Six Beavers Return to the Loch Ness Area After About 500 Years
A family of six beavers was released at Dundreggan on November 4 as a licensed reintroduction project begins around Loch Ness.
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Texas Records 55% Rise in Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Nests in 2026
Conservation teams documented 697 Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests along Texas beaches in 2026, up from 449 in 2025.
Army Veteran Scot Clark Finds a New Mission Helping Salmon
Through a paid Veterans Corps internship in northern California, Army veteran Scot Clark developed fisheries research skills and found a new career direction.
Iroro Tanshi and Community Forest Guardians Are Protecting Nigeria’s Rare Bats
Goldman Environmental Prize winner Iroro Tanshi built a community-led wildfire prevention effort protecting Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary and endangered bats.
Laurel Pierroz-Wong Is Turning Invasive Plants into a Climate Solution
University of Waterloo student and Pyroneers co-founder Laurel Pierroz-Wong is transforming invasive buckthorn into biochar for restoration research and education.
Diana Virgovicova: From a Teenage Water Discovery to Global Innovation
Meet Diana Virgovicova, founder of Xatoms and 2026 Cisco Youth Leadership Award recipient, developing AI-assisted materials for water purification.
How 20-Year-Old Kobe Li Is Giving Old Eyeglasses a New Purpose
Canadian youth environmental leader Kobe Li’s 20/20 Mission gives unwanted eyewear a new purpose while advancing access to eye care.
Meet the 17-Year-Old Helping Thailand’s Hornbills Find New Homes
Thai teenager Proud Tangkaravakoon is combining recycled-material nesting sites with conservation education for 210 students.
Children in Ecuador Help Cut Beach Cigarette Litter by 53% — and Inspire a Community
In Ayangue, Ecuador, young citizen scientists helped reduce cigarette-butt litter by 53.2%, showing how children and communities can protect the coast together.
Africa’s Great Green Wall Gets New Support for Land and Livelihoods
A new $78 million programme aims to restore over 270,000 hectares of degraded land across nine African countries and support five million livelihoods. Here is what the plans mean—and what remains to be done.