Recent Good News

Polar bears in Svalbard are better off than researchers anticipated.

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A green sea turtle the size of a manhole cover was found stranded by the San Gabriel River in January.

Mongabay has long stood as a trusted independent media organization reporting on nature and climate change, and now, it's expanding its good news bureau.

A lifeguard and marine biology student was shocked when she discovered one of the world’s rarest turtles on the sands of Mustang Island.

Alongside a park volunteer, the ranger unearthed a fuzzy new member of the Big Bend ecosystem.

Penn State’s Protected Areas Research Collaborative Listening Lab records sounds that help manage wildlife populations, protect natural sounds, and improve park management.

Scientists can’t be everywhere all at once, as much as they’d like to. Many of the problems citizen science helps solve are concerned with spreading the net wider — or getting more helping hands on the task.

Alfred Street Baptist Church stepped up for Alexandria residents who were facing eviction.

At about 150 national park sites — of the 433 under the NPS umbrella — visitors who bring their dogs along can collect an official “BARK Ranger” badge.