Hey, want to read about some nice conservation news and look at pretty photos of new-ish nature reservations in Finland bought with donations both big and small? Here you go: "The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation owns a growing number of conservation areas all around Finland. The first one, the Akanvaara Conservation Area, was acquired in 2000, and since then, we have received several new forests each year to be placed under protection."

https://luonnonperintosaatio.fi/en/conservation-areas/

For the first time in >100 years, #cougar cubs have been discovered living in the #Michigan #wild.

State biologists on Wednesday confirmed the existence of 2 #CougarCubs on private land in Ontonagon County in the western #UP. The spotted cubs, believed to be 7–9 weeks old, were verified from photographic evidence of the cubs taken March 6 by a local resident.

#wildlife #conservation
https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/about/newsroom/releases/2025/03/13/first-cougar-cubs-verified-in-michigan-in-more-than-a-century

Want to preserve biodiversity? Go big, researchers say

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-biodiversity-big.html

#NewSpecies
A newly discovered fungus from #korea for #FungiFriday:

Hydnoporia subtabacina

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3512CF47-456B-5697-BB5F-FA39827A090F
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.111.137347
#MycoKeys #HydnoporiaSubtabacina

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology

Scotland-wide search for one of country's rarest species
"Butterfly Conservation is calling for people to join a Scotland-wide search for one of the smallest species in the country.

The charity's moth experts are working to save the tiny but beautiful Highland Nymph from extinction in the UK."

https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/scotland-wide-search-for-one-of-countrys-rarest-species

#goodnews #animals #wildlife #cats #Conservation #India

Earth’s Tiniest Wildcat Is Captured on Camera for First Time – the Rusty-Spotted Cat of India

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/earths-tiniest-wildcat-is-captured-on-camera-for-first-time-the-rusty-spotted-cat-of-india/

On World Serval Day read this story about how servals adapt to an industrialized landscape

By Juliette Portala
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/follow-the-prey-how-servals-adapt-to-an-industrialized-landscape/

This excellent site shows how you can restore ecosystem while having a working farm
#NaturalHistory #Conservation #Rewilding #Ecosystems #Resilience #Sustainability
https://www.sunnysideconservancy.com/

Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they’re declining in the U.S., new report shows.

@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/1YqDfg

In the rainforests of West Kalimantan, in Indonesian Borneo, the Indigenous Dayak Iban listen to what they call “omen birds,” or birds they say sing messages from spirits, Mongabay’s Sonam Lama Hyolmo reported in November 2024.

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/indigenous-schools-ensure-next-generations-protect-borneos-omen-birds/

#NewSpecies
New longhorn beetle from #ecuador just snuck in:

Antodice apicalis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/892487AC-7609-FFEF-4FD1-DE5AF06BF837
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.1
#Zootaxa #AntodiceApicalis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #bugs #longhorn

New report shows US bird populations continue to decline rapidly.

"The report, produced by a coalition of leading science and conservation organizations, reveals continued widespread declines in American bird populations across all mainland and marine habitats, with 229 species requiring urgent conservation action."

#Wildlife #WildlifeConservation #Nature #Conservation #Birds

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-bird-populations-alarming-decline.html

#goodnews #animals #wildlife #birds #Conservation #Australia

Record-Breaking Migration of Orange-Bellied Parrot Will be Flying High After Years of Conservation Work Pays Off

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/record-breaking-orange-bellied-parrot-migration-expected-after-years-of-hard-conservation-work-pay-off/

Brazilian biologist Fernanda Abra building canopy bridges so sloths don’t have to play Frogger with trucks. That’s the kind of badass innovation we need—saving critters’ asses one rope bridge at a time. #Conservation

If you are caught cutting down the Amazon Rainforest illegally, chances are you will get off without being required to pay for the environmental damage. According to a recent report, only 5% of offenders have paid court-ordered fines for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

By Shanna Hanbury
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/only-5-of-deforesters-in-brazils-amazon-fully-paid-fines-report-finds/