Colorado's Largest Wildlife Overpass Cuts Animal Collisions by 91%
The Good News Desk likes this one: Fewer animals are hit on the highway, and fewer drivers are hurt in the crashes that follow.
A rare family of barn owls nests on Manhattan's Upper West Side
The Good News Desk likes this one: A rare owl family has settled in Manhattan, giving city residents a wild neighbour to watch.
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Old Dams Come Down and Herring Return to Northeastern Rivers
The Good News Desk likes this one: Removing old barriers lets migrating fish reach spawning grounds they had lost access to.
Scientists find a way to revive bleached coral in weeks
The Good News Desk likes this one: A faster route to restoring bleached corals, so far shown only in laboratory conditions.
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US Small-Scale Solar Power Output Has Quadrupled in a Decade
The Good News Desk likes this one: Homes and small sites now generate far more of their own clean electricity than before.
Endangered black abalone counts rise after California relocation
The Good News Desk likes this one: Endangered shellfish are recovering on a California coast, and the method may work elsewhere.
Swainson's Hawks Nest Again in Shasta County After 30 Years
The Good News Desk likes this one: Native planting on damaged farmland is giving hawks and songbirds a place to breed again.
Bleached Corals Recover in Seven Weeks in Stanford Lab
The Good News Desk likes this one: Bleached reef corals may be saveable faster than scientists expected, if the lab method works in the sea.