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May 7, 2026, 12:38 pm By
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LAJAMANU, Australia — A group of Warlpiri men and women gathered along one of the most remote…Crude oil and wood fires fuel Nigeria’s soot pollution, in photos
May 7, 2026, 11:00 am By
Visual storyteller Taiwo Aina-Adeokun traveled across Nigeria over several months from 2025-26,…Climate change could erase most South American cloud forests, study warns
May 7, 2026, 10:15 am By
Up in the misty mountains, teems a kaleidoscope of life: trees drip with epiphytes, hummingbirds sip…Deforestation and warming could push Amazon to tipping point by 2040s: Study
May 7, 2026, 10:10 am By
Deforestation coupled with climate change is rapidly pushing the Amazon Rainforest toward a perilous…Tanzania cracks down on mining sector, aims for inclusivity and sustainability
May 7, 2026, 9:12 am By
Tanzania canceled 40 mining exploration licenses and put another 43 license holders on notice in a…Brazil police seize devices from bird expert in trafficking probe linked to Vantara zoo
May 7, 2026, 8:30 am By
A U.S. citizen suspected of international wildlife trafficking had three cell phones and a computer…US proposes endangered species protections for an imperiled Jamaican butterfly
May 7, 2026, 8:04 am By
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently proposed listing Jamaica’s most imperiled…52 dead sloths: Inside Sloth World
May 7, 2026, 7:02 am By
More than 50 sloths were recently reported dead due to unsuitable conditions at Sloth World, a…Cerrado’s hidden carbon highlights gaps in Brazil’s conservation policy
May 7, 2026, 5:47 am By
Fieldwork in the wet grasslands of the Brazilian Cerrado often means long trudges through head-high…Asia’s last great free-flowing river faces toxic contamination crisis
May 7, 2026, 4:21 am By
The Salween River, Asia’s longest free-flowing waterway that briefly serves as a border between…In one forest, native rats remain. In another, only invaders.
May 7, 2026, 4:17 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Rise in elephant killings reveals conservation gaps in Bangladesh
May 7, 2026, 1:44 am By
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May 6, 2026, 3:54 pm By
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May 6, 2026, 1:21 pm By
Calving season for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has come to a close with 23…Venezuela tells UN court that mineral-rich part of Guyana was ‘fraudulently’ taken in colonial era
May 6, 2026, 12:21 pm By
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Venezuela insisted Wednesday that a disputed mineral-rich region of…
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