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Celebrating positive news about animals making a difference for people — and people making a difference for animals

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Good News This Week: October 18, 2025 - Turtles, Reefs, & Skyscrapers

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

Under an inky sky, fishing nets are covered in green LED lights. In the corner, another photo shows a person holding a sea turtle

Solar-powered, light-up fishing nets are saving sea turtles: 'Reduces entanglement by 63%'

Arizona State University’s Senko Lab is studying ways to make fishing gear less harmful to sea turtles, sharks, and other threatened species.

A dalmation wears a large cobalt blue bow around its neck

Oscar de la Renta's newest collab is just for dogs — and every cent goes to pets in need

The collection of bows is a collaboration with Isabel Klee of Simon Sits. Here’s how much they cost.

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Flamingos are nesting in Florida after 100 years. An ecologist explains why they may be returning for good

Ecologists are calling the resurgence of flamingos in the area "the pink wave."

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This cozy game replaces doom-scrolling with ocean exploring. Every creature you spot trains underwater robots in real time

FathomVerse, created by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, combines citizen science with fun mini games that aid ocean expeditions in real time.

Florida’s leatherback sea turtles rebound to record high, following devastating hurricane season

An annual report from Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute is giving experts hope for turtle populations after the triple impact of Debby, Helene, and Milton.

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Good News This Week: October 11, 2025 - Corals, Dolls, & Cocoon Coffins

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

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This adorable new species is so tiny that it grows up in the water droplets of bamboo stems

The newly discovered species is not only the smallest of its kind — it’s also linked to a unique habitat in the Amazon.

Condé Nast, the publisher behind Vogue, finally bans fur after decades of animal rights protest

Is it a turning point, or another fashion fad?

Blackbelly rosefish (Helicolenus dactylopterus) were documented among soft mushroom corals (Heteropolypus sp) at 246 meters deep off the coast of Uruguay

Scientists sent an underwater robot to explore deep-sea reefs. They believe it found 30 new species

The deep-sea expedition explored the stony coral reefs off the coast of Uruguay, with one coral reef as large as 180 FIFA football fields.

A trio of polar bears, a mom and two babies, on the crest of a snowy hill. The baby polar bears are touching noses.

Wildlife photographers have raised over $1.5M for endangered species. See the stunning photos they 'donated' to the cause this year

Every year, wildlife photographers donate photos as a way of giving back to the species “they make their livings from photographing.”

An Asian elephant baby walks beside her mother, who's trunk dangles in from just out of frame

This deadly virus is the 'silent killer' of young elephants. A new vaccine rolls out to save them worldwide

The world’s first elephant vaccine is a critical turning point for the endangered Asian elephant.