No trees, no food, shot for fun … yet Serbia’s imperial eagles are making an improbable return Less than a decade ago, the Balkan country had just one breeding pair of the eastern imperial species of raptor left. Now things are changing, thanks to the dogged work of conservationists

In 2017, Serbia’s imperial eagle population had dwindled to a single breeding pair. This is a great look at their remarkable return, and at the obstacles they still face. #SaveTheEndlings

‘They’re a lot like us’: saving the tiny punk monkeys facing extinction In the tropical dry forests of northern Colombia, a small team is gradually restoring the degraded habitat of the rare cotton-top tamarin

“They teach you things. They look after their young. The only thing missing is that they don’t speak Spanish.”

What a great story about the fight to save Colombia's cotton-top tamarin and the ripple effects on the entire ecosystem. #SaveTheEndlings

This 'Clock' Could Warn of Hidden Stresses to Animals, Offering a Long-Sought Signal That a Population Is Nearing Collapse The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons and other threatened creatures "while recovery is still possible"

Fascinating piece here about the epigenetic clock—a measure of "biological age"—and its potential to signal species decline before it's too late. #SaveTheEndlings

An Orangutan Sanctuary in Borneo Is Giving the Endangered Primates a Second Chance, Just When They Need It Most The critically endangered species gets a helping hand from an Indonesian facility as the island's human population is about to explode

This is a great deep dive into the complexity—and the importance—of efforts to save the orangutan in Borneo. Recommended reading. #SaveTheEndlings

Can Citizen Scientists Avert Australia's Biodiversity Crisis? Every time an Australian uploads an invasive species sighting to iNaturalist, a powerful new biosecurity alert system springs into action.

"All of these small acts add up and contribute to the collective big whole."

What a fascinating story about citizen science and biodiversity in Australia. #SaveTheEndlings

Inside the Herculean Effort to Study and Save the World's Smallest Sea Turtle After years of steady gains, a decades-long conservation program dedicated to the Kemp's ridley hits rough seas

A heartbreaking, hopeful story of the dedicated scientists and volunteers racing to save the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, a species that has been "hovering on the cusp of extinction for much of the past 50 years." 💚🌎 www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu... #SaveTheEndlings

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A ‘recipe for extinction’: can the US’s envied nature protections survive Trump and his ‘God squad’? Fears grow for endangered species as the US president sets about dismantling basic laws to protect them to make way for oil and gas drilling

I like to post good conservation news when I find it, but it's important to face the tough truths, too. This is a very sobering look at our brewing environmental catastrophe, and at a few of the species whose very existence is at stake. #SaveTheEndlings

Here's a fascinating look at the world's smallest monkey, the "little scoop of fur" known as the pygmy marmoset. Like so many animal stories, it's a tale of survival. We must #SaveTheEndlings.

The Andes’ Translucent Glass Frogs Need to Be Seen to Be Saved The amphibians are at the mercy of mining operations that are destroying their ecosystems, but local communities throughout South America are fighting back

What an interesting story about the groups fighting to protect glass frogs in the Andes—and the struggle inherent in saving an animal that is so difficult to find. #SaveTheEndlings ❤️🌎

Can Lynx Be Saved in the Balkans? A small team of local scientists are fighting rapid industrialization, misinformation and more to save Europe’s iconic cat

A heartbreaking, but hopeful, look at the struggle to save the Balkan lynx.

This species survived the last ice age. Now? "Scientists estimate 20 to 39 individuals remain." #SaveTheEndlings

Today is Remembrance Day for Lost Species. We're in the midst of earth's sixth great extinction, almost all of it man-made.

I wrote the #EndlingBooks trilogy because I wanted to talk about that honestly with kids—but I also wanted to offer a measure of hope. #SaveTheEndlings