Good Animal News

Celebrating positive news about animals making a difference for people — and people making a difference for animals

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This state just made it easier to save endangered animals, simply by checking an extra box on your taxes

Only 18% of Americans approve of the way their tax money is being spent. With this new program, taxpayers can gain more control over their finances.
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Dog ownership comes with a major carbon 'paw' print. Here are 5 realistic ways to reduce it

Your love — and a safe planet to snuggle on — really are just about all your pups need.
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A gray tabby walks along the side of a bridge wall with a waterway and boats in the background

Amsterdam builds cat-friendly staircases along its canals to protect feline residents

The staircases won’t just save cats, but hedgehogs, frogs, and birds as well.
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A team of 'human beavers' is creating 29 dams across this national park

The park rangers borrowed inspiration from beavers throughout Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Countryside in Romania: Rolling fields of green with a sky full of clouds behind them.

Rare moose sighting in Romania gives conservationists hope for biodiversity returning to region

In North America, the land mammal is second only in size to the bison.
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A photo collage of a building with flags in front of it, a pizza joint, a portrait of Jesse Kortuem smiling, a person inside a CT scan machine with 2 monitors in the foreground, and an aerial view of a church

Good News This Week: January 17, 2026 - Churches, Pizzas, & Teachers

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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Two long-tailed long-tailed macaques sit side-by-side in a green forest

Can animals be gay? New study finds that many apes and monkeys are — and it may be a survival advantage

A growing body of research suggests same-sex behavior in nonhuman primates is important to social connections.
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A black mason brick with holes in it, with green and golden bell frogs poking their heads out of various holes

A biologist successfully saved these endangered frogs from a deadly disease by building them tiny 'frog saunas'

Green and golden bell frogs used to be everywhere in Australia, until a deadly virus reduced their range by 90%. Then Anthony Waddle stepped in.
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A bear is seen staring into the camera

The 'BearID Project' is using facial recognition to monitor and conserve bear species. Here's how it works

These tools can reshape how scientists and the general public understand animals by getting to know formerly anonymous creatures as individuals.
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A dark blue ocean surface

Newly-discovered jellyfish looks like a creature from the 'Avatar' universe

A team of students at Tohoku University in northeastern Japan discovered a new species purely by happenstance.
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