Wildlife Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:14:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Wildlife Archives - Positive News 32 32 What went right this week: a giant returns, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-9-of-2026/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:31:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=568250 A lost giant returned to Galapagos, Wales passed a ‘life-changing’ bill, and a Chinese river came back from the brink, plus more

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How species spotting took hold of a rural community https://www.positive.news/society/how-species-spotting-took-hold-rural-community/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:54:50 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566799 A village in north Somerset has got passionate about rare species spotting, thanks to the efforts of Yeo Valley Organic

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Abandoned oil refineries are becoming unlikely havens for wildlife https://www.positive.news/environment/abandoned-oil-refineries-are-becoming-unlikely-havens-for-wildlife/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:06:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=556110 From southeast England to California, decommissioned oil refineries are being reclaimed by nature

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App launches to help people to discover nature on their doorstep https://www.positive.news/society/app-launches-to-help-people-to-discover-nature-on-their-doorstep/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 07:06:50 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=548831 An app backed by ecologists aims to reconnect people with nature by mapping the UK’s wild spaces

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025, the winning images https://www.positive.news/society/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2025-the-winning-images/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:00:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=548314 This year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition showcases the world’s enduring fascination with nature

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What went right this week: protecting childhood from smartphones, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-37-of-2025/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 05:16:47 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=542874 School phone bans ‘boost grades’, Australia got a new marine reserve, and global solar figures ‘defied gravity’, plus more

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What went right this week: quiet healthcare ‘revolutions’, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-36-of-2025/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:40:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=541988 Medical advances, Mexico’s resurgent jaguars, and Scotland’s ‘overwhelmingly positive’ four-day week trial, plus more good news

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What went right this week: Europe’s people-first city, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-35-of-2025/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 05:09:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=541197 Biodiversity was brought into focus, Helsinki went a year without a road death, and investment in renewables surged, plus more

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The photo sale raising money for conservation https://www.positive.news/society/a-brushstroke-of-gold-night-visions-in-the-wild/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:00:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=539875 Some of the world’s leading wildlife photographers are selling their images in a global photo sale to raise funds for conservation

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What went right this week: America’s plunging crime rate, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-33-of-2025/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:00:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=539861 Crime plummeted in the US, England turned the tide for struggling species, and levitating trains were mooted for a comeback, plus more

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