Rarest sea turtle on the planet

hatches in Louisiana for the first

time in 75 years

After being dismissed as unviable for sea turtle life decades ago, the Chandeleur
Islands, off the coast of New Orleans, Louisiana, have seen the world’s most
endangered turtles hatch again.

This marks the first time Kemp Ridleys have hatched in the Chandeleur waters in
75 years. Hatching season takes place during June and July, and monitoring of
the waters is ongoing for more fledgling sea turtles.

Cheetahs are being reintroduced to

India after 70 years of extinction
In India, cheetahs have been extinct for over half a century. In August 2022,
however, the big cats will finally return to the country.

An ambitious conservation project aims to relocate a group of cheetahs from

South Africa and Namibia to India. It marks the first attempt to move a large
carnivore across continents with the aim of reintroducing it into the wild.

Over the next few years, India hopes to bring cheetahs back to several of its
national parks and reserves.

Pesticides can be immensely harmful to insect species - especially bees. But

anew study has found that ants can protect crops from damage just as well as
harmful pesticides, at lower costs.

Ants could replace harmful pesticides

and save the bees, scientists say

Ants protect crops from pests like caterpillars and bugs. Their labyrinthine-like
tunnels also aerate the soil, helping plants suck up oxygen. Researchers looked
at 26 species of ants, and found that the critters could be a ‘promising tool’ in
the fight against other pests.