Pelecanus

Biodiversity
Kazakhstan plants tens of thousands of trees in giant effort to reintroduce tigers
https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/kazakhstan-plants-tens-of-thousands-of-trees-in-giant-effort-to-reintroduce-tigers
Critically endangered kākāpō parrot has standout breeding season
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/critically-endangered-kakapo-parrot-has-standout-breeding-season/
Marsupials previously thought extinct for millennia discovered in New Guinea
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/05/marsupials-discovered-new-guinea?share=reddit
Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/09/large-tortoiseshell-butterfly-no-longer-extinct-uk
Critically Endangered Okapi Calf Born at Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center
https://newsroom.audubonnatureinstitute.org/critically-endangered-okapi-calf-born-at-freeport-mcmoran-audubon-species-survival-center/

Deforestation
Amazon deforestation on pace to be the lowest on record, says Brazil
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/amazon-deforestation-on-pace-to-be-the-lowest-on-record-says-brazil/

Biodiversity
158 Giant Endangered Tortoises Released on Galápagos Island Where They'd Been Extinct for 200 years
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wn1jrzk4go
Once on the edge of extinction, stork found in Georgia to be removed from endangered species list
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/once-on-the-edge-of-extinction-stork-found-in-georgia-to-be-removed-from-endangered-species-list/ar-AA1Wq17N
Milestone for Rewilding as Ostriches Return to Saudi Desert After 100-year Absence
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/milestone-for-rewilding-as-ostriches-return-to-saudi-desert-after-100-year-absence/
Mountain lions gain protection under California’s Endangered Species Act
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/california-mountain-lions-endangered-species-act
Panama's golden frogs beat extinction
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/golden-frogs-going-back-nature

Drawdown
World’s first hydrogen heating system warms buildings without carbon emissions
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-first-hydrogen-based-heating-system

Biodiversity
Wild European bison are roaming the Carpathian Mountains for the first time in 100 years
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/rewilding-european-bison-gentle-giant-returns/
Wolf Found in Los Angeles for the First Time in a Century
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/wolf-los-angeles
Bermuda snail thought to be extinct now thrives after a decade’s effort
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/07/bermuda-snail-thought-to-be-extinct-now-thrives-after-a-decades-effort

Protections

Critical wetland in Angola gets formal Ramsar recognition

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/critical-wetland-in-angola-gets-formal-ramsar-recognition/



Drawdown

Solar met 61% of US electricity demand growth in 2025

https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/us-electricity-demand-surged-in-2025-solar-handled-61-percent/



Biodiversity

Federal Judge Protects Desert Tortoises From California Off-Road Vehicles

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/federal-judge-protects-desert-tortoises-from-california-off-road-vehicles-2026-01-26/email_view/

Bronx Zoo Debuts Endangered Pygmy Slow Loris Baby, First Primate Born in New World

https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/25831/Bronx-Zoo-Debuts-Endangered-Pygmy-Slow-Loris-Baby-First-Primate-Born-in-New-World-of-Darkness-Exhibit.aspx

Desal
Norway: World’s first subsea desalination plant set to launch in 2026
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506884-worlds-first-subsea-desalination-facility-will-start-running-in-2026/

Biodiversity
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/29/stingless-bees-from-the-amazon-granted-legal-rights-in-world-first
Saudi Arabia to reintroduce lions after more than 100 years
https://neom.directory/neom-news/saudi-arabia-to-reintroduce-lions-after-more-than-100-years#google_vignette
Rare North Atlantic right whale see uptick in births
https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/biology/rare-north-atlantic-right-whale-baby-boom-stuns-scientists/ar-AA1Uc7Ow
Endangered Lake Sturgeon released in 3 Ohio rivers
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/lake-sturgeon-released-in-cuyahoga-river-as-ohio-expands-recovery-effort
Incredibly Rare Mountain Gorilla Twins Have Just Been Born In The Wild
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86v3y45pyyo.amp
Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog reintroduced in Tahoe National Forest
https://www.theunion.com/news/sierra-nevada-yellow-legged-frog-reintroduced-in-tahoe-national-forest/article_36a35afe-488a-4c20-ab20-d6be033db5c0.html