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Connecticut Gains Country’s 30th National Estuarine Research Reserve

Designation protects area where fresh and saltwater mix and will support conservation, research about climate change, and economic resources.

Connecticut today successfully concluded a decades-long quest when the U.S. Department of Commerce, on the recommendation of the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA), designated the country’s 30th National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) within the state’s borders.

Connecticut Gains Country's 30th National Estuarine Research Reserve | The Pew Charitable Trusts
 
Jaguar released in Argentina to help endangered species

A jaguar named Jatobazinho was released into a national park in Argentina Friday as part of a program to boost the numbers of this endangered species.

This was the eighth jaguar freed this year into Ibera National Park but the first adult male, said the environmental group Rewilding Argentina, which is behind the project.

Jaguar released in Argentina to help endangered species
 
Portugal Creates Europe's Largest Marine Reserve

It moves the world closer to the goal of protecting 30% of land and water by 2030

Portugal on Monday announced the creation of the largest marine protected area in Europe.

The new reserve protects 2,677 square kilometers (approximately 1,034 square miles) around the Selvagens Islands, an archipelago in the North Atlantic that sits halfway between the Canary Islands and Madeira. The new reserve expands existing protections put in place for sea birds and moves the world closer to the goal of protecting
30% of land and water by 2030.

Portugal Creates Europe's Largest Marine Reserve
 
Cuba Names East Los Colorados Archipelago a New Protected Area
  • Cuba’s newest protected area covers 291 square miles (728 square kilometers) of vibrant mangrove forests, seagrass beds, and climate-resilient corals - plus spawning sites for several economically important species of groupers and mutton, cubera, and gray snappers
  • WCS congratulates Cuba on its leadership in reaching a total of 28.5 percent of protection of its marine continental shelf coverage
  • The new MPA spells hope for critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles, protects important corridor for threatened migratory birds
  • This move is the latest success in Cuba’s nationwide effort to increase protection of the country’s coasts and waters, and gets them one step closer to meeting global targets
Cuba has just declared Este del Archipiélago de Los Colorados (“East of Los Colorados Archipelago”), a new marine protected area. This new MPA covers about half of one of the four major archipelagos surrounding the country, and hosts exceptional marine life including Antillean manatees, American crocodiles, and critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtles.

Cuba Names East Los Colorados Archipelago a New Protected Area (English and Spanish)
 
Swath of Mount Hermon to be recognized as nature reserve

An 85,000-dunam (21,000-acre) area of Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights is officially recognized as a nature reserve after the IDF withdraws years of opposition.

Reaching 2,814 meters (9,232 feet), this highest point in the country is characterized by alpine meadows and montane valleys, and is covered in snow, some of which only disappears in the summer.

The Hermon is home to large mammals such as wolves, jackals and wild boars and to species that are rare in Israel, such as the European snow vole. It also has many species of plants, among them trees and orchids found nowhere else in the country.

Swath of Mount Hermon to be recognized as nature reserve
 
North Island brown kiwi 'no longer threatened' as population swells to 20,000

After years in decline, kiwi numbers are bouncing back thanks to intensive conservation efforts by the government and volunteers.

The good news for New Zealand’s national bird was revealed in the Department of Conservation’s report into the conservation status of birds.

Of the five species of kiwi, the North Island brown kiwi is faring best.

North Island brown kiwi 'no longer threatened' as population swells to 20,000
 
Indigenous Community in Madre de Dios, Peru Achieves Recognition of “Nihii Eupa Francisco” Conservation Area in their Communal Territory

Andes Amazon Fund is proud to announce the creation of the “Nihii Eupa Francisco” Private Conservation Area by the Indigenous Community of Boca Pariamanu in Madre de Dios and the Peruvian Ministry of Environment on December 29, 2021. The area’s inhabitants are the Boca Pariamanu Native Community of the Amahuaca ethnic group and Pano linguistic family. Spanning an area of 5,198 acres of their communal territory, Nihii Eupa Francisco is characterized by its mature terra firme forest, floodplain forest and adjacent rolling hills with a rich variety of habitats. Madre de Dios is the only region in Peru with dense natural stands of Brazil Nut trees, and in this new protected area, the collection of its nuts from intact forests provides a valuable income source to the community.

