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Hundreds of Khulan return to Eastern Mongolia after 65-year absence

Naina Rao 11 May 2026

In Mozambique, four isolated mountains yield four new chameleon species

Naina Rao 8 May 2026

Indonesia busts wildlife trafficking ring targeting Komodo dragons

Naina Rao 1 May 2026

From protecting salamanders to seabirds, here are the 2026 Whitley Awards winners

Naina Rao 30 Apr 2026

Malay tapir. Image courtesy of Shariff Mohamad.

On World Tapir Day, data gaps cloud future of Malaysia’s tapirs

Naina Rao 28 Apr 2026

Celebrating the ‘gardeners of the forest’ on World Tapir Day

Naina Rao 27 Apr 2026

After nearly a century, Taiwan’s legless lizard gets its own identity

Naina Rao 27 Apr 2026

Endangered civet faces local extinction in Cambodian sanctuary

Naina Rao 27 Apr 2026

New ‘cryptic’ gecko species discovered in Vietnam’s imperiled karst forests

Naina Rao 24 Apr 2026

New atlas aims to help save Africa’s disappearing wetlands

Naina Rao 22 Apr 2026

Colombia announces plan to cull Pablo Escobar’s feral hippos

Naina Rao 17 Apr 2026

Two-month-old bear cubs rescued from Facebook sale in Laos

Naina Rao 14 Apr 2026

A new bird species has been discovered in Japan after 45 years

Naina Rao 13 Apr 2026

An Asian dhole (Cuon alpinus) in a grassy field. Human impact hot spots for Canidae, like dhole, include Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, and South America. Image credit: Kalyan Varma / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

Asian wild dog spotted in Vietnam for the first time in 20 years

Naina Rao 25 Mar 2026

Deadly Indonesia landfill collapse a ‘serious warning’ of systemic failure

Naina Rao 20 Mar 2026

An ancient fishing tradition in Indonesia could help build a more sustainable fishery

Naina Rao 16 Mar 2026

Thailand tightens embrace of fossil fuels amid Middle East conflict

Naina Rao 9 Mar 2026

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

Collage, Jahëna Louisin, Mongabay reporter, and a Vodun ritual

Photographer Jonathan Bachman was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for capturing a photograph of Ieshia Evans being arrested in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was Ieshia Evans first protest, and Bachman’s first time covering one. The photo was included in The New York Times’ “The Year in Pictures 2016,” among other honors. jonathan bachman / reuters. Shepard Fairey—a prolific artist and activist who often addresses social and political issues in his work—was invited by the authors of ‘Protest’ to interpret Bachman’s photograph for the book. Image credit to Shepard Fairey. Image Courtesy of Patagonia Books.

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