Scientists forecast wildfire risk for species survival under climate change
A new study warns climate change could increase the global area susceptible to wildfires in the future, putting many more…
Elephants adjust what they eat in altered habitats, signaling growing pressure
Asian elephants are adapting to rapidly changing landscapes by diversifying their diets — a sign of resilience, but also a…
Brazil FOIA confirms Lula & Macron talked before key CITES vote on endangered tree
Earlier in 2026, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s office denied to Mongabay that he had had a phone…
Indigenous peoples’ health cannot be separated from the environment, U.N. delegates warn
At the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, experts called attention to the impacts of conflict on Indigenous health,…
Oil spill continues in Gulf of Mexico vulnerable habitats, while Pemex admits fault
An oil spill has contaminated 933 kilometers (about 580 miles) of shoreline along the western Gulf of Mexico, impacting the…
Study finds bottom trawling nets 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones
How many marine fish species do bottom trawls catch? Researchers now have a list, and it’s long, running to some…
Forest-focused environment laws may be pushing farming into other ecosystems
Grasslands, wetlands and other nonforest ecosystems are being converted to agricultural land far faster than forests. However, they remain largely…
AI tool listens for endangered orcas in real time to reduce human disturbance
An AI initiative is listening to southern resident orcas in real-time to help them steer clear of vessels and noisy…
New atlas aims to help save Africa’s disappearing wetlands
Since 1970, more than a third of the world’s wetlands have been lost, at a rate three times faster than…
Why forest conservation is also public health
A new study from Madagascar provides the first complete mitochondrial genomes for two endemic tuft-tailed rats, offering a clearer baseline…
How marine flyways could help save the world’s declining seabird population
The routes taken by migratory birds, known as flyways, often cross vast expanses of ocean. Six of these marine flyways…
Appeals court keeps ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ open, rejecting need for federal environmental review
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” will remain open, an…
Vaupés River contamination identified near rapidly expanding Amazonian town
Indigenous people who live downstream from a rapidly expanding Amazonian town on the banks of the Vaupés River told Mongabay…
At the U.N., Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings
In the last year, international courts issued an advisory opinion and ruling calling on state governments to be accountable for…
We can navigate conservation’s ‘epidemic of suffering’ by building a culture of care (commentary)
Several recent features published by Mongabay have shared the emotional strain that conservationists are under from increasing environmental degradation, job…
A campaign to protect one of the planet’s only expanding kelp forests takes shape
Stretching more than 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) along the coast of South Africa, the Great African Seaforest is home to…
Fossil fuel subsidies and high costs stall energy transition across rural Indonesia
Research by the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) and Greenpeace shows the number of villages across Indonesia using…
Push for solar park in Sri Lanka’s elephant terrain raises concern
A state-approved solar energy park in Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka is being developed on the edge of a managed…
How do you write the life of someone who avoided the spotlight? Miriam Horn on her biography of George Schaller
Miriam Horn’s Homesick for a World Unknown presents George B. Schaller as a figure best understood through accumulation rather than…
Five ‘lost’ bird species rediscovered in 2025
In 2025, birders and scientists found five “lost” bird species that had gone undocumented for a decade or more. As…