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"An Unlikely Savior Emerges to Help Endangered Republicans: George W. Bush" is from the June 16, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Martin and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"The Giant Panda Is No Longer Endangered. It’s ‘Vulnerable’" is from the September 6, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Liam Stack and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"To Save Its Endangered Salmon, California Turns to the Genetic Matchmaker" is from the Food section of The New York Times. It was written by Matt Richtel and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Yes, the world faces substantial environmental challenges - climate change, pollution, and extinction. But the surprisingly good news is that we have solutions to these problems. In the past 50 years, a remarkable number of environmental problems have been solved while substantial progress is ongoing on others. The Optimistic Environmentalist chronicles these remarkable success stories. Endangered species - from bald eagles to gray whales - pulled back from the precipice of extinction.

When it comes to the natural world, Australia is home to a disproportionately large share of the world's riches. That means we Australians are caretakers of a unique natural heritage in a land which tolerates few mistakes. So how are we doing? In Quarterly Essay 48 Tim Flannery says: we're often failing nature. In the clash between money and conservation, money usually wins.