Tracking Lucero: Scientists follow a rare Eastern Pacific leatherback sea turtle
May 26, 2026, 4:33 pm By
Fewer than 1,000 leatherback sea turtles remain in the Eastern Pacific, nesting along the coastline…Peru’s Quellaveco mine tied to water scarcity, contamination, investigation finds
May 26, 2026, 2:13 pm By
A copper mine in southern Peru that took decades to complete environmental assessments has been…Kenyan agency responds to protests rejecting proposed nuclear power plant near Lake Victoria
May 26, 2026, 2:04 pm By
About a year ago, Kenya announced plans for its first nuclear power plant to be built in Siaya…Parts of Europe swelter in record May heat as deaths at amateur sports events spur warnings
May 26, 2026, 1:47 pm By
PARIS (AP) — Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records,…Indonesia seizes mercury shipment bound for illegal mines in the Philippines
May 26, 2026, 12:23 pm By
JAKARTA — Authorities at Indonesia’s largest port seized hundreds of kilograms of the toxic…White rhinos are back in Uganda
May 26, 2026, 11:16 am By
Uganda was home to around 300 Northern white rhinos, but after years of intense poaching, the…Iceland must protect wild salmon and reject new aquaculture legislation (commentary)
May 26, 2026, 10:56 am By
In a little more than 50 years, the population of wild North Atlantic salmon has plummeted by 75%.…Amid efforts to save Australia’s southern cassowaries, their numbers remain unknown
May 26, 2026, 8:46 am By
With a striking blue neck, jet black plumage and bright red drooping wattles, the southern cassowary…Nepal’s rhododendron tourism sparks unchecked liquor trade concerns
May 26, 2026, 4:59 am By
TINJURE-MILKE-JALJALE, Nepal — Every April, Nima Sherpa’s family used to picnic in a…Asia’s overlooked leopard cat
May 26, 2026, 4:28 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Polar bears off the ice: Photo of the week
May 26, 2026, 3:36 am By
A polar bear, captured above, sits on a grassy expanse on Kolyuchin Island in the Chukotka district…Brazil has protected much of the Amazon. It now has to pay for it.
May 25, 2026, 8:35 pm By
For protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the most basic questions is not where the…Countries push new protections for the Amazon’s iconic migratory catfish
May 25, 2026, 9:11 am By
The background was right for the announcement of the bad news. Fish swam in a wall-sized tank that…Carbon cowboys and unpaid pledges: Ex-Gabon environment minister Lee White on conservation in Africa
May 25, 2026, 6:22 am By
On May 11 and 12, 2026, the Africa Forward Summit took place in Nairobi, with several heads of state…China solar exports hit all-time record in March as Africa, Asia demand jumps
May 25, 2026, 6:03 am By
China exported a record volume of solar components in March 2026, comprising photovoltaic panels,…In India’s Nagaland, communities turn to Indigenous law to protect pangolins
May 25, 2026, 5:48 am By
To protect pangolins in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, conservationists are turning to…Great Koala National Park tests whether protected forests can stay connected
May 25, 2026, 1:27 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…The most underfunded climate opportunities may be at sea
May 24, 2026, 8:45 pm By
Ocean philanthropy remains a small field. Funding directed specifically toward ocean-climate…Will my president save the Amazon? (commentary)
May 24, 2026, 7:50 pm By
In the coming months, voters in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia will elect new presidents. Together,…Mike Salisbury, wildlife filmmaker who made plants behave like characters, has died, aged 84
May 23, 2026, 7:28 pm By
To Mike Salisbury, patience was not a virtue so much as a working method. Lions did not hunt on cue.…
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