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The colorful Javan blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas) used to be a common sight and sound in the Menoreh Hills, but the species is now critically endangered

Former bird hunters work to rebuild a songbird haven: 'We hope it's not too late'

Some former hunters on the Indonesian island of Java have abandoned catching birds for the songbird trade and have since become notable local conservation figures.

Two workers in yellow safety vests and hard hats stand beside large cardboard boxes wrapped in plastic and blue strapping on what appears to be an airport or cargo tarmac, with an overcast sky visible in the background.

84 metric tons of humanitarian aid arrive in Nepal in the wake of deadly floods

This represents just one aid intervention amid countless international organizations mobilizing to help.

A uniformed official holds a small tabby kitten in a parking lot, looking down at the animal in his hands.

Newborn kitten rescued after getting stuck inside a car engine for an 80-mile drive: 'He's precious cargo'

City officials say the kitten, which was less than a week old, was trapped inside the engine grill for at least 76 miles.

A group of people in white shirts kneel on a beach, holding colored buckets and pouring baby sea turtles onto the sand in a line.

Tourists put these sea turtle nests at risk. Local Mexicans intervened, and now 3,200 hatchlings are swimming free

On August 30, volunteers gathered in Veracruz to give local sea turtle hatchlings a fighting chance.

Left: A tiny turtle hatchling held in an adult's hand above a white towel and cardboard box. Right: Multiple sea turtle hatchlings swimming in turquoise water viewed from above.

Florida family rescues 64 baby sea turtles they found in their backyard swimming pool

The group of hatchlings was led astray by artificial light near the beach.

A sea snake with white and dark patterned scales and a yellow-banded body is caught in a blue-green fishing net against a green water background.

'Turtle-safe' nets prevent countless sea turtles from drowning. An appeals court just upheld a rule requiring shrimpers to use them

A federal court upheld a ruling from 2019 that requires select shrimp trawlers to use special nets — all in the name of sea turtle protections.

A desert landscape with large rounded boulders in the foreground and a distinctive peaked mountain in the background at sunset. Several vehicles and a tent are parked in a sandy clearing among the rocks.

Federal judge halts data center construction on public land

A federal administrative court has temporarily revoked authorization to build a massive data center near Boulder City, Nevada.

A young woman wearing red-framed glasses holds a thermal imaging camera displaying a colorful heat map on its screen. Research posters are visible on the wall behind her.

Teen invents award-winning device that can catch elephant poachers in real time

Anika Puri won $10,000 for her AI-enabled invention.

A man in a dark jacket walks through a farm field alongside a large flock of brown and white birds standing on grass, with vineyard posts and mountains visible in the background.

This vineyard adopted a clever alternative to using pesticides: Let 1,000 ducks roam free instead

Wine farmers in South Africa are borrowing inspiration from a centuries-old practice in Indonesia.

An older woman with long gray hair, Jane Goodall, wearing a dark green shirt with "the Jane Goodall Institute" visible on it looks to the side in an indoor setting with blurred figures in the background.

Need an excuse to hike? Jane Goodall's nonprofit calls on America to hit the trails in her honor this October

The first inaugural “Hike for Hope” will honor the conservationist’s legacy.

A spotted wild cat with distinctive facial markings and bright reflective eyes looks toward the camera in a nighttime infrared or thermal image. The animal's rosette-patterned coat is visible against dark vegetation in the background.

Trail cameras catch elusive, endangered ocelots using wildlife crossing in Texas

There are fewer than 100 wild ocelots left in the United States. Wildlife crossings may have saved them from extinction.

A sea turtle swims toward the camera in turquoise water, its flippers extended to the sides and its patterned shell and face clearly visible.

Researchers bid farewell to rescued sea turtle after 200-day recovery: 'We were all bawling on the boat afterwards'

Crush the loggerhead spent over six months in recovery after a cyclone washed her ashore in January.