Indigenous Community in Madre de Dios, Peru Achieves Recognition of “Nihii Eupa Francisco” Conservation Area in their Communal Territory - Andes Amazon Fund
 
UngulateNerd92 said:
Jaguar released in Argentina to help endangered species

A jaguar named Jatobazinho was released into a national park in Argentina Friday as part of a program to boost the numbers of this endangered species.

This was the eighth jaguar freed this year into Ibera National Park but the first adult male, said the environmental group Rewilding Argentina, which is behind the project.

Jaguar released in Argentina to help endangered species
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Further Ibera is expecting 3 wildborn jaguars from Paraguay and 1 captive born each from Uruguay and Brasil.

There is also a rehab organisation in Brasil working to safeguard and rescue non releaseable jaguars in captivity and do AI and frozen semen insemination on captive jaguars from wild in order to safeguard and broaden genetics base for restricted populations in situ. I think it is named Mata Cilliar or something.
 
Wild release marks return of giant forest tortoises to Bangladesh hills
  • Researchers and villagers last month released 10 captive-bred Asian giant tortoises into Bangladesh’s Chattogram Hill Tracts to boost numbers of the threatened species in the wild, once thought to be extinct in the country.
  • Asian giant tortoises are critically endangered throughout their range in South and Southeast Asia due to heavy hunting pressure and habitat loss.
  • The rewilding of the batch of juvenile tortoises is the first wild release of offspring reared at a dedicated turtle conservation breeding center that was set up in the Chattogram Hills in 2017 to safeguard the future of several rare and threatened species.
  • Through tortoise conservation, researchers are working with local hill tribes to monitor local wildlife, curb hunting, and protect community-managed forests.
  • Bangladesh’s population of one of the world’s largest tortoise species received a boost last month when researchers and villagers released 10 captive-bred juveniles into the evergreen forests of the Chattogram Hill Tracts. This initiative, in the rugged mountain range in the extreme southeast of the country bordering Myanmar and India, was the first rewilding of the Asian giant tortoise in the country.
https://news-mongabay-com.cdn.amppr...ant-forest-tortoises-to-bangladesh-hills/amp/
 
Environmentalists protect local history and seabirds on Galiano Island

A new conservation area on British Columbia's Galiano Island with deep cultural significance for local First Nations will protect a pristine shore for a multitude of seabirds and help an increasingly rare ecosystem withstand global warming.

A kilometre of beach in Cable Bay and the adjoining 66 acres of land inside the threatened Coastal Douglas-Fir biogeoclimatic zone (CDF) have been acquired by the Galiano Conservancy Association (GCA) and the Nature Trust of British Columbia.

Environmentalists protect local history and seabirds on Galiano Island
 
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Plains bison herd successfully re-established to The Key First Nation in Saskatchewan

Parks Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) have made lasting contributions to wildlife conservation, collectively for over a century, including the recovery of threatened species, such as plains bison. Restoring threatened species to Indigenous communities is an important step on the pathway toward0 reconciliation.

Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, and Jennifer McKillop, Saskatchewan Regional Vice-President for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, announced that 40 plains bison were successfully translocated to establish a new herd with The Key First Nation in Treaty 4. This marks a historic moment for The Key First Nation; a nation that has worked closely with Parks Canada and NCC to return these culturally significant animals to their traditional lands.

Mashkode-bizhiki | Plains bison herd successfully re-established to The Key First Nation in Saskatchewan
 
Ottawa and First Nations in Prince Edward Island sign agreement to establish national park reserve

A pristine chain of islands with white-sand beaches, described as Prince Edward Island's last coastal wilderness, could soon become Canada's next national park.

Parks Canada signed a provisional agreement Wednesday with two First Nations, saying the memorandum of understanding is aimed at protecting Hog Island Sandhills, which includes one of the most significant coastal dune ecosystems on the East Coast.

Ottawa and First Nations in P.E.I. sign agreement to establish national park reserve - Victoria Times Colonist
 
Thanks for all the news @UngulateNerd92. I should be getting the Nature Conservancy magazine soon enough, so hopefully I’ll have some stuff on it for the thread. I’ll do my best to find some news in my spare time. Once again, much appreciation to you for this thread :D
 
Bengal Tiger said:
Thanks for all the news @UngulateNerd92. I should be getting the Nature Conservancy magazine soon enough, so hopefully I’ll have some stuff on it for the thread. I’ll do my best to find some news in my spare time. Once again, much appreciation to you for this thread :D
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Thank you for your interest and support. It was really @birdsandbats who started this thread, but I just kept it going.
 
