Drones aid dugong conservation as threats mount across their range
Drone technology is revealing new information about the elusive dugong, a marine herbivore classified as globally vulnerable but already extinct…
Americas flyways atlas maps the routes of 89 at-risk migratory bird species
A newly released “Atlas for the Americas Flyways” tracks the high concentrations of 89 migratory bird species that are at…
From carp to hippos, 43% of large freshwater animal species spread far beyond native ranges
From fish and turtles, to hippos and crocodiles, about 43% of all known large freshwater animal species have been deliberately…
Strait of Hormuz crisis should catalyze African biofertilizer production (commentary)
As tensions disrupt food, fuel and fertilizers flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, Africa’s dependence on imported synthetic inputs is…
San Francisco Bay emerges as high-risk area for migrating gray whales
Gray whales have one of the longest known migrations of any mammal — from the Arctic near Alaska, to the…
See an orangutan, take a photo, earn some money: A viable conservation model?
KehatiKu, a conservation program in Indonesian Borneo, pays citizen observers to document wildlife sightings and upload them via an app.…
Brazil: Satellites expose rampant gold mining expansion on Indigenous Kayapó land
The Kayapó Indigenous Territory has emerged as a major hotspot for illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon’s Xingu River…
The Amazon’s silent crime crisis (commentary)
The Amazon is approaching a critical tipping point, where deforestation, degradation, fire, and climate change together risk pushing large areas…
Primate Planet
Across the tropics, a growing movement is working to secure a future for primates in the face of disease, deforestation…
Invasive ferrets removed from an island in a world-first
Rathlin Island off the north of Northern Ireland is now free from feral ferrets that were harming its native seabirds.…
Indonesia braces for possible ‘Godzilla El Niño’ as fire season escalates early
The 2026 fire season in Indonesia is already showing early signs of escalation, as burned areas reached 32,637 hectares by…
‘Rediscovered’ species in Papua spotlight importance of Indigenous knowledge
Two species of marsupial thought by scientists to be extinct for thousands of years still live in the forests of…
Coexisting with America’s growing urban coyote population is easier than you think
Coyotes are now present in almost every major urban-metropolitan area in the United States, yet conflicts between the canines and…
A reforestation corridor in Madagascar offers a future for lemurs and locals
A reforestation corridor project aims to reconnect 150 hectares of fragmented forest between Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and the Analamazoatra Special…
In Brazil, unfinished water project leaves Indigenous villages without safe water
According to Brazil’s Ministry of Health data obtained by Mongabay, of the 4,134 Indigenous villages in Brazil’s North Region, only…
EUDR is starting to steer company actions, despite slow progress: Report
Although more progress is needed, a growing number of companies are adopting and implementing deforestation commitments ahead of the European…
Māori knowledge shows climate change domino effects on forest food chains
An Indigenous-led team of researchers worked with Māori knowledge-holders in the Te Urewera and Whirinaki forests of Aotearoa New Zealand’s…
Deep-sea wildernesses are more important than the promise of seafloor mining (analysis)
A scientist who was part of a major 2008 expedition exploring the promise of deep-sea mining writes in a new…
Ghana declares its first marine protected area
Ghana has declared its first marine protected area after more than 15 years of efforts to bolster marine conservation and…
Afghanistan’s capital is in the grip of a water crisis
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Nestled in a high-altitude valley in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush mountain range, Kabul is rapidly running out…