Fatal WWII bomb blast in Indonesia was a result of illegal fishing activity, police say
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Jul 29, 2026, 3:32 am By
July 29 is International Tiger Day. Few species have benefitted from global conservation attention…Rare palm tree rediscovered in Madagascar after nearly 100 years
Jul 29, 2026, 12:48 am By
Researchers have tracked down 28 individuals of a palm tree species last recorded in Madagascar…Indonesian zoo corruption case renews scrutiny of animal welfare
Jul 29, 2026, 12:18 am By
An alleged corruption case at Indonesia’s Surabaya Zoo has renewed scrutiny of how the country’s…Tech helps Vietnam rangers turn the tide on poaching
Jul 28, 2026, 11:55 pm By
In Vietnam’s Pu Mat National Park, which borders Laos, an antipoaching unit is integrating…Bill Oddie brought birdwatching into millions of homes
Jul 28, 2026, 11:27 pm By
On television, Bill Oddie often seemed to forget the camera. A call came from a hedge, and his…Forests in Liberia are falling to cocoa, in half a year the EU could ban imports
Jul 28, 2026, 4:35 pm By
On this week’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we speak with features writer Ashoka Mukpo, who…Fishers fight for solutions as Brazil lists tambaqui as threatened
Jul 28, 2026, 3:34 pm By
An Amazon fisher for 38 years, Josué de Castro said he was very surprised when he learned that…Women’s collectives are protecting Nigeria’s gorilla wildlife sanctuary
Jul 28, 2026, 11:01 am By
In the communities surrounding Nigeria’s Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, women’s conservation…Study investigates how to prevent viral spread from bat guano in Southeast Asia
Jul 28, 2026, 9:55 am By
As humans encroach further into ecosystems, people and wildlife are brought into closer proximity.…India’s tiger numbers are rising. Protecting their pathways is next
Jul 28, 2026, 9:16 am By
RAJAJI TIGER RESERVE, India — It is early morning in late May in the hardwood sal forests of…End of Brazil’s Soy Moratorium risks millions of hectares of Amazon rainforest: Study
Jul 28, 2026, 9:07 am By
Millions of hectares of Amazon rainforest are newly at risk of being legally deforested, a new study…‘The shape of the land will change:’ South African villages resist heavy sands mine
Jul 28, 2026, 8:09 am By
PHOZI VILLAGE, South Africa — On a grassy mountainside overlooking the Indian Ocean on South…Mining, drilling, and fire are fragmenting the world’s largest forests
Jul 28, 2026, 7:48 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Africa’s smallest wildcat found using abandoned rodent burrows to raise kittens
Jul 28, 2026, 6:25 am By
Africa’s smallest wildcat uses abandoned springhare burrows to raise its kittens, according to new…Pat Lowe spent decades describing and defending the Kimberley
Jul 27, 2026, 8:02 pm By
The termites had built their towers long before roads crossed the Kimberley or companies proposed…More than 100 queen ants destined for Laos seized in Mexico
Jul 27, 2026, 6:52 pm By
Authorities in Mexico’s Jalisco state seized a parcel containing 105 queen harvester ants…How carbon markets can succeed & also serve Global South communities (commentary)
Jul 27, 2026, 5:09 pm By
Carbon markets were designed around the compelling premise that private finance could flow where…Heat stress is rising globally, raising health concerns for billions: Study
Jul 27, 2026, 4:57 pm By
Climate change is causing frequent, well-studied, extreme heat events. Less well understood is the…Listening to birdsong in a forest lowered a person’s stress during experiment
Jul 27, 2026, 4:19 pm By
Sitting in a small, restored forest while listening to birdsong lowered people’s stress and lifted…
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