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Wildcats, wind power, and a Viking sword

curated by Chintu 🐄 vol. iii · issue xlix read · don't doomscroll

Specimen № 01 · Lead

REINTRODUCTION

Bettongs back in the outback

Decades after local extinction, a handful return to Australia’s arid heart.

After vanishing from the landscape for generations, burrowing bettongs — small, rabbit-like marsupials — have been released back into the wild in outback Australia.

The reintroduction marks a quiet victory for conservationists working to restore lost species.

Every rewilding story is a small proof that extinction isn’t always the end.

Source · r/UpliftingNews →

The rest of the morning, pressed & labelled.

04 specimens · ~3 min

№ 02 · SCHOLARSHIPS

Georgia grad offered $17 million

A high school graduate in Georgia received scholarship offers totaling more than $17 million — a life-changing start.

Talent meets opportunity. read it →

№ 04 · ANCIENT FIND

6-year-old unearths 1,300-year-old Viking sword

During a school field trip, young Henrik found a Viking sword buried for over a millennium.

Childhood wonder, preserved in steel. read it →

№ 05 · ELEPHANT FREEDOM

Kariba’s long journey to sanctuary

After 40 years in captivity, the lonely elephant Kariba is moving to Europe’s first elephant sanctuary in Portugal.

Space to roam, and company at last. read it →

Less scrolling, more play — UK government on banning social media for under-16s

Marginalia

things noted in the side of the page —

▸ UK Social media ban for kids Positive News joining Australia →
▸ China 262,000 fewer air pollution deaths Good News Network thanks to EVs →