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Good News This Week: July 12, 2025 - Eagles, Rowers, & Lemonade Stands

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

Two men smile as the hold giant moa bones. Peter Jackson stands on the left.

'The Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson is on a mission to revive the world’s tallest bird, 600 years after it went extinct

An enormous flightless bird is slated to be the next de-extinction project at Colossal Biosciences. Their biggest supporter? "The Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson.

On the left, the antlers of a huemul deer sticking up from behind a bush on a mountainside. On the right, two men stand on a mountaintop looking out over the expanse.

A secret population of one of the most endangered animals in South America was just discovered in Chile

The stout, shaggy-coated huemul deer is highly endangered in the southern hemisphere. But a recent helicopter mission revealed that they are thriving in a future national park.

A bald eagle parent and a baby chick face each other in a nest in a treetop.

This state is now home to one of the biggest populations of bald eagles in the US after years of recovery

Bald eagles were nearly wiped out in the 1970s. Over 50 years later, conservation efforts have paid off big time in Maryland.

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Good News This Week: July 5, 2025 - Turtles, Robots, & Crocodiles

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

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Dogs offer stress relief, even in tele-therapy settings, according to new study

Researchers set out to discover whether therapy dogs’ mental health support could apply beyond a screen.

A group of chickens, ranging from orange, white, or black, roam in a field.

Sweden becomes the first country in the world to ensure all egg-laying chickens are cage-free — without any laws requiring it

In Sweden, all egg-laying hens are officially cage-free, after decades of public pressure and grassroots momentum from animal welfare group Project 1882.

Killer whales attempt to feed people in first-ever sightings: 'Represents altruism'

While domesticated animals like cats and dogs have been observed sharing food with humans, this is the first time a non-domesticated mammal has done the same.

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New study finds apes feel more optimistic after hearing laughter, indicates 'evolution of positive emotions'

A new study from Indiana University discovered that bonobos, humans’ closest living relatives, make similar vocalizations that share evolutionary origins with human laughter.

A unique hut structure is made of timber planks and bamboo baskets, with a portrait of an elephant in the center

Amid deforestation, elephants are running out of food. This architect built them a bamboo dining barn 'to restore balance'

Boonserm Premthada is passionate about human-animal architecture and has also built structures with elephant dung bricks.

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Conservationists restore endangered frog population in Patagonia: 'Most threatened animals on the planet'

Researcher Federico Kacoliris, who mobilized the conservation movement around the species, recently received a Whitley Award, known as the "Green Oscars."

Jane Goodall stands in a lush forest of green trees, reaching out to touch the leaves.

When USAID cuts hit Jane Goodall's reforestation efforts, this search engine stepped in to save the day (and the trees)

The tree-planting search engine has dedicated funds and support to maintain the Jane Goodall Institute’s presence in Tanzania.