As autumn descends upon the Great Plains of North America, the largest private land conservation project in the country is ringing in an inspirational milestone. The resident herd of relatively free-roaming bison now numbers 4 digits for the first time since the organization’s founding more than 20 years ago. American Prairie is a conservation nonprofit […]

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A landmark survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed the once-endangered species is now thriving. The latest count of tortoises on the Seychelles atoll of Aldabra revealed that there are approximately 180,000 living on the islands. This is the highest figure ever recorded for the species and far exceeds the human […]

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A sloth bear that made headlines when it was given a name by Julia Roberts after being saved from abuse is now flourishing, according to a rescue charity. The Hollywood star was filming Eat, Pray, Love in India in 2009 when the bear was rescued from people who forced it to dance for tourists and […]

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From the Cowboy State Daily comes the story of a rural community flocking to the side of an injured owl and rescuing it from a dreadful fate. The story begins when Sharon and Scott Jacobs were driving past private land in Spearfish, South Dakota, and Scott saw something he thought was a hawk—in, on, or […]

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