🐦🌿 Hope for wildlife! France’s 2018 ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids is paying off—insect-eating birds like blackbirds & chaffinches are up 2-3%. First clear sign the EU-wide ban is helping reverse decades of decline. Nature is bouncing back! Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/17/france-wildlife-insect-bird-numbers-rise-neonicotinoid-pesticide-ban-aoe

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Another ecological good news story, this one from Kashmir India.

Ahmad, whose four brothers also depend on the lake for their livelihood, says that seeing the lotus bloom again feels like a dream come true. “We had lost all hope that it would ever return. Some in our community even took up other work, like labouring, to survive. But we waited,” he says.

“Our elders used to collect lotus stems from the lake and sell them in various markets across the valley, especially during special occasions,” he says.

“After the lotus disappeared, they turned to fishing, but that didn’t prove as sustainable. The return of the lotus has brought back hope.”

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/05/wular-lake-kashmir-lotus-flowers-bloom-after-three-decades-aoe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

🦎🌍 Incredible discovery in South Africa! The Blyde Rondavel flat gecko, unseen for over 30 years and thought extinct, was rediscovered in a remote canyon by researchers. This tiny lizard’s return is a win for biodiversity!

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https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/05/15/scientists-thought-this-gecko-was-extinct-or-didnt-exist-now-its-been-rediscovered-after-3