A lion has been spotted in Chad's Sena Oura National Park, where the big cats have not been seen since 2004 and were believed to be extinct until now.
A photo of a lioness was released by a team of conservationists from the Chad government and the New-York based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65342010
In Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, where ocean warming has decimated shallow-water reefs, scientists have discovered a healthy, sprawling coral reef hidden deep under the sea.
“This newly discovered reef is potentially an area of global significance,” Michelle Taylor of the University of Essex, co-lead of the expedition, said in a statement. It is “a site we can monitor over time to see how a pristine habitat evolves with our current climate crisis.”
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/coral-reef-discovery-galapagos
Cumberland Island National Seashore's feral horses not only are damaging the seashore's environment and two federally protected species but are not being humanely managed by the National Park Service and should be removed from the seashore, according to a lawsuit filed against the federal government.
The 65-page filing (attached below), which names Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Park Service officials among the defendants, alleges that the island's horses have suffered for at least a quarter-century because of Park Service neglect. During the same period, the defendants were aware of the negative impacts the horses were having on the environment.
https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/04/national-park-service-sued-over-cumberland-island-national-seashores-feral-horses