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Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystem Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile hybrids to restore the ecosystem.

Good news in conservation:

After 150 years, Giant Tortoises are returned to Ecuador's Galápagos Park
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Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles eliminate measles and rubella In a significant public health achievement, Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles have eliminated measles and rubella, becoming the first sub-Saharan countries to attain this milestone.

Good news in Health

Cape Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles became the first three sub-Saharan countries to officially eliminate measles and rubella.
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From the aww community on Reddit: I carry shelter dogs around NYC in a dog backpack to help them get adopted. Meet Noelle, a deaf bundle of joy. Explore this post and more from the aww community

Good news in pet adoption:
Man carries shelter dogs in a backpack around New York City to help them find homes.

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Cows use tools too Austrian researchers say they've found the first known example of tool use by cattle, courtesy of a Swiss-Brown cow named Veronika.

In Animal Behavior:
Meet Veronika, the First Cow Ever Documented Using Tools!

Cows use tools too www.npr.org/2026/01/19/n...

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

In Energy...

For the first time in history, renewable energy has overtaken coal as the primary source of electricity generation around the world.
www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Atlantic sturgeon reintroduced in Sweden for the first time | Rewilding Europe The Atlantic sturgeon, a keystone species, was driven to functional extinction in Europe in the middle of the twentieth century. Supported by a grant from Rewilding Europe’s European Wildlife Comeback...

In Conservation...
After it's functional extinction nearly 100 years ago, the Atlantic Sturgeon--a keystone species--was reintroduced as part of a pioneering initiative and rewilding campaign.
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A bright spot for turtles: Olive ridleys are recovering in India, but still at risk India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last?

In Conservation:
Good news for at-risk turtles: India's olive ridleys make slow recovery www.npr.org/2025/11/28/n...

Scientists say North Atlantic right whale population slowly increasing Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the most venerable of the leviathans now numbers 384, up eight from past year

In Conservation:
"Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the most venerable of the leviathans now numbers 384, up eight from past year"
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Meet the Photographer Giving Shelter Pets a Second Shot | Tether Tools For most of us, a photograph is a memory. For a shelter pet, it can be a lifeline. That’s the philosophy behind Second Shot, a heartfelt initiative created by Florida-based pet and portrait photograph...

Good ideas in pet adoption

Photographer Adam Goldberg is helping shelter pets find their forever homes in southwest Florida.

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Bee Hotels Can Help Native Pollinators Recover in the Wake of Climate-Fueled Wildfires: Study - EcoWatch Bee hotels can play an essential role in helping native bee populations recover from wildfires, new research has found.

In Australian Conservation:
A father and daughter team constructed 1,000 bee hotels in a study that showed they can help native pollinators recover from climate-fueled wildfires
www.ecowatch.com/bee-hotels-w...

World Rhino Day 2025 | Latest Progress | Save the Rhino For World Rhino Day 2025, we're looking back to look ahead. The future of rhinos depends on us, and we will make a difference.

Good News In Conservation:
Black rhinos continue to rise! In August 2025, the latest population estimates for all five species were published, showing a welcome increase for black rhinos in Africa.

www.savetherhino.org/africa/world...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

In Health Advancements:
Huntington's Disease has been successfully treated for the first time! (BBC)

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CDC report finds HPV vaccine is preventing U.S. women from getting cervical cancer, adding to evidence From 2008 to 2022, rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80 percent among 20- to 24-year-old women who were screened for cervical cancer.

In Disease Prevention:

CDC report finds HPV vaccine is preventing U.S. women from getting cervical cancer, adding to evidence

www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

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9 countries said goodbye to a devastating disease in 2024 Nine countries eliminated a disease in 2024. Here's how Pakistan pulled it off — fulfilling a young boy's dream of eliminating blindness caused by bacterial infections.

9 countries said goodbye to a devastating disease in 2024:

Cape Verde and Egypt became malaria-free. Brazil and Timor Leste eliminated lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). Jordan became the first country to ever be certified as leprosy-free, & more...

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Commemorating Smallpox Eradication – a legacy of hope, for COVID-19 and other diseases On 8 May 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly officially declared: ‘The world and all its peoples have won freedom from smallpox.’ The declaration marked the end of a disease that had plagued humanity...

Blast from the Past: Smallpox Eradicated

May 8th, 1980

The declaration marked the end of a disease that had plagued humanity for at least 3,000 years, killing 300 million people in the 20th century alone.

www.who.int/news/item/08...

Solar power surpasses coal as EU energy source – DW – 01/23/2025 Europe's transition to renewable energy comes at a time when US President Donald Trump, upon inauguration, pulled out of the Paris Agreement aiming to pursue a "drill, baby, drill" energy policy.

In Energy Production:

Solar power surpassed coal as a source of electricity in the European Union (EU) for the first time in 2024, according to a report released on Thursday by climate think tank Ember.

www.dw.com/en/eu-solar-...

Protecting rare cold-water corals:

(2024) Fisheries and Oceans Canada closes the first and only known live coral reef in Pacific Canada to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fisheries.

www.canada.ca/en/fisheries...

Mexican Wolf Population Grows for Eighth Consecutive Year | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service The wild population of Mexican wolves saw another year of growth in 2023, according to the results of the annual survey. The 2023 population census revealed a minimum of 257 Mexican wolves distributed...

In Conservation (2024):
Mexican Wolf Population Grows for Eighth Consecutive Year

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Accomplishments and Successes of Reducing Air Pollution from Transportation in the United States | US EPA For a history of how air pollution from transportation in the US has been reduced.

Accomplishments and Successes of Reducing Air Pollution from Transportation in the United States

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WHO, St. Jude launch groundbreaking international delivery of childhood cancer medicines WHO and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have commenced distribution of critically needed childhood cancer medicines in 3 of 6 pilot countries, through the Global Platform for Access to Childhood...

Lifesaving Medicine:

WHO, St. Jude launch groundbreaking international delivery of childhood cancer medicines

www.who.int/news/item/11...

Because of you, 2024 was a life-changing year for animals YouTube video by ifaw

What's been done can be done again.

IFAW: Because of you, 2024 was a life-changing year for animals.

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Feel like doing some good for someone today? Like saving their life?

Consider donating live-giving blood, plasma or platelets.

Or join the bone marrow donation registry (www.nmdp.org/get-involved...).

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