Why conservation needs stories of progress

Mongabay
Apr 7, 2026, 10:35 am97 pts
I’m writing this from deep in the Congo rainforest after a day spent observing elephants and gorillas. The presence of such magnificent creatures is both invigorating and a reminder of how much still endures. Yet the pressures are visible, too. Logging roads push deeper each year. Poaching still threatens…

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