Mining spill highlights need to protect Zambia’s vital Kafue River & its fish
Jul 10, 2025, 8:04 am By
KAFUE NATIONAL PARK, Zambia – Biologist Mike Ross, balanced in a canoe beneath a star-filled sky…Iconic Brazil nut crop plunges after extreme drought, skyrocketing prices
Jul 10, 2025, 7:58 am By
KARIPUNA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — Each year, the rainforest communities of Brazil eagerly…Rare pygmy hippo born in Kansas zoo offers hope for endangered species
Jul 10, 2025, 7:58 am By
A zoo in the U.S. state of Kansas has welcomed the birth of a healthy baby pygmy hippopotamus,…Inside Panama’s gamble to save the Darién
Jul 10, 2025, 7:21 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Scientists describe three new frog species from Peruvian Andes
Jul 10, 2025, 6:14 am By
Peruvian scientists have identified three new-to-science frog species in the Andes, highlighting the…Indonesian civil society urges probe after payout for mine recovery that never happened
Jul 10, 2025, 3:44 am By
SAMARINDA, Indonesia — The prosecution of a former head of mining in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan…Community patrolling reduces crime numbers in the Amazon, study shows
Jul 10, 2025, 12:17 am By
A study conducted in the Brazilian Amazon has found that community-based volunteer patrolling…Oil and plastic pollution from shipwreck raises concerns, legal scrutiny in India
Jul 9, 2025, 2:15 pm By
As shiny, pearl-like white plastic pellets rode wave after wave and piled up on the beaches of…Antarctic coalition wins €1m prize for safeguarding a fragile frontier
Jul 9, 2025, 2:00 pm By
The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), an advocacy group focused on the world’s…Culture and spirit belong at the center of wildlife conservation (commentary)
Jul 9, 2025, 12:07 pm By
Conservation is often framed as a scientific or technical challenge — a matter of policies,…Indigenous Amazonians win landmark ruling against mercury pollution in Colombia
Jul 9, 2025, 11:41 am By
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has issued a historic ruling, finding in favor of Indigenous…Nearly half of tree species in Mexico and Central America threatened with extinction
Jul 9, 2025, 9:48 am By
Lions have been dubbed the king of the jungle, but one could argue the real royalty are the trees,…What it’s like to live with tigers
Jul 9, 2025, 8:34 am By
MAHARASHTRA — India. In Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, human-tiger conflict is escalating,…A new data hub helps small-scale fishers adapt to climate change
Jul 9, 2025, 7:22 am By
Roughly 40% of the global fish catch comes from small-scale fisheries. It’s one of the food…Youth and women find success in taking climate cases to court
Jul 9, 2025, 5:42 am By
Citizens from around the world are increasingly holding governments and businesses accountable for…Rescuers search for 19 missing and recover 9 bodies after flooding in Nepal
Jul 9, 2025, 4:31 am By
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Dozens of rescuers searched the banks of a mountain river Wednesday…Out-of-range albatross makes a highlight in the revival of seabird watching in Sri Lanka
Jul 9, 2025, 3:14 am By
COLOMBO — Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for…Restoration, protection aim to save Belize’s coral reef from extreme heat and disease
Jul 9, 2025, 12:48 am By
PLACENCIA, Belize — After Hurricane Iris decimated the coral reef at Laughing Bird Caye National…Indonesia tests shows blood mercury rising at ground zero of world energy transition
Jul 8, 2025, 11:26 pm By
MALUKU, Indonesia — Just four months after Mongabay reported on a dramatic surge in diagnoses of…Peter Knights changed Asia’s appetite for ivory. Can he do the same for Africa?
Jul 8, 2025, 7:11 pm By
Few conservationists have shaped the public conversation around wildlife protection quite like Peter…
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