How lockdown has helped the world s endangered species bounce back
With tourists absent, everything from coral reefs to rhinos has benefited
The Uganda Wildlife Authority announced a baby boom for mountain gorillas
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Did 2020 have a silver lining? Sarah Marshall tells the story of wildlife recovery in numbers.
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Eastern black rhino calf born in Grumeti Game Reserve, Tanzania, following the translocation of nine animals last year – a conservation triumph. The country’s population has plummeted by 99 per cent since the 1970s to around 100 rhinos.
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Wild red-and-green macaw chicks fledged in Argentina’s Ibera National Park for the first time in more than 100 years. These vital seed dispersers are part of a bigger reintroduction programme masterminded by Rewilding Argentina Foundation, a partner of Tompkins Conservation, to save the native Paraná forest.
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