https://news.mongabay.com/list/endangered-species/ Environmental science and conservation news Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:35:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png https://news.mongabay.com/list/endangered-species/ 32 32 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/new-colobus-monkey-likweli-confirmed-in-drc/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/new-colobus-monkey-likweli-confirmed-in-drc/#respond 15 Jul 2026 19:16:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=323471 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/new-colobus-monkey-likweli-confirmed-in-drc/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323471 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/brazil-lists-the-amazon-river-turtle-as-endangered-for-the-first-time/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/brazil-lists-the-amazon-river-turtle-as-endangered-for-the-first-time/#respond 15 Jul 2026 18:37:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=323320 - Despite protection and conservation efforts, cágado-iaçá’s populations over the past 36 years declined by more than 50% in Amazonas and western Pará states, according to official data.
- The species is widely consumed in the northern region, alongside the yellow-spotted river turtle and the Amazon turtle, which remain in a less concerning category, according to ICMBio.
- The hyacinth macaw, the black howler monkey and the red silky anteater were reclassified as vulnerable, adding to the list of 790 species recently published.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/brazil-lists-the-amazon-river-turtle-as-endangered-for-the-first-time/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323320 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/in-indias-western-ghats-sacred-groves-are-better-at-growing-future-forests/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/in-indias-western-ghats-sacred-groves-are-better-at-growing-future-forests/#respond 15 Jul 2026 16:07:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=323594 - The groves also grow far more young trees from large, bird-spread seeds, making them nurseries for the next forest.
- Researchers call giant trees “ecological catcher’s mitts” and say conservation should protect whole forests and the cultures around them, not just single animals.
- The groves are under pressure as simple forest shrines are replaced with concrete temples and young people leave villages, taking their knowledge with them.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/in-indias-western-ghats-sacred-groves-are-better-at-growing-future-forests/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323594 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/deep-sea-mining-identified-as-biggest-threat-to-known-and-unknown-deep-sea-creatures/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/deep-sea-mining-identified-as-biggest-threat-to-known-and-unknown-deep-sea-creatures/#respond 15 Jul 2026 15:41:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=323591 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/deep-sea-mining-identified-as-biggest-threat-to-known-and-unknown-deep-sea-creatures/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323591 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/laoss-illegal-wildlife-shops-keep-growing-despite-enforcement-investigators-find/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/laoss-illegal-wildlife-shops-keep-growing-despite-enforcement-investigators-find/#respond 15 Jul 2026 01:34:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=323316 - Investigators say the shops, embedded in low-cost package tours, continue to pressure tourists into buying illegal wildlife products, while some restaurants are reportedly serving highly threatened pangolins to tour groups.
- Laotian authorities say they’ve seized illegal wildlife products and launched investigations, but conservation groups argue enforcement remains too limited to disrupt the broader network.
- Experts warn the trade could undermine Laos’s efforts to improve its standing under the global wildlife trade convention, and say a coordinated regional response is needed to prevent the business model from spreading elsewhere in Southeast Asia.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/laoss-illegal-wildlife-shops-keep-growing-despite-enforcement-investigators-find/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323316 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/the-u-s-government-says-habitat-destruction-no-longer-counts-as-harm-to-endangered-species/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/the-u-s-government-says-habitat-destruction-no-longer-counts-as-harm-to-endangered-species/#respond 14 Jul 2026 19:55:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=323417 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/the-u-s-government-says-habitat-destruction-no-longer-counts-as-harm-to-endangered-species/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323417 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/small-scale-farming-logging-eclipse-megaprojects-as-top-threats-to-tapanuli-orangutan-habitat/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/small-scale-farming-logging-eclipse-megaprojects-as-top-threats-to-tapanuli-orangutan-habitat/#respond 14 Jul 2026 11:24:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=323335 - Researchers link the increase in clearing of the Batang Toru ecosystem to changing rural livelihoods, commercial banana farming, and widespread abuse of a legal community logging mechanism.
- The findings raise particular concern for Batang Toru’s eastern forest block, where continued habitat loss threatens one of the smallest and most vulnerable subpopulations of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan.
- The authors say protecting the species will require tackling both large development projects and the cumulative pressures from small-scale forest clearing, while expanding conservation beyond Indonesia’s formal protected areas.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/small-scale-farming-logging-eclipse-megaprojects-as-top-threats-to-tapanuli-orangutan-habitat/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323335 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/pangolin-habitat-at-risk-in-pakistan/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/pangolin-habitat-at-risk-in-pakistan/#respond 13 Jul 2026 09:34:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=323197 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/pangolin-habitat-at-risk-in-pakistan/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323197 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/conserving-sierra-leones-western-chimpanzees-interview-with-tacugamas-willie-tucker/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/conserving-sierra-leones-western-chimpanzees-interview-with-tacugamas-willie-tucker/#respond 10 Jul 2026 19:24:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=323105 - Through community livelihood programs including livestock and seed support, conservationists are trying to help reduce dependence on forests and hunting.
