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The Compass: Earth Day 50th anniversary edition

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To mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, this special edition of The Compass showcases efforts being implemented around the globe to help protect the natural world. We begin with seven good-news wildlife stories from the last year, see how Texas hounds are helping chase down poachers in South Africa, and discover how Polynesian sailing vessels are being used to clean up microplastics. As the world faces unprecedented challenges, we hope these stories of conservation and recovery inspire you. Let’s explore Earth.

ANIMALS

A family of elephants. This year it became much more difficult for African countries with wild elephants to send them to zoos outside the continent.

PHOTOGRAPH BY BEVERLY JOUBERT, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

Wildlife wins: 7 good-news stories from 2019

Stronger protections from trade, new vaquita offspring, and other wildlife crime success stories from the year.

At first, enforcement teams in South Africa’s Kruger National Park used foxhounds on leads to track rhino poachers. After free-running hounds brought here from Texas arrived, poacher arrests picked up dramatically.

PHOTOGRAPH BY SEAN VILJOEN

Texas hounds chase down rhino poachers in South Africa

Dogs trained to run free in packs are revolutionizing anti-poaching efforts in Kruger National Park.

A remote camera captures a 10-month-old jaguar cub in Brazil’s Pantanal region, where there are few people.

PHOTOGRAPH BY STEVE WINTER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

The struggle to protect a vital jaguar corridor

The fight to protect jaguar habitats throughout the Americas continues even after the loss of one of its greatest defenders, Alan Rabinowitz.

Each year, male Visayan warty pigs grow a floppy mane of hair that's irresistible to female pigs.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK

Meet the critically endangered pig with a rockstar mohawk

Nearly obliterated due to deforestation, the Visayan warty pig is slowly bouncing back thanks to conservation efforts.

The Monito gecko, native to a small island in Puerto Rico, has officially recovered after spending 37 years classified as an endangered species.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JP ZEGARRA, USFWS

Meet the American animals that bounced back in 2019

This year, a gecko, a songbird, and a minnow joined the short list of recovered American endangered species.

A boy and a cat pause on a path in Puerto Alegría, a small Peruvian community on the Amazon River.

PHOTOGRAPH BY KIRSTEN LUCE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

How one Amazon community is trying to move on from illegal wildlife tourism

Puerto Alegría, Peru, was notorious for illegal wild animal encounters. Now, residents are replacing captive anteaters with cultural artifacts—but they’re struggling to attract tourists.

Cotton-top tamarin, at the Miller Park Zoo, Bloomington, Illinois

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK

How these threatened animals could bounce back

From hairy rhinos to squirrel-size monkeys, these species are poised to survive thanks to conservation efforts.

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ENVIRONMENT

Castlepoint on the North Island of New Zealand offers breathtaking views.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN ALEXANDER, ROBERT HARDING/NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

Polynesian sailing vessels are being used to clean up microplastics

Pacific Islanders are banding together to bring attention to the tons of plastic waste washing up on once-pristine shores.

Death Valley National Park, pictured here, is poised to get bigger after a sweeping public lands package gets approved by Congress.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JONATHAN IRISH, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

Congress voted to protect millions of acres of public lands: Why it’s a huge win for conservationists

“Communities across the country have never stopped caring about public lands,” says a conservationist. Congress looks to agree.

A little over 75 miles of Bogotá's roadway are turned over each Sunday to the Ciclovía, and as many as one-and-a-half million Bogotanos come out to bike or ride.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JUAN CRISTÓBAL COBO, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

This city bans cars every Sunday—and people love it

Spurred by environmental concerns, an experiment in Bogotá, Colombia, is spreading worldwide.

An orphaned elephant is comforted by a wildlife keeper at Kenya's Reteti Elephant Sanctuary.

PHOTOGRAPH BY AMI VITALE

Why we’ll succeed in saving the planet from climate change

Life will be different—and warmer—in 2070. But we will find ways to limit carbon emissions, embrace nature, and thrive.

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AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK

Rwanda's war nearly destroyed this park. Now it's coming back.

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