How lockdown has helped the world’s endangered species bounce back
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Did 2020 have a silver lining? Sarah Marshall tells the story of wildlife recovery in numbers...
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Eastern black rhino calf born in Grumeti Game Reserve, Tanzania, following the translocation of nine animals last year – a conservation triumph. The country’s population has plummeted by 99 per cent since the 1970s to around 100 rhinos.
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Wild red-and-green macaw chicks fledged in Argentina’s Ibera National Park for the first time in more than 100 years. These vital seed dispersers are part of a bigger reintroduction programme masterminded by Rewilding Argentina Foundation, a partner of Tompkins Conservation, to save the native Paraná forest.
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White-tailed sea eagles released on the Isle of Wight in August, at their last known breeding site used more than 240 years ago. Over time, the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation hopes that 60 of Britain’s largest birds of prey will take flight.
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Gorillas born in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, causing the Uganda Wildlife Authority to announce a ba...
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