Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/low-tech/ Environmental science and conservation news Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:11:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on low-tech https://news.mongabay.com/list/low-tech/ 32 32 In Thailand, a cheap bottle crate hack gives tree saplings a fighting chance https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/in-thailand-a-cheap-bottle-crate-hack-gives-tree-saplings-a-fighting-chance/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/in-thailand-a-cheap-bottle-crate-hack-gives-tree-saplings-a-fighting-chance/#respond 21 Nov 2025 16:05:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=309912 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/in-thailand-a-cheap-bottle-crate-hack-gives-tree-saplings-a-fighting-chance/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-309912 Low-key return for rescued rhino calves to Nepal’s Chitwan National Park https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/low-key-return-for-rescued-rhino-calves-to-nepals-chitwan-national-park/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/low-key-return-for-rescued-rhino-calves-to-nepals-chitwan-national-park/#respond 18 May 2023 15:44:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=268765 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/low-key-return-for-rescued-rhino-calves-to-nepals-chitwan-national-park/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-268765 In Madagascar, revived environmental crime hotline leads to tortoise bust https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/in-madagascar-revived-environmental-crime-hotline-leads-to-tortoise-bust/ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/in-madagascar-revived-environmental-crime-hotline-leads-to-tortoise-bust/#respond 06 Apr 2020 08:00:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=228571 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/in-madagascar-revived-environmental-crime-hotline-leads-to-tortoise-bust/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-228571 Beehive fences can help mitigate human-elephant conflict https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/beehive-fences-can-help-mitigate-human-elephant-conflict/ https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/beehive-fences-can-help-mitigate-human-elephant-conflict/#respond 11 Sep 2019 14:36:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=222357 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/beehive-fences-can-help-mitigate-human-elephant-conflict/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-222357 Reducing human-elephant encounters with calls, texts, and digital signs https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/reducing-human-elephant-encounters-with-calls-texts-and-digital-signs/ https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/reducing-human-elephant-encounters-with-calls-texts-and-digital-signs/#respond 06 Mar 2019 21:59:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=216289 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/reducing-human-elephant-encounters-with-calls-texts-and-digital-signs/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-216289 Flashing lights ward off livestock-hunting pumas in northern Chile https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/flashing-lights-ward-off-livestock-hunting-pumas-in-northern-chile/ https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/flashing-lights-ward-off-livestock-hunting-pumas-in-northern-chile/#respond 07 Jan 2019 11:07:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=214411 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/flashing-lights-ward-off-livestock-hunting-pumas-in-northern-chile/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-214411 Tech goes back to basics to mitigate human-wildlife conflict near Indian parks https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/tech-goes-back-to-basics-to-mitigate-human-wildlife-conflict-near-indian-parks/ https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/tech-goes-back-to-basics-to-mitigate-human-wildlife-conflict-near-indian-parks/#respond 31 Aug 2018 00:21:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=209873 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/tech-goes-back-to-basics-to-mitigate-human-wildlife-conflict-near-indian-parks/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-209873 In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, detection dogs are a ranger’s best friend https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/in-kenyas-maasai-mara-detection-dogs-are-a-rangers-best-friend/ https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/in-kenyas-maasai-mara-detection-dogs-are-a-rangers-best-friend/#respond 31 Jul 2018 10:30:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=208808 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/in-kenyas-maasai-mara-detection-dogs-are-a-rangers-best-friend/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-208808 Nearly four decades of cycling race video reveals climate change’s effects https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/nearly-four-decades-of-cycling-race-video-reveals-climate-changes-effects/ https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/nearly-four-decades-of-cycling-race-video-reveals-climate-changes-effects/#respond 05 Jul 2018 11:45:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=208033 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/nearly-four-decades-of-cycling-race-video-reveals-climate-changes-effects/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-208033 Fingerprinting technology gives investigators an edge against pangolin traffickers https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/fingerprinting-technology-gives-investigators-an-edge-against-pangolin-traffickers/ https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/fingerprinting-technology-gives-investigators-an-edge-against-pangolin-traffickers/#respond 04 Jul 2018 13:31:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=208011 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/fingerprinting-technology-gives-investigators-an-edge-against-pangolin-traffickers/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-208011 