Why every endangered species needs a champion: a conversation with conservationist Bill Konstant
Aug 19, 2026, 8:09 pm By
Russell Mittermeier has a running joke about Bill Konstant. The two have worked together, off and…Dolphin mother and calf observed using shells to catch fish in Australia
Aug 19, 2026, 7:16 pm By
A small population of dolphins in Shark Bay in Western Australia have a documented history of using…Orangutan Day: Here’s where the three critically endangered species stand
Aug 19, 2026, 4:30 pm By
Aug. 19 is World Orangutan Day, a day to honor the three species of Southeast Asian great apes, all…Egypt’s deserts show why ecological knowledge matters in conservation (commentary)
Aug 19, 2026, 11:13 am By
Egypt’s deserts are often introduced to the world as empty: Wide horizons, silence, heat, sand and…New Zealand opens marine reserves with groundbreaking Māori co-management model
Aug 19, 2026, 10:48 am By
DUNEDIN, New Zealand — At a U.N. meeting in 2015, Aotearoa New Zealand’s then Prime Minister…Philippine Supreme Court rules monitoring commercial fishing vessels is unconstitutional
Aug 19, 2026, 10:33 am By
The Philippine Supreme Court has struck down a regulation requiring commercial fishing vessels to…Cougars cut deadly vehicle-deer collisions in the U.S. by up to 76%, study shows
Aug 19, 2026, 9:06 am By
If you’re a black-tailed deer on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington, you’re…Brazil marks borders for isolated Indigenous group in the Amazon after decades
Aug 19, 2026, 7:44 am By
Agents of Brazil’s Indigenous agency, FUNAI, spent 60 days in June and July 2026 physically…New leadership initiative carries on legacy of late Indonesian environmental activist
Aug 19, 2026, 6:26 am By
JAKARTA — It had been 648 days since Nur Hidayati, an Indonesian environmental activist fondly…Spotted by AI: seahorses and shark fins
Aug 19, 2026, 6:13 am By
While elephant ivory, rhino horns and pangolin scales get a lot of attention when it comes to…Why carbon markets alone won’t save Southeast Asia’s concessions forests
Aug 19, 2026, 1:25 am By
New research suggests a “massive and untapped” opportunity for conservation within commercial…Tapirs, bats and nests: How plastic infiltrates Amazonian wildlife
Aug 18, 2026, 5:12 pm By
This is the third and final article in a special series on microplastics in the Amazon. Read the…‘Remembering Wildlife’ shines a spotlight on the species we risk losing forever
Aug 18, 2026, 4:05 pm By
British wildlife photographer Margot Raggett says she created the book Remembering Elephants after…Elders, conservationists race to record fading sacred ties to Philippines’ endemic birds
Aug 18, 2026, 3:55 pm By
PUERTO GALERA, Philippines — The forest settles into a gentle rhythm as the trail climbs into the…On the Great Barrier Reef, management by Traditional Owners is growing
Aug 18, 2026, 2:35 pm By
PERTH, Australia — “There’s this beautiful underwater garden out there,” says Mercy…Indigenous food sovereignty is one of the most overlooked conservation strategies (commentary)
Aug 18, 2026, 12:21 pm By
As governments and conservation organizations search for solutions to the interconnected crises of…On an Indonesian island, an ancient ritual evolves to protect an endangered cockatoo
Aug 18, 2026, 10:10 am By
An Indigenous community on Indonesia’s Seram Island is preserving a centuries-old coming-of-age…As an industry and a cooking ingredient, seaweed is gaining ground in Brazil
Aug 18, 2026, 8:26 am By
Aparecida Rosa Ayres often says she has known seaweed since she was in her mother’s womb, thanks…Indonesia leads global tally of abuses linked to Chinese transition-mineral investments
Aug 18, 2026, 6:59 am By
JAKARTA — Indonesia recorded more allegations of human rights and environmental abuses linked to…Mobile queen conch hatcheries strive to help the species, engage Caribbean communities
Aug 18, 2026, 5:54 am By
Queen conch were once so abundant that fishers in many parts of the Caribbean could wade into…
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