Reptiles, gold and money: How Australia is cracking down on wildlife trafficking
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Sep 22, 2026, 4:17 pm By
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Sep 22, 2026, 3:30 pm By
Cigarette butts account for roughly 12% of the litter found in rivers, lakes and beaches surveyed…California Tribes receive beach and ancestral village site back from transportation authority
Sep 22, 2026, 3:21 pm By
On the Northern California coast, where the tall trees meet the sea, ancestors of the Coast Yuki…A rare slow loris may have a much larger population in China than scientists thought
Sep 22, 2026, 2:58 pm By
Plump, fuzzy and venomous, with wide eyes, a button nose and sharp teeth, northern pygmy slow…Brazil creates four Amazon reserves as plans to pave rainforest highway advance
Sep 22, 2026, 1:52 pm By
The Brazilian government has created four new sustainable development reserves in the Amazon as part…World Rhino Day: What does it take to save a species?
Sep 22, 2026, 1:43 pm By
In honor of World Rhino Day, on Sept. 22, here’s a snapshot of Mongabay’s reporting from the…Critics question oil and gas spending in Mexico’s proposed climate budget
Sep 22, 2026, 12:23 pm By
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Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 pm By
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest…Photographing Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict — Interview with Federico Borella
Sep 22, 2026, 11:05 am By
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Sep 22, 2026, 10:19 am By
In the high Andes of Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, you can still find the vicuña, a shy,…Honoring Jane Goodall’s conservation legacy and combatting misinformation
Sep 22, 2026, 6:21 am By
Former United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres has been named the recipient of the…Drought and state neglect deepen health crisis for Peru’s recently contacted Matsés
Sep 22, 2026, 12:54 am By
A worsening convergence of drought driven by climate change, epidemic disease, and state neglect is…Tourism has potential to slow coral decline at Bali travel hotspot: Study
Sep 21, 2026, 10:01 pm By
Sanur is where tourism took off in Bali. A coastal town overlooking the Lombok Strait where the…For wild rivers like the Karnali, Nepal’s disaster is a warning and an answer (commentary)
Sep 21, 2026, 5:55 pm By
Recently, a glacial collapse on the Tibetan Plateau sent a wall of water and debris roaring across…How freediving helps Indonesia’s Bajau preserve traditions and conserve marine life
Sep 21, 2026, 2:18 pm By
POTO TANO, Indonesia — Mahari sits at the front of the boat, cigarette in hand, surveying the…Sperm whales blow bubbles to stay afloat while resting, research shows
Sep 21, 2026, 1:05 pm By
Sperm whales are the only whales known to rest vertically, floating steadily just below the…These dolphins are shouting
Sep 21, 2026, 1:01 pm By
Pilot whales now need to shout to be heard over the rumble of ship traffic in the Strait of…45% of wild-caught fish could be fed to farmed fish and shrimp by 2040, says report
Sep 21, 2026, 12:44 pm By
ROME — Nearly half of the wild-caught fish harvested globally could be used to produce feed for…Illegal mines threaten biodiversity and drinking water in Ghana’s Atewa Forest
Sep 21, 2026, 10:28 am By
Every day, scores of illegal miners on motorbikes swarm into the Atewa Forest Reserve, in eastern…
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