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Zoo staff rescue near-extinct snails from remote rock
40+ min ago (271+ words) Zoo conservationists have bred 300 near-extinct tiny snails and introduced them back into the wild. Just 21 Madeiran lands snails were found clinging to a rock on Portugal's Bugio Island. They were believed to be the last of their kind. Experts at…...
St. Louis study finds 'messy' gardens draw more native bees than manicured yards
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (303+ words) When it comes to yards, some people prefer neatly manicured landscaping while others prefer a messier, more wild look. As it turns out, bees have a preference, too, according to research by the Missouri Botanical Garden. By studying bee populations…...
In Indonesia, a snare crackdown frees a tiger, an elephant calf, and a sun bear
11+ hour, 45+ min ago (460+ words) Over the last two months in Indonesia, rescuers have freed three animals from snares: an elephant calf, a sun bear, and an 11-month-old Sumatran tiger cub. Now, officials are urging residents to remove the snare traps before more innocent animals…...
Night Vision Masters: 11 Animals That See in the Dark
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (186+ words) Many animals have evolved specialized night vision for survival. Cats and many nocturnal mammals use reflective eye layers to see in low light. Owls have large eyes and silent flight, while tarsiers rotate their heads due to fixed, oversized eyes....
Wildlife face 'catastrophic' losses as France's forests burn
17+ hour, 12+ min ago (478+ words) Deer trapped by walls of flame, lizards unable to escape the heat, habitats reduced to charred wood and ash: wildlife are paying a steep price as France's forests burn. Some 42,000 hectares (103,000 acres) of forest west of Bordeaux has burned since…...
Tech Aims to Restore the Northern White Rhino
15+ hour, 2+ min ago (186+ words) Only two northern white rhinos remain, both female and unable to carry pregnancies naturally, making the subspecies functionally extinct. BioRescue, an international team, is using IVF and stem-cell technology to create embryos from collected eggs and frozen sperm, aiming to…...
Monarch Butterfly Numbers Nearly Double Amid Border Policy Controversy
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (141+ words) The eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, rising to 4.42 acres in Mexico, mainly due to better weather, habitat work, and forest protection—not border policies. Claims that border restrictions helped monarchs lack strong scientific support, and border construction often…...
Volunteers wade in to bring a Land O’ Lakes pond back to life
23+ hour, 32+ min ago (390+ words) About a dozen volunteers spent a hot Sunday morning knee-deep in muck, and they were happy to be there. On July 12, they waded into a stormwater retention pond in front of the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex, pulling out invasive…...
Looking up: How birdwatching is captivating a new generation
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (853+ words) On a Sunday evening, a group of teenagers and young adults stand scanning the sky through binoculars on the former site of Berlin's Tegel Airport. "Can you hear the corn bunting?" For many young people, these are not typical things…...
Construction firm fined over deaths of 150 bats
19+ hour, 18+ min ago (238+ words) A construction firm which admitted the reckless destruction of a colony of 150 bats has been fined £17,000. Dumfries Sheriff Court heard that the soprano pipistrelle bats died when holes they were using to enter and exit their roost were blocked. City…...