- In 2019, Sierra Leone designated the western chimpanzee as the country’s national animal, strengthening public awareness and support for conservation.
- Willie Tucker, camp supervisor of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, spoke with Mongabay about the sanctuary’s work at the forefront of western chimpanzee conservation, as the facility currently cares for more than 100 western chimpanzees, many of which were rescued from private homes.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/conserving-sierra-leones-western-chimpanzees-interview-with-tacugamas-willie-tucker/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323105 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/once-endangered-australias-numbat-is-making-a-hopeful-recovery/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/once-endangered-australias-numbat-is-making-a-hopeful-recovery/#respond 10 Jul 2026 12:14:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=323056 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/once-endangered-australias-numbat-is-making-a-hopeful-recovery/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323056 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/bangladesh-gets-ready-for-its-first-release-of-tiger-rescued-from-poachers-trap/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/bangladesh-gets-ready-for-its-first-release-of-tiger-rescued-from-poachers-trap/#respond 10 Jul 2026 09:00:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=323027 - The critically injured tiger was taken to the Khulna Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. After receiving the treatment, she is now ready to be released back into the mangrove forest.
- Since this is the first release of its kind in the country, the authority is struggling to decide on the best process, including whether the tiger should be fitted with a satellite collar or monitored with camera traps after release.
- Since last year, the Forest Department has taken strict action against deer poachers by conducting raids and seizing large amounts of netting and other traps. The tiger’s rescue from a snare and the increased deer population are results of these efforts.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/bangladesh-gets-ready-for-its-first-release-of-tiger-rescued-from-poachers-trap/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323027 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/ethiopias-iconic-walia-ibex-is-critically-endangered-once-again/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/ethiopias-iconic-walia-ibex-is-critically-endangered-once-again/#respond 09 Jul 2026 12:27:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=322958 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/ethiopias-iconic-walia-ibex-is-critically-endangered-once-again/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322958 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/confronting-culture-to-protect-vultures-interview-with-nigerias-michael-williams/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/confronting-culture-to-protect-vultures-interview-with-nigerias-michael-williams/#respond 08 Jul 2026 15:09:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=322791 - Williams cites negative public perceptions about vultures as a significant challenge and trains what he calls Vulture Guardians to counteract these beliefs.
- With an increasing number of younger Nigerians lending support to conservation, he is hopeful about the future of vultures in Nigeria.
- Williams recently spoke to Mongabay about his foray into vulture conservation and the challenges thus far.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/confronting-culture-to-protect-vultures-interview-with-nigerias-michael-williams/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322791 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/rare-seed-collection-offers-hope-for-last-wild-tree-of-its-kind-from-chile/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/rare-seed-collection-offers-hope-for-last-wild-tree-of-its-kind-from-chile/#respond 07 Jul 2026 09:40:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=322736 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/rare-seed-collection-offers-hope-for-last-wild-tree-of-its-kind-from-chile/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322736 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/dusky-langurs-start-using-new-canopy-bridge-in-malaysias-penang-island/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/dusky-langurs-start-using-new-canopy-bridge-in-malaysias-penang-island/#respond 06 Jul 2026 09:42:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=322542 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/dusky-langurs-start-using-new-canopy-bridge-in-malaysias-penang-island/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322542 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/iran-rearrests-prominent-conservationists-freed-just-two-years-ago/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/iran-rearrests-prominent-conservationists-freed-just-two-years-ago/#respond 03 Jul 2026 13:13:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=322477 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/iran-rearrests-prominent-conservationists-freed-just-two-years-ago/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322477 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/endangered-west-african-leopards-show-signs-of-recovery-despite-odds-its-a-win/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/endangered-west-african-leopards-show-signs-of-recovery-despite-odds-its-a-win/#respond 02 Jul 2026 13:13:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=322381 - West Africa’ leopards are regionally endangered, with just 354 remaining across the region.
- Pendjari National Park sits within the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, a large transboundary conservation landscape encompassing national parks, hunting reserves and buffer zones that in recent years has been infiltrated by non-state armed groups operating in the Sahel. While conservation efforts in the national park are working, the security crisis remains a major threat.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/endangered-west-african-leopards-show-signs-of-recovery-despite-odds-its-a-win/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322381 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/wildlifes-unpredictable-movements-make-climate-change-planning-difficult/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/wildlifes-unpredictable-movements-make-climate-change-planning-difficult/#respond 01 Jul 2026 10:40:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=322109 - Species responses are likely shaped by multiple factors — changing habitat, rainfall and food availability — not just temperature. Some species may be unable to move, trapped within a fragmented habitat.
