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.
Proposals to reintroduce white-tailed sea eagles to Norfolk hit a stumbling block
| Updated: 17:39, 27 January 2021
Proposals to reintroduce white-tailed sea eagles to Norfolk have hit a stumbling block with farmers airing their concerns about the move.
A public consultation has been launched on proposals put forward by the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation and the Wild Ken Hill estate at Snettisham,
Ken Hill was chosen for the proposed reintroduction because of its coastal location as well as its quiet woodlands, which provide ideal nesting spots.
Wild Ken Hill at Snettisham (44156561)
The proposals form part of national efforts to reinstate the eagles to England, which began with the release of birds on the Isle of Wight in 2019.
The eagles haven t nested in England for almost 240 years, but after successful reintroductions in Scotland and the Isle of Wight, they are finally set to be reintroduced into Norfolk.