A Mother’s Day lesson from a digger wasp
Motherhood in nature is often imagined through mammals: nursing, guarding, carrying, and staying close. A 2025 study of digger wasps…
Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears to protect caribou, judge rules
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A judge says Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing bears as part of a…
Up to half the bird species using the African-Eurasian flyway are declining
Every year, billions of birds migrate long distances with the changing of seasons — according to BirdLife Africa, 40 to…
In the Nimba Mountains, a film examines the paradox of mining-funded conservation
The Nimba mountain range, which lies at the border of Liberia, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire, is one of the most…
Conservationists fear fires could erase years of orangutan habitat recovery
Fires have burned part of a restoration site being prepared for orangutan habitat in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, raising fears…
In Mozambique, four isolated mountains yield four new chameleon species
Scientists have identified four new-to-science species of chameleons inhabiting four distinct, isolated mountains in northern Mozambique. These mountains — Namuli,…
Crude oil and wood fires fuel Nigeria’s soot pollution, in photos
Visual storyteller Taiwo Aina-Adeokun traveled across Nigeria over several months from 2025-26, documenting areas of the country where heavy plumes…
Climate change could erase most South American cloud forests, study warns
Climate change could eliminate up to 91% of South America’s cloud forests by 2070 under a high-emissions scenario , even…
Tanzania cracks down on mining sector, aims for inclusivity and sustainability
Tanzania cracked down on mine developers in April citing economic losses and the potential for environmental degradation at concessions that…
52 dead sloths: Inside Sloth World
More than 50 sloths were recently reported dead due to unsuitable conditions at Sloth World, a proposed so-called “slotharium” in…
Rise in elephant killings reveals conservation gaps in Bangladesh
Despite various conservation initiatives, elephants in Bangladesh continue to face a severe survival crisis due to escalating human-elephant conflict. A…
Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was ‘fraudulently’ taken in colonial era
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Venezuela insisted Wednesday that a disputed mineral-rich region of Guyana was “fraudulently” taken in a…
Ted Turner, a media mogul who tried to repair the land
Ted Turner built a media empire, then turned much of his wealth and attention toward land, wildlife, clean energy, and…
Australia’s new national park links habitat to protect koalas
The government of New South Wales has created a vast new protected area, the Great Koala National Park, along Australia’s…
Study finds 40% of soil-dependent species threatened or data deficient
Researchers have for the first time assessed the extinction risk of soil-dependent animals, invertebrates and fungi. They found that some…
In Bangladesh, traditional farming methods are being replaced by a modern system
In the Chittagong Hill Tracts of southeastern Bangladesh, Indigenous farmers are increasingly abandoning jhum, a traditional method of shifting cultivation.…
Overtourism threatens Sri Lanka’s leopards
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka’s most famous wildlife destination, is facing a conservation crisis as overcrowding and speeding safari jeeps…
Despite restrictions, forest loss continued on Ituna land, home to isolated people
The Ituna/Itatá Indigenous land in Brazil lost 2,211 hectares of tree cover from 2022-25, despite being protected by a temporary…
In Senegal, artisanal fishing kills a surprising number of sharks and rays: study
A study at two fish landing sites in southern Senegal found artisanal fisheries catch large numbers of sharks, rays and…
A 10-year whale shark satellite study helps create new protected area in Indonesia
Fishers and scientists joined together in Indonesia for a 10-year study to protect whale sharks (Rhincodon typus). The bagan fishers’…