ANIMALS

Two Great Indian Bustards are back in the wild.

Two captive-bred males are now walking free in the Thar Desert. The release is a test, not a declaration of recovery.

SOURCEPress Information Bureau of India / Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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NATURE

Healthy reef sounds drew more coral and fish larvae.

Underwater playback helped young corals and fish find experimental reef structures in field trials off Oʻahu.

SOURCEScripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego / Communications Biology / Scientific Reports
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ANIMALS

The wallaby clocked back in after 50 years.

Conservationists confirmed endangered nabarleks at two mainland sites on Dambeemangaddee Country — the first detections there in more than 50 years. Turns out the tiny wallaby had not entirely left the building.

SOURCEAustralian Wildlife Conservancy
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