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One of Europe's Most Endangered Birds Is Bouncing Back

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

September 14, 2023 |

Smithsonian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Portugal, São Miguel Island

For two decades, the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds has restored native trees on São Miguel Island to increase the food and nesting habitat available for the Azores bullfinch. As a result, the population of the bird increased enough to be downlisted from critically endangered to vulnerable.

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Clean Water? We've Got a Mussel For That

Courtney Duchene

September 06, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Scientists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are propagating common species of mussels to restore the once-thick mussel beds in local waterways. The mussels work as filters that purify the water and improve the health of the ecosystem.

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Replenishing the San Juan River

Sara Van Note

August 30, 2023 |

Santa Fe Reporter |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Mexico

The Jicarilla Apache Nation is leasing its water rights, up to 20,000 acre-feet of water per year, to the State of New Mexico. The state’s Strategic Water Reserve can then designate that water to conservation projects like ensuring endangered fish species can migrate through the San Juan River.

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Human-Wildlife Conflict Is Rising. "Wildlife Damage Management" Could Help

Iliana Garner

August 21, 2023 |

The Sweaty Penguin |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

The practice of Wildlife Damage Management uses cost-effective, non-lethal methods to mitigate human-animal conflict and prevent harm for both parties. Experts trained in the method use tactics like fencing, bug repellent, or traps.

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Napa Vineyards Are Pairing Wine With ‘Fish Friendly Farming'

Nicole Gluckstern

August 14, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Napa Valley, California

The Fish Friendly Farming (FFF) program aims to alleviate the impacts of farming and ranching on local waterways, specifically local salmon and trout populations. The program works with area farmers to become certified and enact the best practices regarding soil health and erosion management to prevent too much sediment from entering nearby waterways. So far, the program has certified more than 280,000 acres of farms across 10 counties. In Napa Valley alone, about 90% of all vineyards are now FFF certified.

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Kenyan fishers put new twists on an age-old marine conservation system

Anthony Langat

August 09, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kwale

Several villages are establishing no-take zones, or tengefus, to address issues of overfishing, allowing fish to repopulate. With the help of several local organizations and government authorities, there are currently 22 tengefus in various stages of development across the country.

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Nursing oil palm plantations back to nature in Malaysian Borneo

Louise Hunt

July 26, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Malaysia

In October 2020, the Rhino and Forest Fund in Malaysian Borneo began to buy land once cleared for oil palm plantations, and reforests and rehabilitates the tracts into wildlife corridors. After replanting 40 tree species in the last 3 years, an increase in several threatened species has been documented traveling through the project sites.

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A non-profit is trying to save manatees by restoring seagrass

Janet Scherberger

July 25, 2023 |

WMNF Community Radio |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Florida

The Ecosphere Restoration Institute received $5 million from the Florida State Legislature to restore the declining seagrasses on 100 acres of the coast. The organization partnered with experts who have permits to harvest the seeds, grow them in a nursery, and replant them in shallow areas. The project will also help prevent manatee deaths, as the animal depends on seagrass as a food source.

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Project Puffin: A 50-year triumph that brought puffins back to Maine

Steve Minich

July 24, 2023 |

WMTW-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Saint George, Maine

Project Puffin started 50 years ago as a way to replenish and sustain the Atlantic Puffin population. The techniques pioneered years ago are now being used around the world as the standard practice for aiding seabird populations. With the help of Project Puffin, the area seabird population is now thriving after almost being completely wiped out across the state.

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Tree Keepers: Where Sustaining the Forest Is a Tribal Tradition

Fred Pearce

July 24, 2023 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Menominee, United States, Wisconsin

Menominee tribal members are practicing methods of forest management that blend both conservation and Indigenous culture to preserve the viability of the forest long-term. In 2018, it was found that after a century of logging on the reservation, the forest had higher tree volume, higher rates of regeneration, more plant diversity and fewer invasive species than other, nontribal forests.

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