Thread by @antheabatsakis, With so much terrible news today, I'd like to share a few [...]

With so much terrible news today, I'd like to share a few of my fav happy wildlife articles I've worked on at @ConversationEDU. (This isn't to discount the biodiversity crisis, or the devastating coral bleaching, but to highlight a few wildlife conservation success stories.)

The birth of an incredibly rare, FREAKING ADORABLE tree kangaroo named Chimbu https://theconversation.com/meet-chimbu-the-blue-eyed-bear-eared-tree-kangaroo-your-cuppa-can-help-save-his-species-135033

Meet Chimbu, the blue-eyed, bear-eared tree kangaroo. Your cuppa can help save his species

Chimbu is a baby tree kangaroo, and he is the latest success in a complex web of international conservation.

https://theconversation.com/meet-chimbu-the-blue-eyed-bear-eared-tree-kangaroo-your-cuppa-can-help-save-his-species-135033

Scientists have built artificial habitats to save threatened seahorses, and they're working! https://theconversation.com/to-save-these-threatened-seahorses-we-built-them-5-star-underwater-hotels-130056

To save these threatened seahorses, we built them 5-star underwater hotels

White's seahorse in Sydney uses seahorse hotels as temporary residence while their natural habitats recover.

https://theconversation.com/to-save-these-threatened-seahorses-we-built-them-5-star-underwater-hotels-130056

This riveting tale of adventure in the Cambodian wilderness https://theconversation.com/in-the-remote-cambodian-jungles-we-made-sure-rare-siamese-crocodiles-would-have-enough-food-118264

In the remote Cambodian jungles, we made sure rare Siamese crocodiles would have enough food

Fewer than 1,000 Siamese crocodiles exist, but can captive crocs survive again in the wild?

https://theconversation.com/in-the-remote-cambodian-jungles-we-made-sure-rare-siamese-crocodiles-would-have-enough-food-118264

Bandicoot numbers are bouncing back. Also, they can dig up a lot of soil. Like, a lot. https://theconversation.com/one-little-bandicoot-can-dig-up-an-elephants-worth-of-soil-a-year-and-our-ecosystem-loves-it-132266

One little bandicoot can dig up an elephant's worth of soil a year – and our ecosystem loves it

These Aussie diggers boost the health of our soils. But up until recently, we didn't know just how much soil they can turn over (hint: it's a lot).

https://theconversation.com/one-little-bandicoot-can-dig-up-an-elephants-worth-of-soil-a-year-and-our-ecosystem-loves-it-132266

And here's a great guide on building rest stops for birds and bees in your balcony or backyard. https://theconversation.com/bandbs-for-birds-and-bees-transform-your-garden-or-balcony-into-a-wildlife-haven-129907

B&Bs for birds and bees: transform your garden or balcony into a wildlife haven

Each B&B is a green sanctuary for pollinators, containing pollinating plants and shelters like beehives and nesting boxes.

https://theconversation.com/bandbs-for-birds-and-bees-transform-your-garden-or-balcony-into-a-wildlife-haven-129907

Oh, and how urban owls are being treated to 3D printed habitats thanks to collaboration with designers and architects https://theconversation.com/urban-owls-are-losing-their-homes-so-were-3d-printing-them-new-ones-133626

Urban owls are losing their homes. So we're 3D printing them new ones

Powerful owls need old, hollowed-out trees to nest in, but humans keep chopping them down. Now, designers have partnered up with ecologists to build them high tech artificial nests.

https://theconversation.com/urban-owls-are-losing-their-homes-so-were-3d-printing-them-new-ones-133626

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