Wyre Forest becomes largest protected woodland in England

The Wyre Forest has become the largest woodland National Nature Reserve (NNR) in England after a decision to bring more land within its boundaries.

It has been extended by almost 900 hectares, more than doubling its size to 1,455 hectares.

The NNR, in Worcestershire and Shropshire, has seen visitor numbers increase since the Covid pandemic.

Natural England said the status would give the newly-included land greater protection.

Wyre Forest becomes largest protected woodland in England
 
New grant to advance keystone species rewilding in the Central Apennines

Funding from Fondation Ensemble will support the comeback of griffon vultures, Apennine chamois and white-clawed crayfish in the Central Apennines rewilding landscape. This contributes to the area’s overall rewilding vision and is good news for nature and people.

A new grant of 130,000 euros from French philanthropic foundation Fondation Ensemble is set to advance rewilding in the Central Apennines rewilding landscape in Italy. The money, which will be supplemented by funding from Rewilding Europe, will be used to enhance and/or reintroduce populations of three keystone species in the area – the griffon vulture, Apennine chamois, and white-clawed crayfish.

New grant to advance keystone species rewilding in the Central Apennines | Rewilding Europe
 
New Marine Protected Area Isla Ají Safeguards Important Coastal Ecosystems (English and Spanish)
  • Isla Ají MPA, spanning 24,600 hectares (246 square kilometers / 95 square miles), helps to safeguard local fisheries critically important to livelihoods and wellbeing of local communities
  • The Afro-Colombian led, newly declared protected area shelters humpback whales, critically endangered largetooth sawfish, migratory shorebirds, and several species of sea turtles
  • Ahead of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties set to take place later this year in Kunming, China, this new MPA helps Colombia achieve targets under the CBD, including the global 30x30 target expected to be adopted this year.
Ratifying its global commitments, the Government of Colombia has recently declared Isla Ají a new marine protected area (MPA). Spanning 24,600 ha (95 square miles), this important and beautiful nature reserve will serve to protect threatened wildlife and safeguard the wellbeing of local coastal communities who depend on the area for food and their livelihoods.

New Marine Protected Area Isla Ají Safeguards Important Coastal Ecosystems (English and Spanish)
 
Toxic mining leases cancelled next to Boundary Waters wilderness

Biden admin step protects long-threatened watershed.

The Biden administration just took long-awaited action that represents a huge step toward permanently protecting the Boundary Waters from toxic mining.

On Jan. 26, the Department of the Interior announced it has cancelled the last two mining leases just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the Rainy River Watershed.

The leases, owned by the company Twin Metals Minnesota, were illegally renewed by the Trump administration in 2019. Their cancellation blocks the immediate threat of a mining process that would leak sulfuric acid and toxic heavy metals into the sensitive watershed and contaminate lakes and rivers, potentially for thousands of years.

“The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is simply too precious and too integral to the lives of Minnesotans to take a chance on a risky, toxic mine” - Jamie Williams, president of The Wilderness Society

Toxic mining leases cancelled next to Boundary Waters wilderness
 
WWF welcomes $50 million in federal funding for koalas

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the announcement of $50 million in federal funding for koala protection and recovery efforts.

The Prime Minister today announced a $50 million commitment over the next four years, including funding to restore koala habitat, monitor koala populations, and support training in koala treatment and care.

“We’re pleased to see the government investing in koalas and contributing to some of the key recovery actions needed to save them from extinction after the devastating 2019-20 bushfires,” said Tanya Pritchard, Landscape Restoration Project Manager, WWF-Australia.

“The $10 million for community-led initiatives is particularly welcome, as it recognises the value of the community groups, koala carers and citizen scientists who are working on the front line to plant koala trees, monitor populations and respond to injured and orphaned koalas.”

WWF welcomes $50 million in federal funding for koalas
 
Rebuild, Replant, Revive: Restoration at Kako'o 'Oiwi

There on the windward side of Oahu, near the majestic Koʻolau mountains along the eastern half of Oʻahu, lies the ahupuaʻa (a traditional land division) of Heʻeia. Heʻeia is often seen as being green and lush with an abundance of water. The waters that feed this area arise from the mountains and from numerous springs that are found there.

Rebuild, Replant, Revive: Restoration at Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi - National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
 
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