The next time you hear a blackbird singing in the dead of night, know that you’re listening to the most pleasant song in the world. What the bird lacks in dressage it makes up for in repertoire, a new survey and study from the University of Tübingen found in which researchers set out to discover The post Survey Finds Blackbirds to Have the Most Beautiful Songs in the Avian World–Science Explains Why appeared first on Good News Network.

Japan is nothing if not a servant to tradition; even if the tradition is a little strange. Admittedly a little less strange than the annual Kanamara Matsuri festival in Kawasaki (parental guidance suggested) the custom of railway lines promoting cats to the rank of stationmaster certainly raises eyebrows, but also spirits, it must be said. The post Stray Cat Nursed Back to Health by Train Staff, Climbs the Ranks to Become Stationmaster appeared first on Good News Network.

It’s a tale two years in the making, including a helicopter ride from Wales to London and a transatlantic flight to Houston for a long-awaited homecoming for a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle—one of the most endangered species in the world. After making the 5,000-mile journey to Texas, Rhossi is settling into his new surroundings while The post Rare Sea Turtle Near Death on UK Beach Gets 5,000-mile Lift to Texas Rehab Before Returning to Gulf Home appeared first on Good News Network.

London’s Waterloo station has become the first major train hub in Britain to employ dogs on regular patrols. Canine caretakers Riley, Buster and Flo are providing “additional reassurance” to passengers as part of a three-month trial. The pups, two cocker spaniels and a Labrador, were deployed by South Western Railway (SWR) and NR Wessex, partnering The post Dogs Provide Security and Comfort at Busy Train Station in ‘British First’ appeared first on Good News Network.

It takes a village to raise a child they say. Well a story comes to us now from Alert Bay in British Columbia, where it took a village to save one. It was a retired logger and fisherman named Gordon Mellish who first rescued three baby otters, having been told by a neighbor on the The post Man Saves Baby Otter with CPR: ‘A life’s a life, no matter what it is’ appeared first on Good News Network.

Pakistan has created a wildlife sanctuary along 123 miles of the Indus River where it’s estimated 440 of these extraordinary freshwater cetaceans live. The endangered Indus River Dolphin has seen large declines in the amount of river it’s able to access as Pakistan’s economic growth drove river infrastructure projects like dams and irrigation canals. Some The post Pakistan Combines River Dolphin Sanctuaries Along the Indus River, Protecting 250 Miles of Habitat appeared first on Good News Network.

The Asiatic lion populations living in western India have increased 70% over the last decade, while their rangeland has also increased 15%. In a large protected area called the Greater Gir Landscape in Gujurat state, the animals now number 891, up from 523 lions in 2015. Though almost entirely pictured as an African animal, subspecies The post India’s Lion Populations Increase 70%, Total Habitat by 15% Over the Last Decade appeared first on Good News Network.

American amphibian lovers will be jumping for joy at the news of 3,000 frogs and tadpoles from an endangered species bred and released into their former mountain homes. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has been breeding and reintroducing the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog for decades into the San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains. Leaving their The post Over 3,000 Endangered Yellow-Legged Frogs and Tadpoles Unleashed to Reclaim SoCal Mountains appeared first on Good News Network.

Jack Gardner couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the behemoth hooked on his fishing line. If he and his crew aboard Dominator reeled it in, he knew it would be the greatest catch of his life and provide the equivalent of a holiday bonus for them all. What Gardner didn’t know was that the giant Atlantic The post First Bluefin Tuna Caught in North Sea in 60 Years Is Sign of Healthy Ecosystem appeared first on Good News Network.

Out in the wild waters of Indonesia, zebra sharks are extremely rare. Overhunted, these striped bottom dwellers were at risk of going extinct. After 3 years of foundational work, an international consortium of 60 aquariums in 15 countries that banded together to create a huge captive-breeding-and-release program is seeing the fruits of their labor—nothing less The post Zebra Sharks the First Ever to Be Rewilded After 82 Pups Released by Dedicated ‘Shark Nannies’ appeared first on Good News Network.