87 million dollars has been secured to create a wildlife crossing across the I-5 freeway in California. This isn’t the first wildlife crossing that has been created however it is the biggest in the world.
Decades ago, there were once tens of thousands of Cheetahs in India but due to hunting they became extinct in 1952. Now, the fastest land animal in the world is set to return to India.
Shelley’s Eagle Owl was spotted recently after not being seen for 150 years. It was seen by Dr Joseph Tobias, from the Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park) at Imperial College London and Dr Robert Williams, a freelance ecologist from Somerset.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) recently led a study that showed the world’s largest gorilla subspecies has increased from 6,800 compared to a 2016 estimate of 3,800.
Wild beavers have been reintroduced to some UK sites as part of controlled trials. However, their arrival in the Avon catchment area, near Bristol and Bath, shows the animals are now re-establishing themselves elsewhere in England, 400 years after they were hunted to extinction.
Australia, agreed to return four national parks to the Indigenous Eastern Kuku Yalanji people. The official decision follows four years of negotiations.
Rwanda has announced plans to plant over 43 million trees across the country. Revealed by the countries Minister of the Environment, Dr. Jeanne D’Arc Mujawamariya, they hope it will slash emissions and help fight climate change.
The British government recently announced that it will prohibit all importation and exportation of detached shark fins, in addition to all and any products containing them. This makes the UK the first country to propose this.
Indigenous-led resistance to fossil fuel projects in North America has prevented emissions equivalent to 400 coal-fired power plants from entering the atmosphere in the last decade.
Great news for fish lovers and nature! 10 years back Tuna were on their way to extinction due to commercial fishing companies, however it was announced that four tuna species have bounced back and are showing signs of recovery.