[ad_1] EPA Experts in fire suppression, contingency planning, and gallons and gallons of water mean the giant redwood stands in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains appear to be safe for future generations. On September 9, the “Windy Fire,” which started with lightning, burned 25,000 acres in Peyrone Sequoia Grove and Red Hill Grove before converging on…

[ad_1] SWNS An endangered turtle that appeared in Ireland with hypothermia was returned to its native Canary Islands on a flight and even had its own boarding pass. The three-year-old loggerhead turtle, known as Julius Caesar or ‘JC’, was discovered on the beach in County Donegal, but has boarded a flight to much warmer waters….

[ad_1] From learning about flowers to discovering the secrets of life, intergenerational friendships bring many benefits, these unlikely friends say. Claire, 43, and Chrissie, 73. London Claire and Chrissie (lead image, above) met through South London cares, a charity that addresses loneliness and isolation by bringing older and younger neighbors together. They talk on the…

[ad_1] Millions of monarch butterflies flutter on 3,000-mile journeys, as bright as stained glass. Seeing them migrate en masse is one of the great spectacles of the world. But what about listening to them? Phil Torres from YouTube channel The Jungle Diaries has recorded the sounds of millions of endangered monarchs as they heat up…

[ad_1] Bezos Earth Fund Logo, Bezos Earth Fund / Jeff Bezos, CC Seattle City Council Jeff Bezos has placed an additional $ 1 billion in the Bezos Earth Fund to spend on creating, expanding, managing and monitoring protected and conserved wilderness areas. The money will take the form of grants to organizations working to preserve…

[ad_1] license si.robi / CC Meet the teen who entered the US Open while ranked 150th in the world, won every set, and took home the winning trophy (as well as a fantastic $ 2.5 million prize). Born in Canada to a Romanian father and Chinese mother, Emma Raducanu and her family moved to London…

[ad_1] TODAY Rather than give in to depression, a man chose to fight in a way that not only changed his own life for the better, but also gave a second chance to a stranger he had never met. Gage Tappe had recently moved to Idaho and had part-time custody of one of his children….

[ad_1] Old Beech, Matt Prosser / CC license Big old trees. Are there living things that speak to us in the same way as big old trees? Italy has guaranteed by law that all Italians and visitors to the country have the right to stumble upon the nation’s oldest, most twisted, and most storied trees…

[ad_1] Populations of various species and subspecies of rhinoceros are increasing, some dramatically, while poaching rates in East Asia have plummeted over the decade, reveals a new report from the International Rhino Foundation (IRF). Involved in all things rhinos, the IRF publishes an annual report known as The State of the Rhino, which this year…