#landscapeprotection — Public Fediverse posts

📰 Critical Acre Overlooking the Blue Ridge Parkway to be Protected

🌄 After 27 years of patient negotiation, the Blue Ridge Conservancy secured a one‑acre “doughnut hole” on Grandmother Mountain, highly visible from the Parkway’s iconic Linn Cove Viaduct.

🌲 The acquisition completes a 210‑acre conservation puzzle, preventing future mountaintop development and preserving scenic integrity within one of the nation’s most visited landscapes.

🤝 The land will eventually transfer to the National Park Service, strengthening long‑term landscape protection, ecological continuity, and cultural stewardship along the Parkway.

🔗 https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article316500359.html

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📰 Surprise Endangered Leopard Recovery in West Africa

🐆 Benin: Leopard density in Pendjari National Park tripled between 2017 and 2023 — a rare rebound for one of the region’s most threatened big cats.

🛡️ Community‑based conservation was successful. Local rangers, anti‑poaching patrols, habitat restoration, water management, and efforts to rebuild prey species all contributed to the turnaround, even amid regional insecurity.

🌍 This recovery underscores how giving wildlife space, and supporting communities who steward that space, can produce measurable gains for endangered species.

🔗 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/endangered-west-african-leopards-show-signs-of-recovery-despite-odds-its-a-win/

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