- Research shows animals that move toward higher latitudes don’t necessarily fare better.
- These mismatches between predictions and reality create more uncertainty for conservation planning and how best to support species adaptation through corridors.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/wildlifes-unpredictable-movements-make-climate-change-planning-difficult/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322109 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/how-leopards-and-wolves-share-the-same-himalayan-valley-study/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/how-leopards-and-wolves-share-the-same-himalayan-valley-study/#respond 25 Jun 2026 14:34:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321820 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/how-leopards-and-wolves-share-the-same-himalayan-valley-study/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321820 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/crackdown-on-snares-in-sumatra-as-elephant-sun-bear-and-tiger-rescued/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/crackdown-on-snares-in-sumatra-as-elephant-sun-bear-and-tiger-rescued/#respond 25 Jun 2026 13:00:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321801 - Farmers set snares to catch wild boar, which are regarded as a pest to crops, but tiger poachers are also believed to use them to trap critically endangered Sumatran tigers for the illegal wildlife trade.
- After recent rescues, the conservation agency published a letter stating that authorities consider the snare to be potentially unlawful and telling farmers to remove any existing snares.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/crackdown-on-snares-in-sumatra-as-elephant-sun-bear-and-tiger-rescued/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321801 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/on-the-brink-of-extinction-the-javan-green-magpie-gets-a-conservation-lifeline/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/on-the-brink-of-extinction-the-javan-green-magpie-gets-a-conservation-lifeline/#respond 25 Jun 2026 07:48:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321758 - Once widespread in West Java’s upland forests, the species has been driven to the brink by habitat loss and trapping for the songbird trade, with surveys between 2018 and 2021 failing to find any birds at many former strongholds.
- The plan aims to protect remaining habitat, work with local communities to reduce trapping, strengthen enforcement against illegal trade, and support future conservation translocations using birds bred in captivity.
- Conservationists say the effort could also benefit other threatened species and mountain forest ecosystems, but warn that increased attention on the bird could inadvertently stimulate demand from wildlife traffickers and collectors.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/on-the-brink-of-extinction-the-javan-green-magpie-gets-a-conservation-lifeline/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321758 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/leaked-study-warns-of-irreversible-damage-from-iron-ore-mine-in-guinea-unesco-site/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/leaked-study-warns-of-irreversible-damage-from-iron-ore-mine-in-guinea-unesco-site/#respond 24 Jun 2026 10:36:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321728 - Mongabay has obtained a copy of the confidential environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) currently being reviewed by Guinean authorities, which details extensive and irreversible damage to Nimba’s endemic and endangered species and critical habitats.
- The ESIA concludes that the planned mine risks causing “lasting and significant damage” to the adjacent World Heritage Site.
- The document’s findings also indicate the project might be breaching globally recognized environmental and social safeguards that Ivanhoe has publicly committed to.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/leaked-study-warns-of-irreversible-damage-from-iron-ore-mine-in-guinea-unesco-site/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321728 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rodent-killing-baits-threaten-small-wild-cats-and-other-wildlife/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rodent-killing-baits-threaten-small-wild-cats-and-other-wildlife/#respond 23 Jun 2026 14:29:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321399 - Many small cat species hunt rodents and live in areas where rat poison is commonly used, including agricultural lands. These anticoagulant poisons accumulate in the liver and can prove lethal: It takes days for animals to die from internal bleeding.
- Widespread exposure in bobcats and caracals is well-documented, however research on other small cat species is limited — but concerning.
- Wildlife biologists say that greater controls limiting the use and availability of rodenticides are needed to protect wildlife.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rodent-killing-baits-threaten-small-wild-cats-and-other-wildlife/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321399 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/old-fire-hoses-become-lifelines-for-malaysias-endangered-langurs/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/old-fire-hoses-become-lifelines-for-malaysias-endangered-langurs/#respond 23 Jun 2026 07:09:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321635 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/old-fire-hoses-become-lifelines-for-malaysias-endangered-langurs/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321635 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/studying-giant-devil-rays-through-war-in-gaza-interview-with-mohammed-abu-daya/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/studying-giant-devil-rays-through-war-in-gaza-interview-with-mohammed-abu-daya/#respond 22 Jun 2026 16:12:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321575 - Since 2013, Abu Daya has monitored the impact that local fisheries have on spinetail devil rays, which are listed as “critically endangered” on the IUCN Red List. Palestinian fishers occasionally target the rays when they stray into Gaza’s coastal water, as other fishing resources in the area have been depleted due to longstanding Israeli restrictions.
