The quest to reconnect imperiled rainforest in West Africa
Jun 15, 2026, 6:22 am By
NIGRE, Côte d’Ivoire — The village of Nigré in southwestern Côte d’Ivoire sits — like…The bats that pollinate for tequila: Photo of the week
Jun 15, 2026, 4:25 am By
A Mexican long-tongued bat, featured above, flies into the blooms of an agave plant, a feeding and…Destructive ‘wrong stories’ drive environmental exploitation, Indigenous scholar says
Jun 15, 2026, 12:42 am By
A new book from Indigenous scholar Tyson Yunkaporta of Australia explores how human narratives…In Thailand, EUDR pressure on small-scale rubber farmers prompts private-sector assistance
Jun 14, 2026, 10:02 pm By
KRABI, Thailand — Beneath a humid canopy of rubber trees, Sathit Phromraksa pauses to inspect a…Tony Parkes, the banker who replanted a rainforest
Jun 14, 2026, 11:30 am By
On the far north coast of New South Wales, the old rainforest had mostly disappeared. The Big Scrub…Amazon deforestation alerts fall to lowest 12-month level since 2014, show Brazilian data
Jun 13, 2026, 8:11 pm By
Satellite alerts suggest deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is continuing to fall, putting the…Robert Ricklefs, ecologist who helped generations understand nature, has died at 83
8:42pm By
At the mouth of the Carmel River, a teacher set up a spotting scope and let a boy look through it.…Researchers find dramatic restoration on land and sea after island rat removal
8:28pm By
When invasive rats are removed from islands, the ecological benefits can ripple across both land and…Bornean ferret badger only lives in Borneo. Could it be a conservation symbol?
4:57pm By
The Bornean ferret badger is a small carnivore with the slinky body of a ferret and a face mask like…Mozambique completes first white rhino breeding population in decades
4:44pm By
On June 6, nine female white rhinos arrived in Mozambique’s Zinave National Park following a…‘Flamingo Revolution’ aims to stop Kushner-backed resort on protected Albanian delta
3:54pm By
VJOSA-NARTA, Albania — In late April, heavy machinery began moving into the Pishë Poro-Narta…Pilot whales can’t hear each other over ship noise in Strait of Gibraltar, study finds
2:26pm By
The rumble of ship traffic is drowning out the calls of long-finned pilot whales and potentially…Malawi officials seek to drop bribery case against illegal wildlife trafficking convict
11:24am By
Government officials in Malawi have applied to withdraw bribery charges against wildlife trafficking…Global ocean faces ‘deepening crisis,’ but governance is improving: UN report
11:20am By
From pollution to overfishing to the escalating effects of climate change, human activities are…To improve its floundering fisheries, Kenya boosts data collection on artisanal fleet
10:46am By
MTWAPA, Kenya — On a mid-morning in March, Mohamed Mwazigona, 58, had just landed a measly catch…As human Ebola cases climb in DRC, critically endangered gorillas are at risk
9:30am By
As human cases continue to climb in the latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic…East African Crude Oil Pipeline threatens wetlands, wildlife corridors: Report
6:55am By
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which stretches from oil fields in Uganda’s Lake…Amazon deforestation declines as Brazil reduces forest loss nationwide
6:13am By
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon biome fell by 23.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, according to a…‘Chemical cocktail’ of pharmaceuticals found in Djibouti coastal waters
5:59am By
Common medications that billions of people take for ailments like pain, fever and infections were…In Ecuador, an Indigenous community goes thirsty despite its two rivers
3:00am By
The man’s cheekbones are painted with achiote, a red pigment extracted from the seeds of the Bixa…
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