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In 1983, Britain reintroduced a butterfly declared extinct just four years earlier; the large blue has since surged 1,866% and now survives at 33 sites

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In 1983, Britain reintroduced a butterfly declared extinct just four years earlier; the large blue has since surged 1,866% and now survives at 33 sites

September 17, 2026

A butterfly once declared extinct in Britain is now at the centre of one of the country’s most…

In 2003, scientists took one pair of giant stick insects from Ball’s Pyramid to Melbourne Zoo; 11 years later, their descendants had produced more than 11,000 young |

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In 2003, scientists took one pair of giant stick insects from Ball’s Pyramid to Melbourne Zoo; 11 years later, their descendants had produced more than 11,000 young |

September 16, 2026

A Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) is crawling on a hand. Credits – Wikimedia Commons Conservation…

In 1986, only 18 black-footed ferrets were known to survive; a captive-breeding programme built from those animals has helped restore about 400 to the wild

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In 1986, only 18 black-footed ferrets were known to survive; a captive-breeding programme built from those animals has helped restore about 400 to the wild

September 11, 2026

A species once feared lost forever is slowly finding its way back across the American plains. In 1986,…