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A busy year for Britain’s wild beavers
When beavers were hunted to extinction in England some 400 years ago, the wetlands they maintained largely vanished. Now, as part of Britain’s broader rewilding mission, conservationists are returning beavers to the landscape—and boosting biodiversity in the process.
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Prince William sees oyster reef restoration project on NYC visit for environmental summit
Prince William got a first-hand look at the waters of New York City on Monday on a visit to an oyster reef restoration project, after arriving in the United States for an environmental summit connected to a global competition for solutions to climate change challenges.
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Difficult Topics in Conservation: Managing Invasive Species
Stories of ecosystem recovery offer opportunities to celebrate the work of scientists, volunteers, and communities coming together to restore natural spaces. But sometimes, saving species calls for difficult choices.
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Endangered species are getting a boost from U.S. military bases
A century ago, the longleaf pine forests of the southeastern United States were flooded with birdsong—and the musical hammering of millions of red-cockaded woodpeckers. But by 1995, deforestation had caused woodpecker numbers to plummet to 4000 breeding groups.
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Inside This Extraordinary Living Lab
At Gorongosa National Park, scientists are determined to understand how an ecosystem recovers from the decimation of war.
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New NASA imagery reveals startling behavior among group of ‘banished’ beavers: ‘[They] were just about everywhere’
NASA satellite imagery has recently been able to show that beavers banished to rural Idaho have made significant improvements to waterways in the region.
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How Indigenous collaboration is saving the cougar
From the revitalization of riverbeds to the genetic diversity of top predators, Kim Sager-Fradkin is tracking an ecological resurrection in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula.
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Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected area
Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to two uncontacted tribes and is a hotspot of biodiversity.
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Young environmental activists prevail in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
Young environmental activists scored what experts described as a ground-breaking legal victory when a Montana judge said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by allowing fossil fuel development.
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Half of U.S. Wetlands Have Disappeared. Now Conservationists are Fighting to Get Them Back.
Wetlands protect coastlines, replenish drinking water, and may even combat climate change.
