one of the premier wild horse sanctuaries in the country is located in South Dakota. Portions of movies, like Hidalgo and Into the Wild were even filmed there. Hundreds of horses and ponies roam the land South of Hot Springs. No barns or outbuildings, they…
Virginia Dog Saves Fawn From Drowning and Refuses to Leave Its Side
Good News Notes: “Ralph Dorn surveyed the lake’s surface behind his home during the early evening of June 2, looking for his Goldendoodle, Harley. Then he spotted the pup about 200 feet from shore; the 6-year-old canine was swimming with another animal that, after a few moments, Dorn realized was a tiny baby deer. “Not sure…
India wildlife officials reunite leopard cub with mum
Good News Notes: “Wildlife officials in India have helped reunite a leopard cub that was separated from her mother. Villagers in the north-eastern state of Assam found the two-month old female stuck in a trench in a tea garden. Wildlife vet Khanin Changmai, who was called to attend to the cub, told the BBC that…
Fond du Lac groups aim to end “sleep poverty” for kids
Good News Notes: “Where are the children sleeping? Most parents don’t give it a thought when they tuck their children into their beds at night, snuggled into pillows and soft blankets. But, there are children in the community — more than you might think — who sleep on piles of clothing on the floor, on couches or huddled together in beds meant…
Water voles released in Yorkshire in boost to endangered species
Good News Notes: “ Water voles are being released at a site in Yorkshire, UK, as part of the second phase of a nature scheme to help the endangered mammals. Some 100 water voles will be released in Timble Ings Woods in the Washburn valley, part of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), from…
How a cutting-edge gene editing tool is helping scientists save endangered salmon
Good News Notes: “A tool that has been instrumental in the development of cancer treatments and COVID-19 testing supplies is aiding scientists in locating endangered salmon species. Researchers use the CRISPR-based Sherlock gene-editing tool, which stands for Specific High-sensitivity Enzymatic Reporter unlocking, to identify endangered fish, including the Sacramento winter-run and Central Valley Spring run,…