Iowa man charged over capture of rare Alabama turtle
An Iowa man, Aiden Throndson, was arrested on August 8 near Highway 278 in Winston County, Alabama, and now faces 124 charges linked to the alleged capture and sale of protected species.…
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Woman donated Connecticut island for wildlife and education in 1995
In 1964, Elizabeth Hird and her husband Basil Rauch bought Outer Island, a five-acre summer retreat in Connecticut's Thimble Islands. After Rauch's death, Hird donated the island in 1995 to the US…
Yosemite frog returns after a century of trout removal
A 20-year study of more than 7,000 surveys in Yosemite National Park has found that the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog population has increased sevenfold, the National Parks Conservation Association reports. The frog…
Ancient DNA shows bison retained genetic diversity despite near extinction
A study published in Science on 6 August and led by the University of California has mapped the deepest genetic history of the North American bison, using DNA from 115 animals that…
Mumbai photographers share tiger photography tips for World Photography Day
With World Photography Day on August 19, Mumbai wildlife photographers stress that capturing a tiger in the wild demands patience and respect, not just expensive equipment. Businessman Vikram Dave, who makes five…
Alaska creek restored after gold mining; salmon runs rise six-fold
Salmon runs in Alaska's Resurrection Creek have increased six-fold after a restoration project that reconnected the creek to its historic floodplain. The first phase, completed in 2006 by the US Forest Service,…
Australian family turns sheep farm island into $4.8m wildlife haven
Peter and Pamela Woolford, who raised their family on Flinders Island off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula while running a Merino sheep station for nearly five decades, have transformed it into a conservation…
Volunteers planted 280,000 trees to revive New Zealand island
Off the coast of Auckland, Tiritiri Matangi Island was a degraded farmland with only 4% of its original forest cover by the 1970s. Between 1984 and 1994, an estimated 280,000 native trees…
Assam’s flood-damaged manuscripts now face moisture and fungus
Months after Upper Assam floods, centuries-old manuscripts are deteriorating from moisture, mud and fungus, assamtribune.com reports. Conservation teams from Gauhati University and Assam State Museum are racing to save them, but proper…
Minnesota habitat project protects 588 acres with $1.9 million grant
A Minnesota state-funded habitat programme restored, protected or enhanced 588 acres in the Shell Rock River watershed, exceeding its 483-acre target. The $1.918 million grant, approved in 2020, funded land acquisition, wetland…
