Nature & Conservation
Species recovering, habitats restored, and the measurable return of wild life.
Salmon spawned above the removed Klamath dams in numbers
One year after the last of four dams came out of the Klamath River, 11,722 adult Chinook spawned above the old Iron Gate site, against 1,494 the season before. The run has climbed back above the population line federal managers watch.
Brazilian Amazon deforestation fell to an 11-year low
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped 11% in the year to July 2025, the lowest annual clearance since 2014.
The Iberian lynx reached a record 2,663, nearly doubling in four years
The wild Iberian lynx population hit 2,663 in the 2025 census, up about 95% since 2021, for a cat that was nearly extinct two decades ago.
Australia's numbat has climbed off the endangered list
The IUCN has moved the numbat from Endangered to Near Threatened after four decades of recovery, one of conservation's rare genuine downlistings.
Black rhinos are climbing, and poaching hit a 14-year low
Africa's black rhinos grew 5.2% in a year and continental poaching fell to its lowest rate since 2011.
The green sea turtle is no longer endangered
After decades of protection, one of the ocean's most familiar animals has recovered enough to move two full steps back from the brink.
