Orangutans make up for lost sleep with daytime naps, study finds
Jul 24, 2025, 1:23 am By
When it comes to sleeping, few animals are as fastidious as orangutans. Each evening, as twilight…Challenges persist in TMC’s bid to mine the deep sea, even after boost from Trump
Jul 24, 2025, 12:26 am By
After years of delay, the deep-sea mining plans of Canadian firm The Metals Company (TMC) now appear…Ecuador’s new protected areas law sparks debate over security, development
Jul 23, 2025, 3:08 pm By
Ecuador recently passed a landmark protected areas law aimed at restoring security in the…Probiotics slow a deadly disease in Florida coral, study finds
Jul 23, 2025, 1:39 pm By
A bacterial probiotic helped slow the spread of a deadly disease on great star coral, one of the…From sports desk to nature’s frontlines: David Akana’s unlikely path to lead Mongabay Africa
Jul 23, 2025, 12:23 pm By
In an era where the stakes for biodiversity, climate, and sustainable development are rising across…World’s smallest snake rediscovered in Barbados after 20-year absence
Jul 23, 2025, 11:57 am By
“I was making a joke and in my head I said, ‘I smell a threadsnake,'” Justin Springer,…Trump’s budget would end 7 decades of climate data collection
Jul 23, 2025, 11:55 am By
The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric…Nepal launches action plan to boost endangered dhole conservation
Jul 23, 2025, 11:20 am By
Once widespread throughout much of Asia, the wild dog known as the dhole has disappeared from more…Mongabay journalist Karla Mendes wins 2025 Oakes Award for environmental journalism
Jul 23, 2025, 10:26 am By
Mongabay reporter Karla Mendes has won the 2025 John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental…A look at megafires as an Oregon wildfire approaches the 100,000-acre mark
Jul 23, 2025, 10:10 am By
A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire this…James ‘Buddy’ Powell, defender of manatees, died on July 19, aged 70
Jul 23, 2025, 9:14 am By
In 1967, on the spring-fed waters of Florida’s Crystal River, a teenager named James “Buddy”…Study highlights dangers of declaring conservation success too soon
Jul 23, 2025, 8:06 am By
The IUCN Red List has long been the globally recognized gauge for assessing how close to extinction…Nickel boom on an Indonesian island brings toxic seas, lost incomes, report says
Jul 23, 2025, 6:59 am By
JAKARTA — Kasman Amir grew up in a fishing family in a small coastal village on Kabaena Island in…Pasture and agricultural expansion in Gran Chaco drive biodiversity loss: Study
Jul 23, 2025, 5:10 am By
A recent study has identified how cattle pasture and agricultural expansion, driven by global demand…Blue-and-yellow macaws return to São Paulo skies after 50 years, thanks to flying lessons
Jul 23, 2025, 5:08 am By
Six blue-and-yellow macaws are gracing the skies of São Simão, in Brazil’s southeastern São…An aging leopard’s suffering sparks ethical debate in Sri Lanka
Jul 23, 2025, 4:39 am By
In Sri Lanka, the fate of an aging, injured leopard, well-loved by tourists, has triggered a debate.…AI’s contributions to wildlife conservation (cartoon)
Jul 23, 2025, 2:57 am By
While AI has faced a lot of rightful flak for its environmental impacts, it has also…Sacred sites & cultural practices key to Indonesia fish conservation: Study
Jul 22, 2025, 11:56 pm By
Researchers have recently found that sacred waters protected by Indigenous traditions are key to…Burning, burying and banning: Indonesia’s cities struggle to manage their garbage
Jul 22, 2025, 8:23 pm By
Haryanto surveys a sandy patch the size of roughly half a soccer field. Overlooked by a 40-meter…Study links Afro-descendant communities to less deforestation, more biodiversity
Jul 22, 2025, 6:53 pm By
A new study finds that Afro-descendant communities in four Amazonian countries are linked to lands…
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