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Chinook salmon return to historical habitat following removal of four US dams.

The Klamath River in the U.S. was heavily dammed over the 20th century, blocking spawning Chinook salmon. As a result, the population of salmon that s...

Mongabay

How Wildlife Crossings in Florida are Saving Panthers from Highway Deaths.

Wildlife crossings in Florida are cutting roadway deaths and reconnecting fragmented habitat across South Florida's busiest highways.

Environment America

Italian Bio-methane Plant Comes Online, Providing Renewable Gas to Over 3,000 Homes.

A European energy developer has switched on a major biomethane plant in southern Italy that will save some 9,000 tons of CO2 annually by producing a n...

Axpo

Fifty Billion Seedlings: Can Ethiopia Replant Its Ravaged Forests?

A legacy of deforestation has left Ethiopia struggling with more intense flooding and drought. The country is trying to restore its native forests thr...

Yale Environment 360

These women are bringing Darwin’s rheas back to Chilean Patagonia.

PATAGONIA NATIONAL PARK — Chile. Mongabay traveled to Chile’s Patagonia National Park to follow a women-led team on a mission to bring 13 Darwin’s rhe...

Mongabay

Five fishermen spotted a drowning baby elephant. Then they tracked down its mother.

They managed to haul the baby into their small boat, with three men swimming alongside to stabilize it, and set off to find its mother.

The Hindu

Wildlife Corridors on Costa Rica Farms Offer a New Path for Conservation.

Wildlife corridors on Costa Rica farms are connecting Corcovado and La Amistad parks, as Rare and Osa Conservation partner with local farmers.

Rare

Orphaned, Rescued, and Rewilded, Female Gorilla Becomes a Mother in Historic Conservation Success.

One of the first-ever eastern lowland gorillas to be successfully returned to the wild gave birth on May 21st in her new/old home of Virunga National ...

Re:wild

The women putting community at the heart of elephant conservation.

Across Africa, women are challenging old assumptions about who conservation is for – and who gets to lead it.

Positive News

Half a Million Cheaper Home Battery Storage Bringing Down Bills for Australian Homes and Businesses.

Home battery storage in Australia has hit 500,000 installations, cutting power bills by up to $2,300 a year and reshaping evening grid demand.

Prime Minister of Australia (pm.gov.au)
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