People and wildlife are co-existing well in UNESCO-designated sites, a new report says. https://buff.ly/mVO0iYl

A report reveals that no SSSIs — sites of special scientific interest, a unique UK designation — have been designated since 2023. https://buff.ly/Bl0eSkL

In a surprise, a new study finds that animals return to tracts of rainforest that are in the process of recovering from deforestation much faster than expected. https://buff.ly/B9j3grz

Burgum told a House hearing that DOI no longer has plans for any further large-scale layoffs ("RIFs," or reductions-in-force, in government parlance). https://buff.ly/Kw76WEp

The hot weather experienced by NPs throughout the American West is adding to evidence that climate change is roiling the region's phenology — the seasonality of plant blooms, animal mating behavior, and more. https://buff.ly/ySWTqeS

In 2020 and 2021, wildfires in California killed nearly one-fifth of the world's giant sequoias. For the last several years, a partnership has been actively working to protect the remainder. https://buff.ly/6K0SdQG

Trump has formally scheduled the first of four O&G lease auctions in ANWR, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. https://buff.ly/QZRLXYV

A suit has been filed to stop the construction of any border wall in the Big Bend region of Texas. https://buff.ly/ZVW4g6n

An Trump-aligned advisory panel advanced his plan for a gigantic arch in DC, while acknowledging that fully 100% of the nearly 1,000 public comments received were against the project. https://buff.ly/FMTqKDx

By a 50-49 vote, the Senate cleared the way for a controversial mine just outside the Boundary Waters Wilderness Canoe Area. https://buff.ly/WZKQaFN