Happy Friday, dear readers! We have some more Good News to take you into the weekend. From an endangered bird species making an epic comeback to a new cancer treatment that cuts mortality by 40%, there is enough here to make you feel happy and positive. Enjoy!
🪶 Endangered Bird Species Making A Comeback
🚭 New Study Shows It’s Never Too Late To Quit Smoking
⚕️ Cervical Cancer Treatment Cuts Mortality Rate By 40%
💧 Historically Polluted River In The USA Gets New Life
🔋 Nevada To Build World’s First Lithium-Sulfur Battery Gigafactory
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 🦁
Story 1: Endangered Bird Species Making A Comeback
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Kagu birds native to New Caledonia was once revered
Invasive animals threatened species to near extinction
Conservation efforts have caused kagu numbers to grow
Kagu birds are seen as quite peculiar, thanks to their bark-like sounds — think a Yorkie’s yap — and the fact that they can fly, but prefer not to. These yapping land-dwelling birds were once greatly revered by the Indigenous people of New Caledonia, the French island in the South Pacific. However, things drastically changed when the island was colonized in 1853. Kagus were either trapped and domesticated, or had to deal with an onslaught of invasive predators brought in from Europe including pigs, dogs, rats and cats. By 2017, these free-roaming mammals and especially stray dogs nearly caused the full extinction of the kagu bird species.
The good news is that, since then, these populations have almost tripled on some parts of the island, thanks to conservation efforts and better threat management including a program to curb stray dog populations. It’s estimated that there are around 2,000 kagu birds today, and 15 of these bird families are carefully being monitored in a sanctuary in Farino. Using trackers, conservationists are able to follow the movement of these birds and keep an eye on their nests to make sure the chicks hatch. By doing this, these birds can now grow their families and, hopefully, thrive in numbers again.
Efforts to protect and support the growth of this native bird species have been happening for the past decade, and it’s clearly paying off. “The kagu population is doing very well,” researchers Jörn Theuerkauf told The Guardian. “It is constantly expanding and things couldn’t be better.”
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