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The invisible ‘giant nets' that catch the smallest songbirds

Kylie Mohr

August 27, 2025 |

High Country News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada

The Motus network—a collaborative system of 2,200 radio towers across 34 countries that track tiny migratory animals using lightweight tags—has successfully mapped previously unknown migration routes for over 55,000 animals across 450+ species, revolutionizing conservation research for small songbirds and other creatures too tiny for traditional GPS tracking.

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Climate change tests the resilience of people and desert-adapted wildlife in Namibia

Petro Kotzé

August 21, 2025 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Namibia

Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Namibia gives rural communities the rights to manage and profit from wildlife through organized conservancies, which has dramatically recovered wildlife populations (like elephants growing from 7,000 to 26,000) while providing economic incentives that motivate communities to protect rather than poach animals, even during severe droughts.

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Can we undo extinction? A growing effort to restore lost sharks

Rhett Ayers Butler

August 13, 2025 |

Mongabay |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Raja Ampat

ReShark, the world's first shark rewilding program, has successfully transported surplus leopard shark eggs from aquariums to community-managed hatcheries in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, releasing 43 healthy juveniles that are surviving in the wild and demonstrating a replicable model for reversing marine extinctions through international collaboration and local stewardship.

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Singapore's regreening is a model for cities everywhere

Mike Digirolamo

July 22, 2025 |

Mongabay |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Singapore

Government initiatives, certification programs, ecological consultants, and international environmental associations are all part of Singapore's concerted effort to coexist with its wildlife and reduce impacts of climate change like air pollution and stress.

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What Hawai'i's 'Blue' Fee Tells Us About The New Green Fee

Leilani Combs

June 27, 2025 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Hawaii

The Aloha i ke Kai Ocean Stewardship User Fee ($1 per ocean activity per person) was passed by legislators in 2021 to create dedicated resources for marine–focused projects with support from the state’s Division of Aquatic Resources. While still in its early stages, the program raised $2 million, with 55% to 60% compliance in its first year.

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What's needed to get spring Chinook back to Walla Walla? Cooperation — and patience

Susan Shain

June 24, 2025 |

Northwest Public Broadcasting |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Umatilla Indian Reservation, United States, Milton, Oregon

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation worked to restore extinct Chinook salmon populations by building their own fish hatchery, establishing legislation, and creating a consensus-based advisory committee that brings government, agriculture, business, and conservation groups together to coordinate water management. Salmon returns have dramatically increased from about 60 fish in 2023 to over 900 in 2025.

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Out of the Wild: How A.I. Is Transforming Conservation Science

Jim Robbins

May 19, 2025 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada

Using artificial intelligence, scientists and conservationists can rapidly analyze vast environmental data sets—from audio recordings of nocturnal birds to millions of camera trap images—which has led to quicker and more efficient wildlife monitoring and decision-making, while also growing concern about ecological knowledge biases and decreased field engagement.

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Indigenous conservationists lead the fight to save Mentawai's endangered primates

Ana Norman Bermúdez

May 15, 2025 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, West Sumatra

An Indigenous-led grassroots organization, Malinggai Uma Tradisional Mentawai, works to protect endangered primates in Indonesia's Mentawai Islands by reviving traditional hunting practices, forest patrols, and conservation education; initial qualitative evidence suggests incremental community mindset shifts, though broader systemic impacts remain limited by socioeconomic challenges.

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As states rethink wildlife management, New Mexico offers a new model

Alex Brown

May 09, 2025 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Mexico

New Mexico's new legislation fundamentally transforms its wildlife agency through three key reforms: expanding the mission beyond hunting/fishing to include all species conservation, securing new funding through increased license fees, and overhauling governance to require expertise-based appointments. While the state is still waiting for all the changes to take effect, early indicators show this new legislation is inspiring other states, providing a model to refer to for modernizing wildlife management.

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El vuelo de regreso del cóndor de California

Iván Carrillo

April 02, 2025 |

Knowable Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico

El Programa de Recuperación del Cóndor de California utilizó la cría en cautiverio, técnicas reproductivas innovadoras, manejo genético y colaboración binacional para recuperar la especie de 24 individuos en 1987 a 561 en la actualidad, con 344 viviendo en estado salvaje en Estados Unidos y México.

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