Saving Wildcats / RZSS
Scotland
50 wildcats released
The Highlands have kittens again
Saving Wildcats has now released 50 critically endangered wildcats into Cairngorms National Park since 2023. Even better: wild-born kittens have been recorded for three years in a row — a sign the reintroduced population is beginning to establish itself.
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The honest footnote: Scottish wildcats are still critically endangered; fires, roads and habitat pressure remain serious risks.
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Great Lakes, USA
A tiny bird’s very big year
From about 12 pairs in 1990 to 99 nesting pairs this season: Great Lakes piping plovers fledged a record 184 chicks in 2026.
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Assam, India
Rhinos return from zero
After local extinction by 1993, Manas National Park now has more than 50 rhinos, wild-born calves and three years with no known poaching.
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