Latest Wildlife Stories

Asiatic black bear rehabilitation in India succeeded, as orphaned cubs Duli and Atsu fully transitioned to the wild in Dehing Patkai National Park by early this year, no longer returning for supplementary food after a soft release guided by IFAW and the Wildlife Trust of India veterinary teams.

South Asia

04.08.26

Duli and Atsu Thrive in the Wild After Asiatic Black Bear Rehabilitation in India Reaches Two-Decade Milestone

Cinco, only the fifth jaguar documented in Arizona in 15 years, was captured by a trail camera drinking at a remote watering hole in the Sky Islands.

North America

04.08.26

Rare Jaguar Sighting in Arizona Offers Hope Amid Border Wall Threat

Central Africa

04.08.26

Gorillas Learning to Trust Humans Again Proves Behavioral Recovery is Possible

Conservationists hope the wildlife bridge connecting national parks in Australia will strengthen habitat connectivity and support long-term ecosystem health.

Oceania

30.07.26

Wildlife Bridge Connecting National Parks in Australia Helps Animals Cross a Busy Highway

Community-led kiwi reintroduction in Wellington is creating safer habitats for native wildlife through predator control, habitat restoration, and long-term stewardship.

Oceania

28.07.26

Kiwi Reintroduction in Wellington Reaches Major Milestone After a Century-Long Absence

Mountain Bongo conservation in Kenya brings together government officials, international partners, and wildlife experts to receive critically endangered animals repatriated from overseas breeding programs.

Eastern Africa

28.07.26

Mountain Bongo Conservation in Kenya Marks Historic Rewilding Milestone

Researchers documented cougars returning to Minnesota with the first evidence of reproduction in more than 100 years after trail cameras from the University of Minnesota's Voyageurs Wolf Project captured a female cougar with three large kittens in northern Minnesota, marking a significant milestone for a native predator absent over a century.

North America

22.07.26

Cougars Returning to Minnesota After More Than a Century of Absence

The vision of an endangered damselfly’s return to Hawaiʻi drives conservationists working to restore habitat and reestablish populations on islands where the species disappeared decades ago.

Oceania

15.07.26

Endangered Damselfly’s Return to Hawaiʻi Marks a Milestone Through Landmark Conservation Partnership

Clean, free-flowing rivers are essential for freshwater mussels and the many species that depend on healthy aquatic ecosystems. Conservationists hope expanded freshwater mussel habitat protection will improve conditions for wildlife throughout affected watersheds.

North America

13.07.26

Freshwater Mussel Habitat Protection Expands Across 17 States to Safeguard Endangered Species

Conservation efforts around the world are increasingly combining scientific research, habitat restoration, and community leadership to protect biodiversity. New approaches are helping scale up species conservation to a reality across multiple ecosystems.

Wildlife

08.07.26

Species Conservation is Scaling Up as Five Global Trends Transform Wildlife Recovery

Elephant conservation in Kenya relies on decades of research as scientists used nearly 30 years of data to reunite a lost four-month-old calf with her family across a vast northern Kenya landscape where dozens of herds roam, accomplishing what might otherwise have been impossible.

Eastern Africa

06.07.26

Elephant Conservation in Kenya Helps Reunite Lost Calf with Her Family

Donkey firefighters in Spain have kept Doñana National Park wildfire-free for nearly a decade. Rescued donkeys graze dry scrub daily, creating natural firebreaks across thousands of hectares in one of Europe's most vital ecosystems.

Southern Europe

25.06.26

Donkey Firefighters in Spain Have Kept a National Park Fire-Free for Nearly a Decade

Hedgehog conservation technology is giving scientists a sharper picture of how European hedgehogs hear and navigate noisy human landscapes, with new research on ear anatomy pointing toward smarter strategies for protecting a species increasingly squeezed by urban sound pollution.

Northern Europe

23.06.26

Hedgehog Conservation Technology Reveals New Insights into How These Animals Hear and Survive

Przewalski's horse reintroduction in China surpassed 900 individuals, representing one-third of the global population, after a 40-year Wild Horse Return Program transformed the species from zoo specimens to self-sustaining wild herds across Xinjiang, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia through captive breeding, genetic management, and pioneering zero-fatality relocation techniques.

East Asia

23.06.26

Przewalski’s Horse Reintroduction in China Reaches 900 Individuals After 40-Year Conservation Program

Wildlife crossings in Idaho help elk, deer, and other animals safely migrate across busy highways while reducing dangerous vehicle collisions.

North America

16.06.26

Wildlife Crossings in Idaho Expand After Overpass Reduces Collisions Over 80%

The reintroduction of Cinereous Vultures in Bulgaria is restoring a keystone scavenger to the Eastern Rhodopes, a biodiverse mountain region where the species had been absent since 1993.

Eastern Europe

16.06.26

How the Reintroduction of Cinereous Vultures in Bulgaria is Bringing Europe’s Largest Vulture Back to the Rhodopes

Rhino reintroduction in Uganda reached a historic milestone on March 17, 2026, when the Uganda Wildlife Authority moved the first Southern White Rhinos into Kidepo Valley National Park, ending a 43-year absence and expanding the species' presence to two sites across the country for the first time in decades.

Eastern Africa

11.06.26

Rhino Reintroduction in Uganda Brings an Iconic Species Back to Kidepo Valley National Park After 43 Years

California condor reintroduction in Yurok Tribe ancestral territory reached a historic milestone as condors nested in old-growth redwoods for the first time in more than 100 years.

North America

11.06.26

California Condor Reintroduction in Yurok Tribe Ancestral Territory Reaches Historic Milestone

Wildlife

09.06.26

Wildlife Longevity Conservation is Changing How Scientists Think About Survival

Central Africa

09.06.26

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Duli and Atsu Thrive in the Wild After Asiatic Black Bear Rehabilitation in India Reaches Two-Decade Milestone

Rare Jaguar Sighting in Arizona Offers Hope Amid Border Wall Threat

Gorillas Learning to Trust Humans Again Proves Behavioral Recovery is Possible

Wildlife Bridge Connecting National Parks in Australia Helps Animals Cross a Busy Highway

Kiwi Reintroduction in Wellington Reaches Major Milestone After a Century-Long Absence

Mountain Bongo Conservation in Kenya Marks Historic Rewilding Milestone

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Cougars Returning to Minnesota After More Than a Century of Absence

Endangered Damselfly’s Return to Hawaiʻi Marks a Milestone Through Landmark Conservation Partnership

Freshwater Mussel Habitat Protection Expands Across 17 States to Safeguard Endangered Species

Species Conservation is Scaling Up as Five Global Trends Transform Wildlife Recovery

Elephant Conservation in Kenya Helps Reunite Lost Calf with Her Family

Donkey Firefighters in Spain Have Kept a National Park Fire-Free for Nearly a Decade

Hedgehog Conservation Technology Reveals New Insights into How These Animals Hear and Survive

Przewalski’s Horse Reintroduction in China Reaches 900 Individuals After 40-Year Conservation Program

Wildlife Crossings in Idaho Expand After Overpass Reduces Collisions Over 80%

How the Reintroduction of Cinereous Vultures in Bulgaria is Bringing Europe’s Largest Vulture Back to the Rhodopes

Rhino Reintroduction in Uganda Brings an Iconic Species Back to Kidepo Valley National Park After 43 Years

California Condor Reintroduction in Yurok Tribe Ancestral Territory Reaches Historic Milestone

Wildlife Longevity Conservation is Changing How Scientists Think About Survival

Researchers are Cracking the Code of Forest Elephant Communication

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