🇧🇷 Brazil
Rio Rewilders Bring Life Back to an Empty Forest
A forest that looks lush but functions like a ghost town is being restocked animal by animal in Rio de Janeiro
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🇯🇵 Japan
Planting Trees to Help Birds Can Backfire, Japan Study Finds
Planting trees along farmland to protect crops from wind can actually drive away many bird species, a new stud
🇯🇵 Japan
DNA Reveals Japan’s First New Bird Species in 40 Years
A bird that scientists thought was one rare species in Japan has turned out to be two. The discovery came not
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s escaped cockatoos may help save Indonesia’s endangered parrots
A flock of raucous, escaped pet cockatoos living wild in Hong Kong’s urban parks may hold the genetic key to s
🇳🇵 Nepal
Counting snow leopards matters less than helping communities, says expert
For decades, conservationists have tried to count every snow leopard in the mountains of Central Asia. But Rod
🇦🇶 Antarctica
Antarctica's first plant risk assessment flags rare moss
A rare moss in Antarctica is more vulnerable than scientists realized. The first formal plant risk assessment
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
The tree climbing crocodile of Côte d'Ivoire faces an uncertain future
A crocodile that climbs trees. That is the reality in Côte d'Ivoire, where the slender snouted crocodile has b
🇦🇺 Australia
Vanilla and nausea: Australian scientists trick foxes into ignoring turtle eggs
In Australia, scientists are using vanilla extract and fake eggs to make foxes feel sick, all in an effort to
🌍 Tanzania
A Tiny Blue Gecko Stages a Comeback in Tanzania
A brilliant blue lizard no longer than a finger is proving that even the smallest creatures can stage a big re
🇿🇦 South Africa
In South Africa, a village chooses coexistence with baboons
A small coastal village in South Africa has become an unlikely model for living with wild baboons. In Rooi Els
🇮🇩 Indonesia
Parrot unseen for decades found alive on remote Indonesian peak
A parrot that had not been officially recorded in nearly three decades has been spotted alive on a remote moun
🌍 Mozambique
Mozambique rebuilds white rhino breeding herd after decades of absence
For the first time in decades, Mozambique has a breeding population of white rhinos on its soil. Nineteen of t
🌍 Palau
Rat removal on Ulong Island sparks rapid land and sea recovery
On a small island in Palau, getting rid of rats did more than protect native birds. It triggered a cascade of
🇲🇾 Malaysia
This Elusive Mammal Lives Only in Borneo and Nowhere Else
A small, secretive mammal that looks like a cross between a ferret and a badger lives only on the island of Bo
🇰🇪 Kenya
When Elephants Disappear, Dung Beetles Vanish Too, Study Finds
The loss of African elephants does more than shrink a species. It triggers a chain reaction that can wipe out
🇺🇬 Uganda
Scientists Challenge Fear of Bats in Ebola Research
For years, bats have been blamed as the natural reservoir for Ebola virus. But a scientist working in Uganda n
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Ethiopia's protected parks may be harming local well being, study finds
Ethiopia's national parks and wildlife reserves, long celebrated as global conservation victories, may be quie
