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    Wildlife Conservation News

    In 1999, Jordan sank a tank off Aqaba; 27 years later, coral, sponges, and fish call it home

    Nearly three decades underwater have turned an old army tank into a home for corals, sponges, and reef fish.
    World News
    Published 23 hours ago

    In 1998, Przewalski’s horses were brought to Chernobyl, and by 2018, researchers counted 137 of them

    A conservation program brought Przewalski’s horses to the Chernobyl exclusion zone in 1998.
    World News
    Updated 2 days ago

    From 1982, Israel released 28 wild asses in the Negev; with 10 more, the herd hit about 250 by 2005

    Reintroduced to the Negev from a handful of animals, the Asiatic wild ass is thriving, but not all is well.
    World News
    Published 2 days ago

    In 2018, red wolf genes turned up in wild canines on a Texas island, decades after they vanished

    A red wolf, a species once declared extinct in the wild.
    World News
    Published 3 days ago

    Isle Royale was down to 2 wolves; five years after 19 wolves were brought in, at least 27 were count

    Isle Royale’s wolf comeback began with 19 animals and a five-year test.
    World News
    Published 3 days ago

    In the 1930s, US agencies planted a shrub to stop erosion; now it covers 115,550 forest acres

    A fix that grew bigger than planned: Bicolor lespedeza, once planted to hold soil in place, now grows across an estimated 115,550 forest acres.
    World News
    Published 5 days ago

    Corbett’s 80-year-old elephant Sonakali dies after decades of wildlife service

    Sonakali was an integral part of wildlife conservation efforts at Corbett Tiger Reserve. (HT photo)
    India News
    Updated 6 days ago

    In 1989, Ted Turner bought 113,000 Montana acres, and bison, wolves, and bears now roam it

    Ted Turner, the CNN founder who turned a Montana cattle ranch into bison country.
    World News
    Published 7 days ago

    Reviving the rhino: A true conservation gain

    The Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV2020) was launched in 2005 to push up the population to 3,000 across seven protected areas in Assam. Today, the count exceeds 3,200, with Kaziranga alone housing 2,600. (@narendramodi X/ANI)
    Opinion
    Published 8 days ago

    In 2018, California began turning dairy and grazing land into a tidal marsh meant for young salmon

    Representative image of a restored tidal marsh in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, where young salmon find food and shelter.
    World News
    Published 8 days ago

    By 1950, fewer than 30 nēnē lived wild in Hawaii; nearly 3,000 captive-bred releases changed that

    Nēnē geese on Kauai, where 2,430 of the state’s estimated 3,862 nēnē were counted in 2022.
    World News
    Published 9 days ago

    In 2013, Leonardo DiCaprio backed Nepal's tigers with $3 million; wild numbers rose from 198 to 355

    Leonardo DiCaprio has backed tiger conservation through WWF since 2010.
    World News
    Published 10 days ago

    In 2015, Terri Irwin added 33,000 acres to Mourachan, a Queensland reserve for rare wildlife

    One purchase, 33,000 acres: Terri Irwin carried Steve’s conservation plan forward in 2015.
    World News
    Published 11 days ago

    In 1994, a mystery donor gave 60 acres to wildlife; Jack Nicholson was later reported as the donor

    Jack Nicholson was reported to be the anonymous donor behind a Santa Monica Mountains land gift.
    World News
    Published 11 days ago

    DiCaprio, Bezos pledged $200 million to save 100 species on the brink, from pangolins to rare pigs

    Leonardo DiCaprio's Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund, chaired by Jeff Bezos, launched the Phoenix Species Project with a $200 million pledge.
    World News
    Published 16 days ago

    Leonardo DiCaprio helped save Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem, where tigers and elephants coexist

    DiCaprio teamed up with Re:wild to support Leuser's local guardians.
    World News
    Published 17 days ago

    Jackie Chan backed an effort to bring back the South China tiger, not seen in the wild for decades

    Jackie Chan became an ambassador for Save China's Tigers, a charity working to bring the South China tiger back.
    World News
    Published 17 days ago

    Kashmir’s elusive giant: Endangered Markhor population shows signs of recovery

    The Markhor, or Capra falconeri, is the world’s largest wild goat and is native to Central Asia. The flare-horned subspecies, Capra falconeri cashmiriensis, known as the Pir Panjal or Kashmir Markhor, is found only in Jammu and Kashmir in India. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 17 days ago

    Two cheetahs from Kuno released in MP’s Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve

    This is the first time cheetahs have been introduced into the reserve.
    India News
    Published 17 days ago

    Part of James Cagney's old California ranch is now a wildlife refuge for eagles and rare shrimp

    The Ramona Grasslands preserve, now hosting 626 species including numerous rare ones, began with the 2003 purchase of Cagney Ranch. Limited public access remains in place due to sensitive ecological areas within the preserve.
    Environment
    Published 18 days ago

    In 1864, trout were introduced to Tasmania for sport; now a native fish is down to about 6,000

    The brown trout was introduced to Tasmania in 1864. Today, the Threatened Species Scientific Committee names it a key threat to the swan galaxias.
    World News
    Published 19 days ago

    How India saved its tigers—and lions and rhinos and elephants

    Chandrapur: A tiger walks along a trail at Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
    Environment
    Updated 20 days ago

    Ten captive-bred Great Indian Bustards to be released in Jaisalmer on Oct 3-4

    Ten captive-bred Great Indian Bustards will be considered for release in Jaisalmer
    India News
    Published 21 days ago

    The roar is back in Bengal’s Buxa after 8 years: 3-yr-old tigress from Bihar released into reserve

    “Three more tigers will be released in the BTR in the next two months,” Adhikari said. (ANI)
    India News
    Published 22 days ago

    Steve and Terri Irwin planted 44,000 trees for koalas and saved 1,630 more acres

    The Irwins' Ironbark Station project revitalizes koala habitat by planting 44,000 eucalyptus trees since 1994.
    World News
    Published 26 days ago

    Two British sisters bought a Cornish island, then gave it to a wildlife trust

    Two sisters bought an island in the 1960s and later donated it to the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, which now manages it as a nature reserve.
    World News
    Published 26 days ago

    55 big cats, 17 in the wild: Project Cheetah completes four years

    A female cheetah CCB2 in Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary released by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav (unsen) under the third phase of the ‘Project Cheetah’, in Neemuch. (@DrMohanYadav51 X/ANI Photo)
    Ht Explainers
    Published 32 days ago

    The diamond jubilee of India’s green shield: Indian Forest Service

    Forest Research Institute (Deemed to be) University Dehradun (FRI).
    India News
    Updated 40 days ago

    Global one-horned rhino population hits record 4,075; Assam has 80%, says minister

    The global greater one-horned rhino population has crossed 4,000 for the first time, with Assam accounting for nearly 80% of the total, minister said.
    India News
    Published 42 days ago

    Sena (UBT) MLA demands tarred road leading to temple in national park

    Sanjay Gandhi National Park (Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Published 44 days ago
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