Texas man convicted of buying eagle parts from a wildlife trafficking ring
A man from Humble, Texas, U.S., pled guilty to purchasing tails and sets of feathers from illegally killed bald and…
Measures must be taken now to prevent pandemics at the source, says epidemiologist
“cruel irony here that the world cannot get its act together to address these threats … people are dying, animals…
Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on…
‘We’ve got bats’: The community bringing New Zealand’s pekapeka into the spotlight
Aotearoa New Zealand’s only native land mammals are three bat species — one of which is likely extinct and the…
On Southeast Asia’s largest lake, locals wield tech to defend the flooded forest
Communities living around Cambodia’s Tonle Sap are using a combination of natural and technological solutions to help protect the lake…
Study gathers over 4,000 photos to find Bolivia’s rarest Amazonian dog
A study conducted for more than 20 years with camera-trap surveys in different parts of the Bolivian Amazon has recorded…
Rising waters and mounting pressures collide on Kenya’s Lake Turkana
Lake Turkana in northern Kenya has risen by as much as 10 meters (33 feet) over the past 15 years,…
‘Turkana has always adapted to change’: Interview with environmentalist Ikal Angelei
Local livelihoods around Kenya’s Lake Turkana have long shifted between pastoralism, fishing, farming and trade as people adapted to a…
Timor green pigeon could go extinct without immediate action, study finds
The extremely rare Timor green pigeon has fewer than 500 individuals left in the wild, according to a recent study.…
Organized crime adds to environmental destruction in the Amazon, report finds
A new report by the International Crisis Group finds that organized crime has become a “major obstacle” to protecting the…
19,000 Great Pyramids a year: Report flags unsustainable rate of sand mining
A new analysis of global sand extraction indicates the industry is removing roughly 50 billion metric tons a year, a…
Jane Goodall’s grandson on hope after loss
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Five months after…
Fire at WCS Makira Natural Park office allegedly linked to patrol efforts
An angry crowd allegedly set fire to a site office of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Ambinanitelo Maroantsetra, in…
Elephants return to Mount Elgon side of Uganda after four decades
Monitoring of elephants on Mount Elgon, on the Uganda-Kenya border, shows a herd of elephants have crossed over to the…
More than a million live birds imported to Asia in 15 years, report finds
Hong Kong and Singapore imported more than 1 million live wild birds between 2006 and 2020, according to a new…
FIFA’s World Cup heat measures may not go far enough, expert warns
Measures proposed by organizers of the upcoming FIFA World Cup won’t be sufficient to protect players and fans from the…
In Thailand, burned sugarcane plantations become traps for leopard cat cubs
Every crop burning season, dozens of leopard cat cubs are admitted to a wildlife rescue center in northeastern Thailand as…
Light pollution reshapes predator-prey dynamics at California’s urban edge, study finds
A new study finds that bright lights at night change wildlife behavior at the edge of cities more than noise…
2026 FIFA World Cup threatened by extreme heat: Report
In less than a month, the world’s attention will shift to one of the biggest sporting events on the planet:…
Marine conservation suffers when the ocean is not accessible to all, especially on remote islands (commentary)
Coastal and marine systems across much of the world remain structurally inaccessible to persons with disabilities, older populations, and marginalized…