Extinction rates are slowing—and conservation efforts may be paying off
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For years, headlines have warned that Earth is entering a sixth mass extinction. But new research suggests that this dire picture may be more nuanced, and even somewhat hopeful. A study by Kristen Saban and John Wiens of the University of Arizona's Read More...
Conservation success: 2,000 captive Southern White Rhinos to be released across Africa
Donovan Jooste, a passionate conservationist, witnessed a stunning spectacle in the South African grasslands: approximately 2,000 southern white rhinos congregating on a farm in the North West region. This astonishing gathering represents an astounding 12 to 15 percent of Africa's remaining rhino Read More...