Endangered Species Good News

Comebacks, rare sightings, and conservation wins for endangered animals around the world

A small bird holds a white feather in its beak as it rests on a branch.

Scientists gave endangered birds 'insecticide-sprayed' feathers to help them build new nests. It saved them from a deadly parasite

The forty-spotted pardalote is only found in Australia — and it's in dire need of help.

A baby tree kangaroo joey peeking out from under his mother's legs as he eats a carrot.

A baby tree kangaroo was just born — and its 'pouch cam' gives rare insight into one of the world's most endangered species

Kayjo’s arrival marks a major milestone for the incredibly rare marsupial.

A beach entrance at Cape Cod National Seashore on a sunny blue sky day

Cape Cod National Seashore is bringing a 445-million-year-old species back from the brink

An ancient species is thriving again at Cape Cod after vanishing for more than a century.

A snowy owl in close-up against a black background

The UN granted international protections to snowy owls, cheetahs, hammerheads, and more. Here's what it actually accomplishes

On March 29, the United Nations moved to protect 40 new species under international law.

Five 'missing' bird species were rediscovered in 2025, offering hope to conservationists

With the new changes, the overall number of “lost” birds, as defined in a 2022 study, dropped to 120 from the 163 listed when the list was first published.

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle washed up on a beach

A lifeguard rescued a turtle with a fishing hook lodged in its throat. It's one of the world's rarest sea turtles

A lifeguard and marine biology student was shocked when she discovered one of the world’s rarest turtles on the sands of Mustang Island.

A photo of a female Hawksbill sea turtle in a vet's office coffered in barnacles and moss

This sea turtle was found 'gravely unwell' and covered in barnacles. See her amazing three-month recovery

Bear the hawksbill sea turtle was in dire straits when she was found stranded on a beach in Australia.

A Bengal slow loris hangs from a branch. It is a small primate with white fur, brown rings around its large eyes, and small hands.

Conservationists work together to save endangered slow loris, one of the world's rarest primates

One of the world’s most endangered primates was rescued in early April, but its release back into the wild comes with caveats.

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.

A green sea turtle in a large aquarium pool.

An aquarium rescued a 240-pound sea turtle from a fishing line. They need your help saving her flipper

A green sea turtle the size of a manhole cover was found stranded by the San Gabriel River in January.

A baby sea turtle crawls against the sand.

Luxury resort saves over 600 injured sea turtles and helps hatch 120,000 more

The Brando luxury resort demonstrates that science-driven, sustainable tourism can successfully restore marine ecosystems and protect endangered sea turtles.

A little girl smiles beside a sea turtle wrapped in on a fishing pier.

On vacation, this 8-year-old girl spotted a hooked sea turtle. She ended up saving one of the world's most endangered species

A young girl was vacationing from South Carolina with her family when they came across a hooked sea turtle on a fishing pier.