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Tigers are territorial and must strike out to find their own territory when they leave their mothers at 18 months-two years of age, adult cats require large home ranges, making safe pathways between protected areas critical for their survival. Steve Winter/Big Cat Voices

With India's tiger population on the rise, wildlife crossings are next: 'Giving land back to the ecosystem'

India has already built more wildlife corridor structures than any other country in Asia, including the world’s 10 largest wildlife underpasses and overpasses.

Left: A white and brown bear cub climbs a tree trunk while another brown bear stands below. Right: A white-furred bear with a dark nose faces the camera in front of green grass and vegetation.

Animals

Rare footage of silver bear cub captured in national park livestream. Is it a pizzly bear?

Viewers were quick to question whether the bear was a grizzly-polar bear mix.

Aerial view of a large solar panel farm with rows of dark photovoltaic panels arranged in parallel lines across flat terrain, separated by light-colored access roads.

Environment

Solar just eclipsed all other electricity sources for the first time ever in Utah

The state used to run on coal, relying on it for as much as 78 percent of its power a decade ago. But now renewables are surging.

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Environment

The nation's first 'nature library' just opened. Bird watching kits and snowshoes are available for checkout

Books are still available to check out, but the Anythink Nature Library is also home to items and programming all focused on getting outdoors.

A marmot. A brown rodent with visible whiskers and dark eyes sits among green grass and plant stems, looking toward the camera.

Animals

Researchers are holding the first-ever 'Fat Marmot Week' to raise awareness for funding cuts. See the contenders

After creating the first OnlyFans dedicated to yellow-bellied marmots, Colorado researchers are taking inspiration from Alaska’s “Fat Bear Week.”

Overhead view of the interior of a boat with wooden compartments containing approximately 20 cats, mostly black and black-and-white, sitting on top of and inside divided wooden structures with visible gauges and controls on the top panel.

Animals

Rescue effort underway to re-home 40 cats found on abandoned sailboat: 'It looked like a Studio Ghibli movie'

On August 6, officers from Tacoma’s Marine Services Unit responded to reports of a “ghost ship” off of Owen Beach in Tacoma, Washington.

The first confirmed photographic evidence of the Eurasian lynx in Sikkim. Courtesy of Forest & Environment Department, Sikkim, and WWF-India.

Animals

Trail cameras capture rare photo of an elusive lynx in the Himalayas: 'First confirmed evidence'

The sighting challenges the perception that high-altitude rangelands are empty and barren, and even suggests a full predator-prey system.

A fluffy gray and white chick with a yellow beak rests in a person's hand wearing a dark blue sleeve. Laboratory equipment and a black basket are visible in the background.

Animals

Two of Africa's rarest birds broke a dry spell after the dad finally stepped in to raise his eggs, a first in 95 years

Two secretarybirds, John and Jolene, have welcomed five chicks for the first time in the zoo’s 95-year history.

A photo collage of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an aerial view of a field, a monkey sits on a tree, an aerial view of a basketball court, and three men posing together for a photo

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Environment

Louisiana is sinking. So this business is using the state's glass bottles to restore the coastline

Roughly a football field of Louisiana is lost to the sea every hour. Glass Half Full is slowing the erosion down.

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With India's tiger population on the rise, wildlife crossings are next: 'Giving land back to the ecosystem'

Rare footage of silver bear cub captured in national park livestream. Is it a pizzly bear?

Solar just eclipsed all other electricity sources for the first time ever in Utah

The nation's first 'nature library' just opened. Bird watching kits and snowshoes are available for checkout

Researchers are holding the first-ever 'Fat Marmot Week' to raise awareness for funding cuts. See the contenders

Rescue effort underway to re-home 40 cats found on abandoned sailboat: 'It looked like a Studio Ghibli movie'

Trail cameras capture rare photo of an elusive lynx in the Himalayas: 'First confirmed evidence'

Two of Africa's rarest birds broke a dry spell after the dad finally stepped in to raise his eggs, a first in 95 years

Good News This Week: August 8, 2026 - Eggs, Firefighters, & Rhinos

Louisiana is sinking. So this business is using the state's glass bottles to restore the coastline

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