A bilby (Macrotis lagotis – large animal) and a Spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis – small animal) at Sydney Wildlife World, a zoo in Sydney (Image: Dcoetzee/Wikipedia) In 1997, conservationists introduced captive-bred greater bilbies to Thistle Island in South Australia, a place the species had never historically inhabited. The release was part of a wider…

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge spans about 4.3 miles, connecting Sandy Point and Kent Island in Maryland. (Photo: Public domain) Maryland’s plan to replace the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is raising concerns among farmers and conservation groups on the state’s Eastern Shore. They say the new crossing could increase development pressure on farmland and other open land,…