The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a 1.6 million km² accumulation of plastic debris between Hawaii and California, consists of 1.8 trillion pieces. Driven by the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, the patch is primarily composed of abandoned fishing gear and microplastics.
Floods and drought threaten the UK simultaneously as heavy rain is forecast to fall on hard, parched soil. Despite upcoming showers providing some relief and aiding firefighters, widespread water shortages and hosepipe bans are set to persist.
In 1999, Texas landowners Al and Diane Johnson discovered endangered whooping cranes on their newly purchased 828-acre property. Rather than developing the land, they protected 817 acres through conservation easements and sales, creating a vital winter refuge.
Generations of Buller High School students, led by teacher Janet Pottinger, transformed Tauranga Bay and Cape Foulwind from windswept pasture to thriving native habitat over 29 years, planting 12,425 native plants.
Strawberry Hill, a 377-acre former wheat farm in Bedfordshire turned natural woodland, has been permanently protected after a £1.5 million public crowdfunding campaign enabled the Wildlife Trust to purchase the land.
A 377-acre former wheat farm in Bedfordshire has been permanently protected as a nature reserve after a successful £1.5m public crowdfunding campaign backed by the Wildlife Trust for BCN.
Conservation teams are restoring drained coastal peatlands in North Carolina by rewetting the soil, reducing wildfire risks, and enhancing carbon storage using funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.
In 1958, 25 caribou calves were introduced to Adak Island as an emergency military food supply. After the base closed in 1994, hunting ceased, causing the herd to surge to 2,750 by 2005 and severely damaging local ecosystems.
Invasive house mice, accidentally introduced to the Farallon Islands in the 19th century, threaten the ecosystem, particularly the globally vulnerable Ashy storm-petrel, by attracting burrowing owls that prey on the seabirds when mouse populations decline.
At least 19 elephants have died since June in southern Kenya near Mount Kilimanjaro. While early tests suggest cyanide poisoning, local experts doubt this due to unharmed scavengers, leaving the cause unresolved.
Yala National Park in Sri Lanka offers a holistic wildlife experience, with diverse ecosystems, rich biodiversity, and cultural significance, setting it apart from typical tiger-spotting destinations.
An Iowa man, Aiden Throndson, was arrested in northern Alabama and faces 124 charges, including 20 counts tied to the critically endangered flattened musk turtle and 104 counts regarding the taking or sale of other protected species.
Rescued orangutans at a West Kalimantan rehabilitation centre face severe wildfire threats as record-breaking forest fires driven by El Niño and climate crisis sweep across Indonesia.
A 112-acre restoration project has started along the Raritan River in New Jersey to compensate for natural resource damages linked to the American Cyanamid Superfund Site. The work includes planting 50,000 native trees, creating vernal pools, and invasive species control.
Indian wildlife officials are investigating Tamil film star Vikram after he posted a video cuddling an endangered lar gibbon, probing whether possession and transfer rules were followed for the animal found at a relative's Chennai home.
The H5N1 bird flu strain has been detected in Tasmania for the first time in a brown skua carcass, threatening iconic wildlife like Tasmanian devils, orange-bellied parrots, and little penguins. Authorities have triggered protection measures including surveillance and targeted vaccinations.
Washington begins 2-year, 270-acre restoration of South Fork Skagit River estuary to natural habitat, aiding endangered Puget Sound Chinook salmon and wildlife, with work set to conclude by fall 2028.
Peter and Pamela Woolford are partnering with Australian governments on a $4.8 million project to transform their remote Flinders Island sheep station into a wildlife refuge by eradicating invasive pests.
Hundreds of US government drones have shifted from border surveillance to track flesh-eating New World Screwworm infestations in wild and domesticated animals across Texas and New Mexico following recent detections.
A man posing as an IAS officer and claiming links to NSA Ajit Doval was arrested in Bihar's Khagaria district, with police recovering luxury vehicles, liquor, and fake identity cards from his residence.
A 600-acre former cranberry farm in Plymouth, Massachusetts, has been transformed into a freshwater wetland, restoring 225 acres of habitat and 3 miles of stream, benefiting native fish and wildlife.
Redonda Island, once a barren ecosystem, has flourished after invasive species removal, leading to the establishment of the Redonda Ecosystem Reserve, protecting 30,000 hectares of land and sea, and hosting at least 30 globally threatened species.
Phillip Island, part of Norfolk Island National Park, is experiencing a remarkable environmental recovery nearly 40 years after the complete eradication of invasive rabbits and livestock that left the volcanic island barren.
A comprehensive global assessment published in Nature reveals that African Great Lakes freshwater species face extreme extinction risks due to pollution, overfishing, and climate change.
