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African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Luangwa Valley, Zambia. Image by GRID-Arendal via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Thailand seizes ivory shipment from Zambia, to launch DNA investigation

Shreya Dasgupta 15 Oct 2026

Inside the ‘unique’ tail of Iran’s spider-tailed horned viper

Shanna Hanbury 13 Oct 2026

Chinook salmon return to historical habitat following removal of four US dams

David Brown 12 Oct 2026

Oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Image courtesy of NOAA.

Oil pollution is drifting into marine protected areas, report finds

Shanna Hanbury 12 Oct 2026

Paraguay Chaco, cattle in Karanda'y palm tree savanna (Bajo Chaco), Alto Paraguay Province. Image by Peer V. via Wikimedia Commons.

Paraguay meets UN deadline for improving governance in Chaco Biosphere Reserve

Maxwell Radwin 9 Oct 2026

Brazilian ranchers block government officials from demarcating Indigenous land

Aimee Gabay 9 Oct 2026

Counterfeit seeds threaten African farmers’ crops and climate resilience: Study

David Brown 8 Oct 2026

Crackdown reveals ‘industrial-scale’ wildlife and timber trafficking across Latin America

Spoorthy Raman 8 Oct 2026

Africa’s monitored wildlife populations declined 80% since 1970, new report says

David Akana 7 Oct 2026

Far-right election results in Brazil ‘bleak’ for Indigenous peoples, says Indigenous leader

Shanna Hanbury 6 Oct 2026

Flávio Bolsonaro campaigns in Bélem, Pará, in September 2026. Image courtesy of Vittor Sales.

Brazil far-right presidential candidate wins most votes in deforestation hotspots

Shanna Hanbury 5 Oct 2026

Satellite data reveal massive scale of routine oil pollution in oceans. See the map

Shanna Hanbury 2 Oct 2026

Townsville city in Queensland suffered significant damage during Tropical Cyclone Yasi in 2011. Image by Bannon Keft via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Rising seas could cost Australia economic losses of $855 billion, study finds

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Oct 2026

Kenyan nuclear project faces international legal challenge over security risks

Elodie Toto 29 Sep 2026

More plastic, less glow? Pollution threatens deep sea’s bioluminescent life, experts warn

David Brown 28 Sep 2026

Reintroduced Grauer’s gorilla gives birth in DRC national park, ‘makes us happy’

Elodie Toto 28 Sep 2026

Bolivia, September 1, 2026 – An individual of Leopardus tilcayo resides at Senda Verde Animal Refuge in Bolivia’s Yungas region. The animal is the only known individual of the species living in protective captivity. It arrived at the sanctuary around 2017 after being turned over by a local family that had kept it in their home. Photo by Fernando Faciole/National Geographic.

How new is the first ‘new-to-science’ cat discovered in more than 100 years?

Shanna Hanbury 25 Sep 2026

Examples of deep-sea litter found in the Mar del Plata Submarine Canyon. (A) Medium-sized plastic wrapper. (B) Rubber boot. (C) Food wrapper. (D) Snack wrapper. (E) Tissue paper wrapper,. (F) Sediment-filled plastic bag. Image courtesy of Teso et al. (2026) (CC-BY 4.0).

Plastic and rubber litter found in remote submarine canyon off Argentina’s coast

Shreya Dasgupta 25 Sep 2026

Anthrax suspected in 46 hippo deaths in Zambia amid potential spillover to humans

Victoria Schneider 24 Sep 2026

Peru faces hearing over threats to uncontacted Indigenous groups in the Amazon

Maxwell Radwin 24 Sep 2026

Floating weeds threaten farming and fishing at Malawi’s Chia Lagoon

Charles Mpaka 23 Sep 2026

US contractors reportedly purchase tin from company accused of illegal Amazon mining

Mongabay 23 Sep 2026

Aerial photograph of a lake that has recently drained, showing eroded ice wedge polygons and the outlet channel, top right. Image courtesy of Alfred Wegener Institute/Ingmar Nitze.

4 million lakes in ‘Lost Lakes’ map offer clues to Arctic permafrost

Shreya Dasgupta 23 Sep 2026

A volunteer counts cigarettes following a 2012 beach cleanup in Hawai‘i, United States. Image courtesy of the NOAA Marine Debris Program.

Cigarette butts make up 12% of aquatic litter, global review finds

Shanna Hanbury 22 Sep 2026

The paving of the BR-319 highway would open the Amazon to further deforestation, affecting Brazil's rain cycle and endangering Indigenous communities. Image courtesy of the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT).

Brazil creates four Amazon reserves as plans to pave rainforest highway advance

Shanna Hanbury 22 Sep 2026

World Rhino Day: What does it take to save a species?

Mongabay 22 Sep 2026

A sperm whale resting and releasing bubbles. Image courtesy of the University of St Andrews.

Sperm whales blow bubbles to stay afloat while resting, research shows

Shanna Hanbury 21 Sep 2026

‘You Belong with Me:’ Taylor Swift has a new genus of bug named after her

David Brown 18 Sep 2026

Bolivia’s mining law overhaul raises environmental and community concerns

Maxwell Radwin 16 Sep 2026

Report links fishmeal production to decline in key species for Guinea-Bissau communities

David Brown 15 Sep 2026

Angolan communities return to seasonal migration amid severe drought

Elodie Toto 11 Sep 2026

Butterflies on Mount Mabu. Image courtesy of Julian Bayliss.

Mozambique protects Mount Mabu ‘butterfly forest’

Shanna Hanbury 11 Sep 2026

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Nyaradzo Auxilia Hoto rose from a frontline ranger with Zimbabwe’s Akashinga to a leadership role as a sergeant before becoming a biodiversity officer. Photo courtesy of Akashinga.

The Jalisco mud turtle, endemic to the Jalisco and Colima states in Mexico, is a freshwater turtle found in rivers and wetlands.

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