Articles for tag: avian ecology, bald eagles, bird population recovery, conservation success, Midwest wildlife

Midwest Bald Eagles: 10 Record Counts You Won't Believe

Midwest Bald Eagles: 10 Record Counts You Won’t Believe

Andrew Alpin

Picture this: you’re driving through the heart of America, and suddenly you spot a magnificent bird with a snow-white head soaring overhead. You’ve just witnessed one of the greatest conservation success stories of our time. The bald eagle population has climbed to an estimated 316,700 individual bald eagles, including 71,400 nesting pairs. This estimate indicates ...

Florida Panthers Achieve Strong Population Recovery

Suhail Ahmed

The Florida panther story was never supposed to turn around. This ghost of the Everglades once hovered near vanishing, with only a few dozen left and a gene pool on fumes. Yet today, tracking data, den checks, and road‑mortality records point to a population that’s recovered to roughly the low hundreds and is pushing its ...

New Jersey's Coastal Turtles Make a Surprise Comeback

New Jersey’s Coastal Turtles Make a Surprise Comeback

Gargi Chakravorty

  Something remarkable is happening along New Jersey’s shoreline. After decades of declining populations, the state’s coastal turtle species are staging an unexpected recovery. This turnaround story involves more than just numbers – it’s a testament to what dedicated conservation efforts can achieve. From late May until November, New Jersey coastal waters provide important seasonal ...

New Mexico Pronghorns Surging

New Mexico Pronghorns Surging

Gargi Chakravorty

New Mexico’s pronghorn population has become one of the most remarkable wildlife conservation success stories in the American Southwest. Picture this: from fewer than 1,700 animals roaming the state’s vast grasslands in 1916 to an estimated 45,000 to 50,000 pronghorn today. This incredible recovery didn’t happen overnight – it’s the result of decades of careful ...

Utah Desert Bighorns Rebound

Utah Desert Bighorns Rebound

Andrew Alpin

The rugged canyons of tell a remarkable story of recovery. Once on the brink of vanishing forever from the state’s southern landscapes, desert bighorn sheep have staged one of the most impressive wildlife comebacks in American conservation history. Their dramatic return from near extinction to thriving populations stands as proof that dedicated conservation efforts can ...

Oregon Beavers Rebuild Rivers

Oregon Beavers Rebuild Rivers

Gargi Chakravorty

Picture this: Oregon’s streams and likely harbored a substantial population of North American beaver before European colonization. Today, these remarkable rodents are making a comeback as nature’s most effective stream restoration engineers, transforming degraded waterways across the Pacific Northwest in ways that seem almost magical. What makes this story even more compelling is that scientists ...

North Carolina's Red Wolves Howl Again

North Carolina’s Red Wolves Howl Again

Jan Otte

The sun hasn’t fully risen on the Albemarle Peninsula when shadows begin to move through the morning mist. They’re elusive, almost ghost-like in their movements. Yet their presence marks something remarkable happening in North Carolina’s coastal plains – a species once declared extinct is learning to roam wild . These are red wolves, and their ...

Montana's Golden Eagles Are Soaring

Montana’s Golden Eagles Are Soaring

Andrew Alpin

Something remarkable is happening high above Montana’s vast landscapes. After years of concerning population declines, the state’s beginning to show signs of recovery through innovative conservation efforts and improved protection strategies. The journey has been far from simple. These majestic birds, once thriving across the American West, faced mounting challenges that pushed their populations to ...

Modern Population Status and Distribution

Colorado Lynx Populations Rebound

Jan Otte

The ghostly shadows prowling through ‘s snowy mountain forests tell one of the most remarkable conservation stories of our time. After vanishing from the state’s wilderness for decades, the Canada lynx has made an extraordinary comeback that has wildlife biologists around the world taking notice. This isn’t just another feel-good wildlife story – it’s a ...