Zombie urchins & the Blob: California sea otters face new threats & ecosystem shifts
Dec 19, 2025, 2:31 pm By
The sea otter pup was tiny, probably less than 2 weeks old, alone in Morro Bay on an October morning…Fishing cats need hotspot-based conservation in Bangladesh, research shows
Dec 19, 2025, 2:05 pm By
Wildlife researchers have confirmed the presence of endangered fishing cats in 158 subdistricts that…Drug gangs in Ecuador and Peru also involved in shark fin trafficking: Report
Dec 19, 2025, 2:02 pm By
Narcotrafficking gangs operating out of Manabí, a coastal province of Ecuador, are also involved in…Pulp giant RGE admits possible deforestation breach in Bornean wildlife habitat
Dec 19, 2025, 1:54 pm By
JAKARTA — One of the world’s biggest pulp and paper companies has acknowledged to Mongabay a…EU votes to delay EUDR antideforestation law for second year in a row
Dec 19, 2025, 11:30 am By
The European Parliament voted on Dec. 17 to delay a key antideforestation regulation that was…Tanzania’s tree-climbing hyraxes have adapted to life without trees
Dec 19, 2025, 10:51 am By
Despite their name, tree hyraxes — small, furry, nocturnal African mammals — don’t always live…All new roads lead to increased deforestation in Ecuador’s Indigenous territory
Dec 19, 2025, 9:40 am By
Between March and May 2025, at least eight children from the Achuar Indigenous community died of…How Southern African farmers & elephants can both adapt to coexist
Dec 19, 2025, 6:41 am By
Elephants are considered a sacred totem by many in northwestern Zimbabwe, but they also frequently…Tsunami veteran rescue elephants mobilized for Indonesia cyclone disaster relief
Dec 19, 2025, 4:56 am By
PIDIE JAYA, Indonesia — A group of specialist Sumatran elephants have joined recovery operations…Tech alone won’t stop poaching, but it’s changing how rangers work
Dec 19, 2025, 12:06 am By
As anti-poaching techniques have improved over the years, poachers have increasingly used technology…The value of journalism in the AI era
Dec 18, 2025, 11:25 pm By
The arrival of generative artificial intelligence has unsettled journalism in familiar ways. Traffic…Congo’s communities are creating a 1-million-hectare biodiversity corridor
Dec 18, 2025, 9:46 pm By
Dominique Bikaba’s family was once displaced from vibrant rainforests in the Congo Basin to make…Photo tourism threatens rare galaxy frog population in India’s Western Ghats
Dec 18, 2025, 8:41 pm By
Seven threatened galaxy frogs (Melanobatrachus indicus) are gone from a research site in India’s…As storms surge & the sea rises, Belgium builds dunes for protection
Dec 18, 2025, 7:57 pm By
OSTEND, Belgium — In late October, Storm Benjamin blew across Belgium and other parts of Western…When abandoned conservation projects are counted as progress, what are we protecting? (commentary)
Dec 18, 2025, 6:38 pm By
COP30 has come and gone, leaving behind a familiar mix of new commitments and renewed political…New study splits giraffe experts on future wild captures for zoos
Dec 18, 2025, 3:05 pm By
In the vast savanna grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa towers the giraffe, draped in mosaics of brown…Marine heat waves and raw sewage combine to put human health at risk
Dec 18, 2025, 2:26 pm By
Earlier this year, a spate of deaths in Florida caused by Vibrio vulnificus, known as the…In Brazil, a new label gives more visibility to deforestation-free beef
Dec 18, 2025, 2:22 pm By
Amid growing pressure for beef supply chains to be deforestation-free, a new certification system in…Tapanuli orangutan, devastated by cyclone, now faces habitat loss under zoning plans
Dec 18, 2025, 1:50 pm By
JAKARTA — Reeling from a cyclone that may have erased a chunk of its population, the Tapanuli…Kenyan woman hugs tree for 72 hours in protest against loss of beloved trees
Dec 18, 2025, 12:18 pm By
A 22-year-old woman is the subject of celebration after she hugged a tree continuously for 72 hours…
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