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Otter Foster Moms: How Monterey Bay Aquarium Rebuilt a Sea Otter Population One Orphan at a Time
Resident female otters at the aquarium raise orphaned pups that are then released into Elkhorn Slough. Those pups and their descendants now…
Little Free Library: A Book Box Built From a Garage Door Became 200,000 Tiny Libraries
In 2009 Todd Bol built a schoolhouse-shaped box in his Wisconsin yard to honor his mother, a teacher. Today more than 200,000…
The Cat-Sized Island Fox Made the Fastest Comeback in Endangered Species Act History
Three Channel Islands fox subspecies fell to as few as 15 animals each. Twelve years after they were listed as endangered, they…
From 27 Birds to 607: The California Condor Passes 600 for the First Time
In 1987 every California condor on Earth lived in two Southern California breeding facilities. At the end of 2025 the count stood…