What’s secretive, pretends to be a stick, and is sometimes confused with a mythical creature? The figure in focus of this question is a beloved bird that’s returning in numbers to Tasmania for the first time in 40 years. The Australasian bittern disappeared from Tasmania’s northern reaches for decades following a hydropower project in 1964 The post Beloved Birds Return to Islands for First Time in 40 Years After Damming Damage Reversed appeared first on Good News Network.

A San Diego wildlife sanctuary is proud to report that two of the 69 tigers rescued from the infamous collection of the ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic are thriving at their Alpine, CA location. Participating in the rescue of the cats, it took Lions, Tigers, and Bears Animal Sanctuary 3 years to help the pair of The post Two Big Cats from Infamous Tiger King Captivity Thriving in San Diego After Sanctuary Helps Save 69 Tigers appeared first on Good News Network.

While these fossils may not look like much, they are part of the jawbone of what is now believed to be the largest marine reptile ever to swim in the seas. The beast could have measured 82 feet long—as big as a humpback whale—but with a long narrow mouth bristling with teeth used to hunt The post 11-Year-old Uncovers Giant Ichthyosaur Fossil – The Largest Marine Reptile Ever Found appeared first on Good News Network.

Lost your keys? Can’t remember where you parked the car? If only you had the memory of a mountain chickadee. These half-ounce birds, with brains slightly larger than a pea, stash tens of thousands of food items like seeds in tree bark, under dead leaves, and inside pinecones across the mountains and can remember their The post Mountain Chickadees have Remarkable Memories–with Ability to Recall Locations of 10,000 Hidden Snacks appeared first on Good News Network.

A pandemic among frogs has been going on worldwide for years—the culprit: a fungal infection that has affected amphibians on nearly every continent. But now, the discovery of a virus that has evolved to replicate inside this fungus could be the key to saving nearly 500 species of frogs that have experienced declines due to The post Fungus Devastating Frogs Worldwide May Have an Achilles Heel – And it May Save the Amphibians appeared first on Good News Network.

A California gym coach who was looking for ways to drum up motivation for the students on his cross-country running team as they went away for the summer break came up with a brilliant idea: pair them with shelter dogs. It was eight years ago when GNN first reported on it, and ever since it The post PE Coach Pairs Unmotivated Students to Run with Shelter Dogs–Adoptions Soar appeared first on Good News Network.

Despite weighing a tiny fraction of the creature’s massive bulk, a determined Pinellas County deputy leaped into shallow water to save a manatee struggling to breathe. Cradling it in her arms for over an hour so it could get enough oxygen, Jill Constant saved the animal from becoming a victim of toxic red tide. An The post Struggling Manatee Was Close to Dying but Florida Deputy Held it Afloat for 2 Hours appeared first on Good News Network.

Texas is in the middle of the most important migratory pathway for birds moving up and down the Americas—nearly 2 billion birds, or 1 out of 3 in the US, will pass over Texas during their spring and autumn migrations. To safeguard the over 400 species of birds that migrate through Texas, the Houston chapter The post Millions of Birds Now Migrating Safely Through Darkened Texas Cities After Successful Lights Out Campaign appeared first on Good News Network.

In a world first, marine biologists were able to have a discourse with a humpback whale, pushing out the boundaries of cooperation and understanding that could be possible between our two species. An adult female humpback whale, known as Twain, in Southeast Alaska, was located along with a group of whales and called with a The post In World First, Scientists Share What Was Almost Certainly a Conversation with a Humpback Whale appeared first on Good News Network.

A British man who six years ago built an adorable mouse village to cope with depression has added a pub, a book shop, and Hobbit homes so he could capture even more heartwarming photos. Simon Dell began creating the ‘mini shire’ when he spotted a wild mouse in his back garden and wanted to protect The post Man Who Built Adorable Mouse Village to Cope With Depression Adds a Pub, Book Shop, and Hobbit Homes–LOOK appeared first on Good News Network.