Good News Notes: “Starting today, customers in the US can donate $1 to plant one tree by telling Alexa-enabled devices, “Alexa, grow a tree,” Amazon announced today. Customers will be able to keep track of how many trees they’ve planted in their Amazon Pay account. Amazon also said that it’s donating $1 million to the environmental charity it’s…
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‘Lost’ Bat Rediscovered After 40 Years
Good News Notes: “A bat previously believed extinct is now back from the dead. Researchers announced March 8 that they had spotted Hill’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) for the first time in 40 years. “Rediscovering Hill’s horseshoe bat was incredible – it’s astonishing to think that we’re the first people to see this bat in so long,” Bat Conservation…
Critically Endangered Sumatran Orangutan Is Pregnant with ‘Extremely Rare’ Twins
Good News Notes: “The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans is preparing to welcome two new additions from a “critically endangered” species. A 12-year-old Sumatran orangutan named Menari is pregnant for the first time, and she’s expecting twins, thanks to a successful breeding match with the zoo’s male orangutan Jambi. She’s expected to give birth in…
Uganda is Getting 3 Million New Trees
Good News Notes: “Human settlement, agriculture, and logging have not been kind to the world’s trees, and in turn, have been nothing short of disastrous for the animals that call those trees home. Reforestation efforts seem like a natural fix – planting trees is good for the climate and good for wildlife – but it’s…
LA City Council Unanimously Votes to Stop Purchasing Products That Harm Amazon Rainforest
Good News Notes: “The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to create a plan to stop purchasing products that have contributed to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and the killing of indigenous people in Brazil. ‘We need to change the way the city spends its money to let the Brazilian government and the…
Critically endangered white-cheeked gibbon baby born at Kansas City Zoo
Good News Notes: “The Kansas City Zoo has announced the birth of a rare white-cheeked gibbon. The baby was born on Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Tropics exhibit at the zoo. The baby, who is not yet named, was born to dad Smithers, 24, and mom Kit, 15, who were recommended to mate as part…