Articles by Sarah Engel
Hello! My name is Sarah and I'm so excited to join the Mongabay team! I was introduced to Mongabay by my good friend Romi Castagnino, who does excellent work for Mongabay Latam. I grew up in a small town in southeastern Wisconsin, where I have always loved exploring the nature that surrounded me! In my childhood, I had access to gorgeous small lakes, forested areas, and Lake Michigan's beaches. I have had the opportunity to visit Costa Rica, Perú, and Spain, and all three trips have been defining moments in my life. Not only have I experienced the cultural and linguistic differences between these countries, but I've also gotten to explore the natural areas of each. I recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where I doublemajored in Spanish and Psychology. In the future, I hope to contribute to research surrounding learning disabilities and language acquisition, and continue using the Spanish language in my daily life!
Special series
Endangered environmentalists
- Iran sentences eight conservationists convicted of spying
- Watchdog denounces arrests of four anti-mining activists in Indonesia
- Activists fighting for their lands swept up in Philippines crackdown

Indonesias forest guardians
- Reforesting a village in Indonesia, one batch of gourmet beans at a time
- Restoring Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem, one small farm at a time
- Indigenous Iban community defends rainforests, but awaits lands rights recognition

Amazon infrastructure
- Brazil works behind scene to greenlight Manaus-Boa Vista transmission line
- Yanomami Amazon reserve invaded by 20,000 miners; Bolsonaro fails to act
- Amazon infrastructure puts 68% of indigenous lands / protected areas at risk: report

Asian rhinos
- Malaysia’s last Sumatran rhino dies, leaving Indonesia as the final refuge
- Indonesia plans IVF for recently captured Sumatran rhino
- Malaysian attempt at Sumatran rhino IVF fails on low quality of sperm
