Endangered Species Good News

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

In a closeup, a smiling woman holds up a baby leatherback turtle on a beach at night.

Woman travels the world to see all 7 species of sea turtle — and help save them along the way

A Canadian mother of two discovered a new passion in 2020: protecting sea turtles.

A sea turtle lies on a white towel in a veterinary office.

Scientists were delighted by the appearance of a rare rescued sea turtle. Then they ran a DNA test

Scientists at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center were pleasantly surprised when Earl Grey the sea turtle came under their care.

A loggerhead sea turtle floating in an aquarium tank.

An endangered sea turtle spent 22 years recovering from a shark attack. Now, she's finally returning to the ocean

Molly the sea turtle was on the brink of death when she was found on the shores of Kerry, Ireland in 2004. Her recovery has been nothing short of a miracle.

A sea turtle swimming in a clear, circular tank with sunlight shining through the water.

A passing boat shattered the back of this loggerhead sea turtle's shell. See her incredible four-month recovery

Swim Shady, and fellow loggerhead Paddles, were in critical condition when they were rescued near Juno Beach, Florida.

A close-up of a green sea turtle covered in barnacles, laying on a light pink beach towel

Beachgoer finds sea turtle stranded, so covered in barnacles she couldn't move. See her amazing 9-month recovery

Kalani the green sea turtle was covered in barnacles, algae, and leeches. Experts at the Australian Seabird & Turtle Rescue brought her back from the brink.

A closeup photo of a loggerhead sea turtle

Sea turtle with tumor 'bigger than her head' makes miraculous recovery: 'She takes the cake for the scariest tumor I've seen'

The 170-pound loggerhead sea turtle “beat the odds” last summer and has since swam over 870 miles around the Florida Keys.

Two sea turtle hatchlings walk along a sandy beach

Hundreds of sea turtles visit this national park to lay their eggs every year. To protect them, locals 'adopt a nest'

Over seven years, 600 supporters have helped raise nearly $126,000 to protect endangered sea turtle eggs.

Turtles stacked on top of each other in a pond.

500 turtles saved from dying lake: 'There was so little water. They were stacked up as if they were on an elevator'

The university students were shocked when they explored the Outback and found five times as many turtles as they expected.

A sea turtle hatchling poking its head and arms out of a shell

Over 4,000 sea turtle eggs were at risk of being bulldozed. These volunteers came to their rescue

Since March, volunteers and trained personnel have moved 3,984 eggs from 44 leatherback nests and 122 eggs from a single loggerhead nest.

A loggerhead sea turtle swims underwater, with his left flipper amputated

Endangered loggerhead turtle needed his flipper amputated due a scourge of leeches. He's finally on the road to recovery

Habanero the loggerhead sea turtle has been through quite a journey. But his doctors are optimistic that his best life is ahead.

A wild kakapo, a large flightless green bird with an owl-like face, in close-up

This critically endangered parrot is making a comeback. Experts think berries are the reason for the baby boom

The flightless bird, which has been called an “owl parrot,” was once thought to be extinct.

A baby sea turtle hatchling crawls across the sand. More sea turtles can be seen in the background

Experts celebrate record-breaking start for sea turtle nesting season

A devastating hurricane season in 2024 meant low nest counts for sea turtles across Florida. So far, 2026 is proving to be a banner year for the endangered species.