Midweek optimism!
This week also brought us the world's first palm cockatoo chick hatching in an artificial nest, Montana tribes winning a three-decade fight to restore their waterways & six African countries reaping rewards from massive tree-planting efforts
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End your week with a spring in your step and hope in your heart! Here's 7 Stories of Optimism from the past couple of weeks, to remind us that our conservation efforts are all worthwhile!
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Scottish wildcats are on the move in the Cairngorms. After years of captive breeding, release and monitoring, 46 wildcats have been released, survival rates are high, and kittens have already been born in the wild.
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Our readers are clamoring for positive environmental news. This story took off like a rocket when we published it this morning. #conservationoptimism
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Major news for a California icon! 🐾🏔️
The California Fish and Game Commission has officially voted to list mountain lions as a threatened species under the state’s Endangered Species Act.
Check out the full story in @Guardian
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Restoring traditional herding practices in northern #Botswana has led to a huge decrease in cattle predation + retaliatory lion poisonings.
More #lion cubs are now surviving, with the lion population in northern Botswana up 50% over the past 4 years.
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LAST WEEK'S WEBINAR IS NOW AVAILABLE 🥳
Strategic Communications for Conservation - so much conservation work involves trying to motivate people to act. Hear from Conservation Optimism about the lessons we’ve learned through our mission.
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WEBINAR REMINDER for TOMORROW!
Much conservation involves trying to elicit human action. Hear Conservation Optimism's Reshu Bashyal & Jon Taylor talk about the lessons we’ve learned.
Wednesday Feb 11, 2026 1:00 PM (13:00) GMT
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This week also brought us European wildcats reproducing in the Czech Republic's Lusatian Mountains after decades of decline, and Tunisia transforming an invasive crab crisis into a thriving seafood export industry.
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A splash of good news!
The North Atlantic right whale "Champagne" just welcomed the first calf of the season, and Amsterdam became the first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads.
Read these and other stories of #optimism on our website here:
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WEBINAR REMINDER!
Much conservation involves trying to elicit human action. Hear from Conservation Optimism's Reshu Bashyal & Jon Taylor about the lessons we’ve learned through our work.
Feb 11, 2026 1:00 PM (13:00) GMT
Register for free at buff.ly/2WPesfw
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The Backyard Biodiversity project identified more than 1,100 plant and 420 animal species in local Sydney bushland.
Her story reminds us that conservation optimism is about showing up, doing a little more each time, and trusting the process.
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Meet Aditi Das Patnaik, a writer, photographer, and advocate for Sydney's bushland conservation
After witnessing the resilience of Manly Dam's ecosystem, she volunteered, got her hands dirty, & later launched "Backyard Biodiversity."
Read more about her here: buff.ly/BkBqGAz
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Instead of imposing solutions from above, WCP Zambia and partners brought everyone to the table—using cultural plays, storytelling, and trusted voices to challenge myths and protect one of the world's most trafficked animals.
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Elsewhere, Mongabay's founder reminds us why informed optimism matters: "Conservation suffers from fatigue and fragmentation"—but these wins show what dedicated action can achieve!
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This week also brought us three Andean condor chicks hatching in Colombia (the "salvation of the species!") & a bumper rimu fruit crop in New Zealand that could spark a record breeding season for critically endangered kākāpō parrots
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The high seas just got historic protection!
A game-changing international ocean treaty, covering nearly 60% of our oceans, came into force this week, legally binding 81 nations to protect marine life in international waters.
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The ocean's gentle giants are bouncing back!
Green sea turtles have increased by 28% since the 1970s, moving from Endangered to Least Concern thanks to global conservation efforts
Explore all the seven stories of optimism on our website: buff.ly/kERDpOt
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Yes, the environmental crisis is urgent—but constant emergency messaging only leads to paralysis. And yet, there's a global community of conservationists proving every day that we can turn this around.
Conservation Optimism exists to rebalance the story.
Welcome to 2026.
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Thank you for reading, sharing, and believing that better futures are within reach.
Here’s to even more conservation success stories in 2026. See you on the other side.
Happy New Year!
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What a year!
From community-led conservation across Africa to treaties protecting the high seas, 2025 reminded us that progress is possible when people, policy, and passion align.
The last CO Round-Up of the year brings together 12 powerful wins: buff.ly/O6R5LsF
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Love wins in the wild!
A mama polar bear in Manitoba adopted an orphaned cub—and now you can track this growing family as they roam Hudson Bay together.
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Now she leads jaguar research and promotes coexistence between communities and large carnivores.
What keeps her hopeful? Watching communities transform from fearing wildlife to becoming its guardians.
Read her full story here: buff.ly/7ZyZf4F
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Meet Yara Barros, 2025 Whitley Award winner and Executive Coordinator of Project Jaguars of Iguaçu in Brazil's Atlantic Forest.
Her conservation journey began with witnessing the last wild Spix's macaw—a moment that changed everything.
Full story: buff.ly/7ZyZf4F
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A magical evening it was!
Our seventh Good Natured Film Festival brought together storytellers conservationists at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Relive the magic or experience it for the first time on our YouTube channel: buff.ly/LLm1jFs
Till the next one!
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This week brought us solar-powered lights reducing sea turtle bycatch by 63% in Mexico, miniature mouse-deer bouncing back in Singapore after an 80-year absence, and otters thriving in nearly every UK waterway after decades of decline.
Read on: buff.ly/iSTMWPV
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Historic shark news!
For the first time ever, a shark species—the critically endangered oceanic whitetip—received full protection against international trade under CITES. Elsewhere, England's ambitious "forest city" plan may become a reality.
Read here: buff.ly/onEPuqc
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Grab your favorite snack, settle in, and immerse yourself in these powerful stories that remind us why our planet is worth fighting for.
Each of these films is a testament to what's possible when we choose optimism over despair.
Watch here: buff.ly/THseUES
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The Good Natured Film Festival 2025: The winners!
Congratulations to all our winners and every filmmaker who shared their vision with us.
Now it's your turn to experience the magic!
The Virtual Screening is now live on YouTube with incredible films: buff.ly/THseUES
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