Cloud Jaguar Photographed in Honduras for First Time in a Decade
A rare melanistic jaguar has been captured on a trail camera in Honduras for the first time in ten years, showing conservation efforts are working.
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Kakapo Parrots Set for Their Best Breeding Season Since 1977
Up to 84 female kakapo parrots could potentially lay eggs this season, offering the critically endangered species its strongest breeding year in nearly 50 years.
Rewilding in Scotland Delivers Strongest Evidence Yet of Ecological Recovery
New research coordinated by SCOTLAND: The Big Picture provides some of the strongest evidence yet that rewilding delivers measurable ecological recovery across multiple species and habitats.
Orkney Islands See Native Wildlife Thrive as Invasive Stoat Removal Succeeds
A programme to remove invasive stoats from Scotland's Orkney archipelago is working, with native wildlife including rare voles beginning to thrive again.
Gordie Howe International Bridge Opens Linking US and Canada by Foot and Bike
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, twenty years in the making, opens in 2026 as the first new US-Canada crossing in many years and one of the rare bridges open to pedestrians and cyclists.
America’s Largest Clean Energy Project Starts Powering Homes
The 3.5-gigawatt SunZia wind farm begins generating power for over 1 million homes across the American West.
Endangered Orangutan Crosses Canopy Bridge in World First
A Sumatran orangutan uses a human-made rope bridge to cross a road, reconnecting fragmented forest habitat.
Medieval Floor Tiles Were Returned to a Monastery After 60 Years
Floor tiles taken decades ago from a monastery were finally returned, allowing a small piece of history to go home.
A Teen Swam for Hours to Save His Family at Sea
A teenager kept going through rough water to help save his mother and siblings after they drifted out to sea.
Scientists Built a Hemp-Based Alternative to Plastic Packaging
Researchers developed a durable material from hemp that could reduce reliance on fossil-fuel plastics.