New report warns 54% of turtles and tortoises are at risk of extinction
Aug 15, 2025, 3:32 pm By
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Aug 15, 2025, 1:45 pm By
KAMPALA — Ten years ago, Uganda’s capital Kampala was facing a strange problem: trees were…What’s at stake for the environment in Bolivia’s upcoming elections?
Aug 15, 2025, 1:13 pm By
Bolivians will go to the polls on Aug. 17 to vote for a new president, vice president and 166…Will we still eat beef in 50 years?
Aug 15, 2025, 9:56 am By
When drought became a perennial visitor to the Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado in the late 1990s,…Greece, Spain and Portugal race to contain wildfires as EU steps up cross-border help
Aug 15, 2025, 5:38 am By
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal raced to contain wildfires on…Seized corals find safe harbor in New York Aquarium
Aug 15, 2025, 5:25 am By
In May this year, wildlife inspectors for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seized a shipment of…Learning to live with lions: Interview with Claw Conservancy’s Andrew Stein
Aug 15, 2025, 2:30 am By
Andrew Stein had been working across Africa for more than 15 years when he first heard of lion…It’s time to update the language of human-wildlife interactions (commentary)
Aug 14, 2025, 6:28 pm By
Language shapes the way we view our world. In the field of wildlife conservation, even very subtle…PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals found in 98% of US waters tested
Aug 14, 2025, 3:01 pm By
A recent study from the U.S.-based environmental nonprofit Waterkeeper Alliance has found “forever…As climate change burdens grow, community mental health alarm bells ring
Aug 14, 2025, 2:32 pm By
“We are not causing climate change, yet we are the ones heavily affected,” says 26-year-old…Microbiomes may be corals’ secret weapon against climate change: Study
Aug 14, 2025, 1:00 pm By
As ocean temperatures set new heat records, coral reef scientists are on a mission to identify which…Seed-dispersing animals are in decline, impacting forests and the climate: Study
Aug 14, 2025, 12:16 pm By
A lot of attention has been paid to the decrease in bee populations and other pollinators, but a…Brazil’s Forestry Code seeks to strengthen forest conservation, but controversies remain
Aug 14, 2025, 12:00 pm By
The most consequential of strategies regarding forests has been Brazil’s longstanding policy to…New charges added in Argentina’s largest-ever wildlife case as key defendant attempts to flee the country
Aug 14, 2025, 9:42 am By
New charges have been filed in what may be Argentina’s largest-ever illegal hunting and wildlife…Third manta ray species confirmed in western Atlantic
Aug 14, 2025, 6:26 am By
There’s a third species of manta ray gracefully gliding through the seas, a recent study has…Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua, water bearer to Tsavo’s wild, died June 18, 2024, aged 51
Aug 14, 2025, 6:14 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Fixing forests or fueling fires? Scientists split over active management
Aug 13, 2025, 6:26 pm By
On Sept. 8, 2020, a brush field in southern Oregon, in the northwestern U.S., caught fire. Over the…One of the world’s most polluted cities has banned single-use plastics. It’s not so easy
Aug 13, 2025, 5:05 pm By
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s economic capital of Lagos is one of the world’s most…How will fisheries change in a hotter world? Experts share
Aug 13, 2025, 4:40 pm By
Lake Chad is nearly 1,130 kilometers (700 miles) from the ocean, but Nwamaka Okeke-Ogbuafor fears it…Goldman Prize winner’s shift from engineer to activist in Tenerife, Canary Islands
Aug 13, 2025, 2:23 pm By
Carlos Mallo Molina grew up inspired by his engineer father who led port construction projects…
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