Good news is always welcome. So, it’s good to learn of another conservation comeback. This time it’s the red kite happily soaring in Great Britain’s skies.

The latter days of July are very busy for many pollinators.¹ These include birds, bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, bats, and more.^1-3

In America, the month of July is accompanied by fireworks, even in the heavens.¹ However, July is also a time when certain glow-in-the-dark animals—creatures of the sky and sea—shine forth their own “night lights.”²

Peak District National Park was established in 1951 as Great Britain’s first national park. Now that upland park is experiencing another historic highlight—the rare bearded vulture has arrived there to roost.¹

The only other British sighting of a Bearded Vulture occurred back in 2016 in Monmouthshire.²

During July 4th weekend, manatees made a patriotic appearance on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.^1,2