The American infestation of so-called ‘murder hornets’ has been cleared and the species eradicated from these shores thanks to an all-hands-on-deck effort. First detected in British Colombia in the summer of 2019, the Asian giant hornet moved down into Washington where they quickly gained a reputation for painful, dangerous stings and the ability to wipe The post Invasive ‘murder hornets’ Are Wiped Out in the US, Officials Say appeared first on Good News Network.

In early December, a major anti-trafficking operation resulted in the arrest of a suspected pangolin scale broker and the seizure of over 2 metric tons of pangolin scales. Representing approximately 1,100 pangolins, the seizure is a significant blow to transnational wildlife trafficking networks operating in Nigeria, where the bust was carried out. Acting on intelligence The post Nigerian Authorities Seize 2 Tons of Pangolin Scales and Arrest Key Broker in Major Wildlife Trafficking Bust appeared first on Good News Network.

From New York comes the story of a complete adult mastodon jaw unearthed during yard work. The jaw, along with additional bone fragments and teeth, was recovered by researchers from the New York State Museum and are scheduled for carbon dating and comprehensive analysis to determine the mastodon’s age, diet, and habitat during its lifetime. The post New York Homeowner’s Yardwork Reveals Complete Mastodon Jaw Bones and Teeth appeared first on Good News Network.

A public-private partnership in Mexico just announced that the current population of thick-billed parrots is approximately 2,500 individuals—at least 10% higher than that recorded 12 years ago. The number was determined in a recent population survey in a protected area in the state of Chihuahua, where once upon a time this charismatic species roamed north The post Endangered Thick-Billed Parrot That Once Roamed the US Is on the Way to Recovery appeared first on Good News Network.

Orange cats have won a reputation for being energetic rascals. In Italy, it’s said the red cat is always the leader. That’s probably because red/orange cats are almost always males, and now we know why thanks to two teams of scientists probing the genetic lineage of the orange coat in domesticated felines. Working separately,, reports The post Scientists Finally Discover Why Some Cats Are Orange–and Why They Tend to Be Males appeared first on Good News Network.

Reprinted and altered with permission from World at Large Conservationists have succeeded in restoring tiger populations in a region where they were virtually absent for more than 50 years in Russia. It took a decade; from 2012 to 2021 in the Pri-Amur region of Russia, but more than a dozen members of the largest subspecies The post Two Tigers Couldn’t Be Apart–A Love Story Born of Restoring Big Cats in Russia After 50 Years appeared first on Good News Network.

You wouldn’t know it from this photo, but this Doberman was nicknamed the “saddest dog in Warwickshire” after spending a heartwrenching 850 days in a shelter. This included the past two Christmases, and despite the shelter’s best efforts, no one seemed interested in adopting him. According to local outlet Coventry Live, Jake the Doberman was The post Saddest Dog in Town Spent Over 2 Years at a Shelter But Finally Gets a Home for Christmas appeared first on Good News Network.

In a delightful and kind Christmas story, a pair of British travelers found ‘room at the inn’ for a dying donkey who then gave birth to a foal after receiving treatment. Sue and Andy Toach were due to escape the cold of England with a winter vacation out in Boa Vista, Cape Verde. As it The post Christmas Miracle After Dying Donkey is Rescued and Given Shelter–A Surprise Birth in Stable appeared first on Good News Network.

5 Hawaiian crows have just been released onto the island of Maui in an attempt to return this species to the islands. Extirpated from its native Big Island in 2002, all remaining members of the species have been bred in captivity since then. However, the animals were raised to retain their wilder instincts in the The post Hawaiian Crow That Went Extinct in the Wild Decades Ago Now Released on Maui appeared first on Good News Network.

In parts of Zambia’s Kafue National Park, a conservation organization specializing in wildcats has reported that the number of leopards there has nearly tripled. With an increase of 2.9, there are now 4.4 leopards per 100 square kilometers of terrain, which is much more than it sounds when you consider just how big Kafue is. The post Leopard Population Has Nearly Tripled in the World’s Largest Conservation Area appeared first on Good News Network.