Good News Notes: “Land on top of an old opencast mine is to get a £2m wildlife makeover. The 327-hectare site at Druridge Bay is to be made “wilder” as part of the Northumberland Wildlife Trust’s plan to show how nature can recover from industrialisation. It bought the site in West Chevington, which is wood…
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Rare twin baby elephants born in Kenya
Good News Notes: “Suckled by their mother Bora and guarded by a watchful male, rare newborn twin baby elephants ingested nourishment that conservationists hope will enable them to survive a perilous start to life in a Kenyan safari park. As yet unnamed, the pair were born this week in the Samburu National Reserve, becoming only…
Conservationists using potato chip waste to create reefs and improve water quality off Sanibel Island
Good News Notes: “Sanibel’s shoreline is getting protected with help from overseas. Thanks to help from the Dutch government, scientists and volunteers on Sanibel Island installed structures to help oysters and mangroves thrive and slow down erosion. SCCF Marine Lab Director, Eric Milbrandt, said, “what we’re trying to do is plant mangroves and also establish…
Tasmanian Devils Born on Mainland Australia Offer Hope for a Species at Risk of Extinction
Good News Notes: “Roughly 3,000 years ago, Tasmanian devils disappeared from the wilds of mainland Australia—instead only surviving on Tasmania Island, the landmass from which they got their common name. But now for the first time in millennia, a mama devil living outside of captivity has given birth to a litter of joeys, in this…
Animal crossings: the ecoducts helping wildlife navigate busy roads across the world | Wildlife | The Guardian
Good News Notes: “From a tiny railway bridge for dormice in the UK to elk, deer and bears benefitting from a slew of new animal crossings in Colorado, wildlife bridges are having a moment. As the human footprint on the planet continues to expand, a growing number of roads and railways include provisions for wildlife to pass through fragmented…
California Condor Returns To Sequoia National Park, Another Endangered Species Act Success
Good News Notes: “If you want to experience the power of the Endangered Species Act for yourself, go to Sequoia National Park and look up. There, gliding high on the thermals, you’ll see the embodiment of this extraordinarily successful law: California condors. As the planet grapples with how to combat an extinction crisis that threatens more than 1…
Chester Zoo targets mobile gamers to promote conservation of endangered species
Good News Notes: “Chester Zoo launches new augmented reality mobile game that transforms players’ worlds into a jungle – enabling them to experience what it’s like to track real apes and carry out conservation challenges, all from their smartphones. Players join a team of wildlife scientists and help them protect the last wild spaces on…
Endangered Species Youth Art Contest opens
Good News Notes: “The Endangered Species Coalition is taking entries for its annual youth art contest. Elementary, middle and high school teachers and their students are encouraged to submit artwork by the March 1 deadline. The Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest is an integral part of the annual Endangered Species Day, celebrated the third…
Rare Texas blind salamanders are ‘doing well’ after hatching at zoo for first time
Good News Notes: “Three Texas blind salamanders have hatched at San Antonio Zoo, marking the first time ever that the zoo has been able to breed the endangered species. The San Marcos pool of the Edwards Aquifer is the only place where Texas blind salamanders live in the wild. They are blind amphibians that rely…