Bees for trees: testing a potential tool for reducing human-elephant conflict https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/bees-for-trees-testing-a-tool-for-reducing-human-elephant-conflict/ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/bees-for-trees-testing-a-tool-for-reducing-human-elephant-conflict/#respond 13 Dec 2017 19:47:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=202107 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/bees-for-trees-testing-a-tool-for-reducing-human-elephant-conflict/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-202107 From rescue to research: training detection dogs for conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/training-detection-dogs-for-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/training-detection-dogs-for-conservation/#respond 01 Dec 2017 10:08:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=201738 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/training-detection-dogs-for-conservation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-201738 Dogs, dung, and DNA: mapping multi-species corridors to conserve threatened carnivores https://news.mongabay.com/2017/10/dogs-dung-and-dna-mapping-multi-species-corridors-to-conserve-threatened-carnivores/ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/10/dogs-dung-and-dna-mapping-multi-species-corridors-to-conserve-threatened-carnivores/#respond 09 Oct 2017 18:03:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=199761 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2017/10/dogs-dung-and-dna-mapping-multi-species-corridors-to-conserve-threatened-carnivores/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-199761 Re-peeling the effects of degradation: low-tech application of orange crop waste shows potential to restore tropical forests https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/re-peeling-the-effects-of-forest-degradation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/re-peeling-the-effects-of-forest-degradation/#respond 25 Aug 2017 17:53:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=198652 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/re-peeling-the-effects-of-forest-degradation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-198652 Road safety for wildlife: researchers analyze the best techniques for road-kill mitigation https://news.mongabay.com/2017/07/researchers-analyze-roadkill-mitigation-efforts/ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/07/researchers-analyze-roadkill-mitigation-efforts/#respond 21 Jul 2017 10:48:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=197557 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2017/07/researchers-analyze-roadkill-mitigation-efforts/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-197557 Breaking a fence-breaking habit: maintaining the fences that reduce human-elephant conflict https://news.mongabay.com/2017/06/breaking-a-fence-breaking-habit-maintaining-the-fences-that-reduce-human-elephant-conflict/ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/06/breaking-a-fence-breaking-habit-maintaining-the-fences-that-reduce-human-elephant-conflict/#respond 02 Jun 2017 06:44:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=196221 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2017/06/breaking-a-fence-breaking-habit-maintaining-the-fences-that-reduce-human-elephant-conflict/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-196221 Farmers lead the way to reduce elephant crop raiding in Tanzania https://news.mongabay.com/2016/09/farmers-lead-the-way-to-reduce-elephant-crop-raiding-in-tanzania/ https://news.mongabay.com/2016/09/farmers-lead-the-way-to-reduce-elephant-crop-raiding-in-tanzania/#respond 16 Sep 2016 15:30:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=189426 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2016/09/farmers-lead-the-way-to-reduce-elephant-crop-raiding-in-tanzania/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-189426 Hot stuff: improving chili fence effectiveness (in protecting crops from elephants) https://news.mongabay.com/2016/09/hot-stuff-improving-chili-fences-to-protect-crops-from-elephants/ https://news.mongabay.com/2016/09/hot-stuff-improving-chili-fences-to-protect-crops-from-elephants/#respond 08 Sep 2016 10:51:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=189733 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2016/09/hot-stuff-improving-chili-fences-to-protect-crops-from-elephants/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-189733 Reducing human-wildlife conflict in the blink of a light https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/reducing-human-wildlife-conflict-blink-light/ https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/reducing-human-wildlife-conflict-blink-light/#respond 20 May 2016 18:19:51 +0000 https://wildtech-mongabay-com.mongabay.com/?p=185272 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/reducing-human-wildlife-conflict-blink-light/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-188302 Light, long-lasting and low-cost: the technology needs of field conservationists and wildlife researchers https://news.mongabay.com/2016/04/light-long-lasting-low-cost-technology-needs-field-conservationists-wildlife-researchers/ https://news.mongabay.com/2016/04/light-long-lasting-low-cost-technology-needs-field-conservationists-wildlife-researchers/#respond 27 Apr 2016 16:04:34 +0000 https://wildtech-mongabay-com.mongabay.com/?p=185191 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2016/04/light-long-lasting-low-cost-technology-needs-field-conservationists-wildlife-researchers/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-188221 Participatory Mapping in the Mobile Age https://news.mongabay.com/2016/04/participatory-mapping-in-the-mobile-age/ https://news.mongabay.com/2016/04/participatory-mapping-in-the-mobile-age/#respond 06 Apr 2016 15:13:03 +0000 https://wildtech-mongabay-com.mongabay.com/?p=185159 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2016/04/participatory-mapping-in-the-mobile-age/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-188189