Boy's birth brings hope for Amazon tribe facing possible extinction
One official calls a newborn boy "a symbol of the resistance of the Akuntsu people, but also a source of hope for Indigenous peoples."
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One official calls a newborn boy "a symbol of the resistance of the Akuntsu people, but also a source of hope for Indigenous peoples."
President Trump plans to make building easier in areas where endangered species live. The move, which has concerned environmentalists, is part of the administration's efforts to deregulate policies that appear to hamper economic growth. Brett Hartl, director of government affairs at the Center for Biological Diversity, joins CBS News to discuss.
Decades of deforestation is driving elephants in Thailand out of the wild and into farms and villages in search of food - sometimes with dangerous consequences. To help stop the conflict, scientists are studying elephant behavior to come up with novel solutions. Sunday.
The sound of a bottle popping may be a familiar harbinger of good, but the humble material behind the pop has more uses than you might imagine.
Conservationists say changing political will has led to major drops in deforestation in Brazil and Colombia, but overall rates remain "stubbornly consistent."