Credit: Vincent van Zalinge/Unsplash Colorado wildlife authorities have introduced a plan to reintroduce the wolverine, one of the largest members of the weasel family, back into the state where it’s been absent for a century. Hunted to extinction, small populations of this solitary scavenger survived in Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Canada, from where they’ve gradually … Read more
Cyrus the lion in preparation for transport – credit, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge For the first time in Honduras’ history, eight large felines were relocated from the country to accredited wildlife sanctuaries in the United States. As part of this historic operation, 5 tigers were transferred to Carolina Tiger Rescue, while 3 lions were entrusted … Read more
– Credit: National Center for Wildlife – Saudi Arabia Between 2022 and 2023, scientists in Saudi Arabia began a survey of over 1,000 caves, hoping to find preserved remains of ancient animals to infer modern rewilding strategies. Whatever modest results they might have allowed themselves to hope for, they almost certainly would not have expected … Read more
– credit, Virunga National Park The Bageni family has a pair of blue balloons outside their mailbox, after this Congolese gorilla clan welcomed twins. Now numbering 59 individuals, the twins were born to an adult female named Makufu, who will be closely monitored during the babies’ childhood. Mountain gorillas are a critically-endangered subspecies of the … Read more
– credit, Australian Wildlife Conservancy On Australia’s Kangaroo Island, cat-proof fencing is protecting native species from predation following a devastating wildfire and allowing them to recover in numbers that are shocking biologists. The third-largest island controlled by Australia, Kangaroo Island saw a large fire burn through much of its scrub habitat in 2020, and conservationists … Read more
Charlotte makes a home among the trees after being released back into the wild – credit, the Orangutan Project A female orangutan that was captured as a juvenile has been released back into the wild after four years of “jungle school.” Found chained to the rafters of a wooden cabin on the Indonesian side of … Read more
Volunteers, staff, and contractors removing derelict fencing – credit, American Prairie The largest private land conservation project in America passed a milestone of rewilding the Great Plains last year. The nonprofit American Prairie recently celebrated the new year with a report that it had successfully removed the 100th mile of derelict barbed wire fencing on … Read more
Mudonna the manatee on route to the wild – credit, ZooTampa 2025 was a big year for one of Florida’s premier manatee rescue organizations. ZooTampa released 26 rehabilitated manatees back into Florida waters in 2025—the highest number in its long history. The accomplishment, the zoo stated, underscores its pivotal role in conserving this iconic species … Read more
Greater one horned rhino – CC 4.0. Nejib Ahmed India’s rhino stronghold of Assam reported zero deaths due to poaching among its populations of greater one-horned rhinos in 2025. The success replicates that seen in 2023, another year in which poachers claimed no rhinos. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of the state of Assam, … Read more
The Galapagos rail – credit, Carlos Espinosa Centuries after they were made famous by Charles Darwin, and a century after they had become plagued by invasive rats and cats, the Galapagos Islands are well on their way to recovery. Few events could better capture that recovery than the recent reappearance of the beautiful blue Galapagos … Read more