- Displaced by Israeli bombings during the war in Gaza that began in 2023, Abu Daya now lives in a tent, with limited access to basic necessities like food and drinking water, or to the internet. His university office has been destroyed, and he can no longer conduct research at sea. Yet he continues to carry out his scientific work, in the hope that it will help improve the conservation of devil rays globally.
- In 2025, at the height of the war, Abu Daya co-authored an international research paper documenting the behavior of spinetail devil rays and showing the importance of the Levantine region for the conservation of this species.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/studying-giant-devil-rays-through-war-in-gaza-interview-with-mohammed-abu-daya/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321575 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/us-moves-to-allow-commercial-fishing-in-pacific-marine-protected-areas/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/us-moves-to-allow-commercial-fishing-in-pacific-marine-protected-areas/#respond 22 Jun 2026 11:49:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321559 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/us-moves-to-allow-commercial-fishing-in-pacific-marine-protected-areas/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321559 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/antarcticas-first-plant-risk-assessment-raises-concerns-for-a-rare-moss/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/antarcticas-first-plant-risk-assessment-raises-concerns-for-a-rare-moss/#respond 22 Jun 2026 07:01:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321539 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/antarcticas-first-plant-risk-assessment-raises-concerns-for-a-rare-moss/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321539 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/demand-for-vultures-in-west-africa-threatens-central-african-populations/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/demand-for-vultures-in-west-africa-threatens-central-african-populations/#respond 19 Jun 2026 10:21:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=321502 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/demand-for-vultures-in-west-africa-threatens-central-african-populations/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321502 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-rio-indio-farmers-fight-panama-canal-reservoir-project-and-displacement/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-rio-indio-farmers-fight-panama-canal-reservoir-project-and-displacement/#respond 16 Jun 2026 15:20:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321305 - Opposition to the Rio Indio Project among farmer communities is growing strong through street protests, legal action and the enlistment of experts to analyze its social and legal impacts.
- Communities support the expansion of an existing reservoir fed by the Bayano River that would not require relocating people, but ACP tells Mongabay that the Bayano option has been long studied and that Río Indio provides more technical and energy advantages.
- The Rio Indio Project would not only relocate residents but would disrupt ecosystems and endemic species and could increase the spread of vector-transmitted diseases, experts warn.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-rio-indio-farmers-fight-panama-canal-reservoir-project-and-displacement/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321305 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/beyond-wildlife-trade-endangered-pangolins-are-losing-habitat-in-pakistan/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/beyond-wildlife-trade-endangered-pangolins-are-losing-habitat-in-pakistan/#respond 16 Jun 2026 13:22:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321187 - Now poaching is compounded by disappearing habitat, rising human population and encroaching infrastructure in six districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan that has been important habitat, according to new research.
- To mitigate this, the region’s wildlife department created four protected pangolin protection zones in Pakistan.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/beyond-wildlife-trade-endangered-pangolins-are-losing-habitat-in-pakistan/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321187 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/climate-fueled-landslides-killed-an-estimated-58-tapanuli-orangutans-study-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/climate-fueled-landslides-killed-an-estimated-58-tapanuli-orangutans-study-finds/#respond 16 Jun 2026 06:52:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321265 - Researchers warned that without swift intervention, the species could face increasingly frequent climate-driven disasters in the future.
- The study only quantified direct mortality from landslides and did not account for deaths caused by canopy collapse outside mapped landslide areas, starvation, injuries or longer-term ecological consequences.
- In a statement to Mongabay, the forest ministry said it “appreciates and is taking into consideration” scientific studies on the Tapanuli orangutan, including research estimating the impacts of floods and landslides on the species.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/climate-fueled-landslides-killed-an-estimated-58-tapanuli-orangutans-study-finds/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321265 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-bangladesh-scientists-learn-what-happens-after-rescued-pangolins-return-to-the-wild/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-bangladesh-scientists-learn-what-happens-after-rescued-pangolins-return-to-the-wild/#respond 16 Jun 2026 02:00:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320632 - In Bangladesh, scientists are tracking rescued and released individuals to learn about their ecology, behavior and habitat requirements.
- Using radio trackers, camera traps and burrow surveys, researchers found these elusive animals stay surprisingly close to home, and readily integrate with wild populations, even sharing burrows with other species.
- With very little known about the species, every new insight could help conservation teams better protect them across their range in Asia.
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