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Just a few years ago, the illegal pet trade was decimating Bali starling populations in the wild, with fewer than ten of the birds clinging to survival. That's when NGO Friends of the National Parks Foundation stepped in to help the species. Using some unconventional methods (involving goats and the traditional art of weaving), the organisation has managed to establish a thriving new population on an island off the Bali coast. Here's their story!

Can infusing rhino horns with a toxic dye help to save South Africa's rhinos from a gruesome fate at the hands of poachers? This innovative and controversial new approach is being spearheaded by the Rhino Rescue Project, and those involved hope it will deter both poachers and consumers by rendering the horn useless. Earth Touch rides along on one horn-infusion mission to find out more about the project and to see what the war on poaching is like for those fighting it on the ground.

Can infusing rhino horns with a toxic dye help to save South Africa's rhinos from a gruesome fate at the hands of poachers? This innovative and controversial new approach is being spearheaded by the Rhino Rescue Project, and those involved hope it will deter both poachers and consumers by rendering the horn useless. Earth Touch rides along on one horn-infusion mission to find out more about the project and to see what the war on poaching is like for those fighting it on the ground.

It's one of South Africa's most endangered amphibians and its habitat is rapidly shrinking.

It's one of South Africa's most endangered amphibians and its habitat is rapidly shrinking.