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Orange and white cat with a pink cast on its front left leg, lying on gray bedding.

Blind cat helps stray kitten on the brink with life-saving blood transfusion

Dandelion the orange tabby is now on the road to recovery.

A person wearing an orange life vest leans over the side of a boat to lift a sea turtle out of the water.

Fisherman's quick thinking saves critically endangered sea turtle in the Philippines

Hawksbill sea turtles can be found in over 60 countries, but their populations have been on the decline for decades.

A small dark-colored salamander or newt on wet sandy ground, with a prominent dark eye and smooth skin glistening with moisture.

A small New Hampshire city is building tunnels just for salamanders. They're already saving lives

In the neighboring state of Vermont, salamander crossings constructed in 2015 have reduced the number of amphibian deaths at that site by 80%.

A newly hatched sea turtle crawls across the sand toward the ocean

Man goes viral on TikTok for helping struggling baby sea turtle reach the ocean 'the right way'

During sea turtle nesting season, TikTok users are encountering baby sea turtles in beaches around the world.

A photo collage of a person with a bug on their finger, an aerial view of the edge of an island, a woman with tattoos of various sharks on her back, a person inserting an EV charger into their vehicle, and a chart shows how solar power has risen in the EU

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A clouded leopard walks across rocky ground with sparse vegetation at night, its spotted coat illuminated against a dark background.

Trail cameras capture rare footage of elusive leopard species, dubbed 'the ghost of the forest'

Footage was gathered over the course of 16 years, making it the longest study of this elusive species on record.

A photo of a robin perched on top of a branch

New study finds listening to birdsong in a forest lowers stress — more than any other setting

Both the natural setting and the birdsong helped independently, and the benefits were largest when combined.

A sea turtle surfaces in ocean waves while a person in a blue cap and orange life vest watches from a boat.

US Coast Guard rescues nearly 300-pound sea turtle seen 'swimming erratically' in the Florida Keys

Boaters shared video footage of the distressed loggerhead struggling to swim as they waited for the U.S. Coast Guard to arrive.

A person in a wetsuit holds a spotted pikeminnow underwater while snorkeling in turquoise water.

1.7M Americans have a chance to catch invasive fish and win cash in this 'minnow madness derby'

On top of the many stressors affecting the river’s ecosystem, this invasive species can harm native fish populations. So, officials are doing something about it.

A marmot with gray and white fur sits on a rock, facing the camera with its mouth slightly open and front paws visible.

Funding for scientific research is at an all-time low. So conservationists turned to OnlyFans to save their marmot study

And don’t worry — their OnlyFans page is G-rated.

A black-faced black spider monkey (Ateles chamek) crossing one of the multilayered bridges

Rope canopy bridges in the Amazon lead to 15,000 safe wildlife crossings and zero roadkill

Brazil’s federal transport department has now officially designated the rope bridge design as the recommended national standard for highways.

A man in a dark shirt holds a small electronic device and smiles at the camera in a dense tropical forest with green and brown vegetation surrounding him.

Researchers rejoice upon realizing their trail cameras captured footage of a bird that hasn't been documented in 140 years

The researchers, part of the Search for Lost Birds project, were overjoyed by their findings.