The Bangladeshi tribe that's guarding turtles, co-authoring research papers

A robust population of grizzly bears can be an indicator of healthy land; however, the bears also can destroy grain bins, consume vegetation, and kill livestock. Ranchers work with the Canadian government and local conservation groups to protect their resources with bear-proof grain bins and electric fences.

Despite restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Eagle Foundation is turning to digital tools and the internet to continue their work of saving the critically endangered species. Since March, the organization rescued four eagles and used telemedicine via the Messenger app to share proper information about how to care for the birds. However, weak Wi-Fi signals sometimes get in the way of treatment.

To save the dwindling caribou herds in Canada, the West Moberly First Nations and Saulteau First Nations capture pregnant caribou cows from the herd by helicopter and raise them in pens to ensure the calves are old enough to survive in the wild. Within six years, the herd has grown from 36 animals to 95, but there’s still more to do to stabilize the herd.

In New Zealand, the wetapunga is a large insect that is approaching extinction due to human causes. Because the species are critical to the ecosystem, the Auckland Zoo is focusing efforts on expanding education about these insects to younger generations as well as creating an on-site breeding program to support the population.

To reintroduce captive birds into their native lands, wildlife biologists are implementing rather unconventional methods of behavioral conditioning to train species how to behave when approached by a predator.

A community-led beetle-mapping project on Kaua'i, funded by a $25,000 county grant, has mobilized residents to track invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles. Together they created 700+ data points that identified thousands of beetles, empowering the community to fill gaps in government capacity.

A wildlife photographer in Maharashtra, India, adds like-minded animal conservationists to a WhatsApp group so they can share animal photos and knowledge with each other. The group members work together to solve different wildlife issues through information sharing and public education, and many of them also rescue animals.

Volunteers from the Harris Center for Conservation Education in New Hampshire spend spring nights helping amphibians cross the road safely. The volunteers work during mass amphibian migration periods and collect data on the species they see for conservation efforts.

The Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria is a nonprofit educating the public on the importance of the declining pangolin population, the laws against hunting them, and how to keep them from going extinct. The organization also contains a task force to rescue captured pangolins and return them to the wild.

In India, there were 1.2 million snakebite deaths reported between 2000 and 2019. Agricultural workers and farmers are the worst hit. Amit Sayyed wanted to find a way to reduce the number of snakebites, particularly in remote villages. He created a team of 1,400 volunteers spanning 10 states, known as the Wildlife Protection and Research Society. They've created an archive of 30,000 photos to readily identify snakes and help villagers with snakebites.