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Smithsonian's National Zoo is on a mission to save birds from window collisions.

Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives.

For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that runs straight through the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge — one of just two places in the world where red wolves run free. They may finally be getting their wish.

As we close out the year here at WILD HOPE, we’re looking back on a whole forest of stories from 2024 that represent milestones, breakthroughs, and remarkable innovation in the world of conservation and planetary health.

The red-cockaded woodpecker, a longleaf pine specialist that lives in the southeastern U.S., was one of the first species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Pawpaws are in season, ocean waves gain rights, and salmon can swim freely in the Klamath

The Klamath River dam removal — the largest such project in U.S. history — is nearing completion. Soon, salmon will swim freely in the river and its tributaries for the first time in over a century.

Bumble bee brigades help citizen scientists contribute to pollinator conservation, the NWF has tips to help local wildlife beat the heat, and plastic bags are down 80% on UK beaches.

Frog saunas could help fight chytrid, Iberian lynx are no longer endangered, and scientists in Hawaii are breeding heat-resistant corals.

Hope for Hawaiian honeycreepers, beavers in London, a snake's triumphant return, and rewilding on college campuses.