
Endangered Siberian Tigers Are Bouncing Back in China
Camera trap footage taken between 2013 and 2018 revealed that about 55 endangered Amur tigers (commonly referred to as Siberian tigers) are now living in northeastern China.
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Popular 'WeRateDogs' Twitter Raises Millions For Pets
“Within the first year it was pretty clear that the account had some serious influence, and we were trying to figure out a way to give back to the amazing community.”
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This Man Has Saved 20k+ Animals With Custom-Made Prosthetics
Derrick Campana is an animal orthotist who has saved more than 20,000 pets with his custom-made prosthetics. Campana, who’s from Sterling, Virginia, creates braces and artificial limbs to increase animals' mobility and improve their lives.
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In Wyoming, Fences Are Coming Down to Make Way For Wildlife
More than 600,000 miles of fences crisscross the American West, blocking animal migration. Outside Yellowstone this summer, volunteers dismantled a few.
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Next Stop, the Sea: Sri Lanka’s Old Buses Are Being Converted Into New Homes for Marine Life
Buses are the most common mode of public transport in Sri Lanka. But after thousands of trips, the buses are decommissioned and sent to junkyards, where they decay and corrode under the elements. Now, however, they're being given a second lease on life.
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For a Clean Ocean, Just Add Oysters
Scientists have discovered that a byproduct of the oyster growth process is that harmful pollutants such as phosphorus, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and nitrogen from fertilizers, which are difficult to remove from water...
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The Population of Endangered Mountain Gorillas Has Grown by 71% In a Decade
After decades of endangerment, mountain gorillas are growing in population thanks to conservation efforts of the World Wide Fund for Nature, the International Gorilla Conservation Program, and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, among others.
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Animal & Peace Activists Respond to US Navy's 40,000-Pound Bomb in Ocean
In addition to concerns about harm to sea life, progressives said the money would be better spent on healthcare and other human needs.
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Healthy Salt Marshes Harbor Rich Biodiversity — And Help Fight Climate Change
Along temperate coasts, the effects of climate change—including sea-level rise, erosion, and more frequent and stronger storms—are threatening a vital habitat that offers one of the best natural defenses against those perils.
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Why Noise Reduction Could Save Marine Life
Sound is essential to the survival and prosperity of marine life, but human-made ocean noise threatens this fragile world. Sound travels much farther and faster underwater than in air and is vitally important to marine animals.
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Good News for Southern Ocean’s Marine Life: Industry Halts Krill Fishing in Hope Bay
It’s fitting that ARK’s voluntary fishing closure includes Hope Bay because it represents new hope for Adélie penguins. Several of the world’s largest mega-colonies of these penguins live in this part of the Antarctic Peninsula, relying on krill as a prime source of forage food.
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Marley’s Mutts' Prison Program Pairs Dogs With Inmates – Healing Both
Marley’s Mutts partners with California state prisons and pairs incarcerated men with a rescue dog for three months, with the goal of “mutual rehabilitation.”
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