Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/megafauna/ Environmental science and conservation news Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:49:30 +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 News on Megafauna https://news.mongabay.com/list/megafauna/ 32 32 Report reveals Cambodia’s appetite for tigers, rhinos and other endangered wildlife https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/report-reveals-cambodias-appetite-for-tigers-rhinos-and-other-endangered-wildlife/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/report-reveals-cambodias-appetite-for-tigers-rhinos-and-other-endangered-wildlife/#respond 21 Jul 2026 13:02:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=324051 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/report-reveals-cambodias-appetite-for-tigers-rhinos-and-other-endangered-wildlife/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-324051 Wildlife’s unpredictable movements make climate-change planning difficult 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 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/wildlifes-unpredictable-movements-make-climate-change-planning-difficult/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322109 Nepal prepares to hand over mega zoo project to conservation body https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/nepal-prepares-to-hand-over-mega-zoo-project-to-conservation-body/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/nepal-prepares-to-hand-over-mega-zoo-project-to-conservation-body/#respond 22 May 2026 14:47:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320002 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/nepal-prepares-to-hand-over-mega-zoo-project-to-conservation-body/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320002 A unique clearing in Central Africa draws elephants from the dense forests https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-unique-clearing-in-central-africa-draws-elephants-from-the-dense-forests/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-unique-clearing-in-central-africa-draws-elephants-from-the-dense-forests/#respond 06 Apr 2026 16:14:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317009 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-unique-clearing-in-central-africa-draws-elephants-from-the-dense-forests/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317009 Poaching down but threats remain for forest elephants, recent population assessment finds https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/poaching-down-but-threats-remain-for-forest-elephants-recent-population-assessment-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/poaching-down-but-threats-remain-for-forest-elephants-recent-population-assessment-finds/#respond 05 Jan 2026 15:06:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312624 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/poaching-down-but-threats-remain-for-forest-elephants-recent-population-assessment-finds/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312624 Indonesia’s 1st Javan rhino translocation ends in death, in conservation setback https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indonesias-1st-javan-rhino-translocation-ends-in-death-in-conservation-setback/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indonesias-1st-javan-rhino-translocation-ends-in-death-in-conservation-setback/#respond 16 Dec 2025 05:27:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=311389 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indonesias-1st-javan-rhino-translocation-ends-in-death-in-conservation-setback/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-311389 Study maps whale shark stranding hotspots in Indonesia, highlights conservation needs https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/whale-shark-stranding-indonesia-marine-endangered-species/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/whale-shark-stranding-indonesia-marine-endangered-species/#respond 18 Nov 2025 14:55:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=309717 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/whale-shark-stranding-indonesia-marine-endangered-species/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-309717 Study spotlights West Papua habitat as whale sharks face increased pressures https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/study-spotlights-west-papua-habitat-as-whale-sharks-face-increased-pressures/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/study-spotlights-west-papua-habitat-as-whale-sharks-face-increased-pressures/#respond 28 Sep 2025 06:07:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=306620 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/study-spotlights-west-papua-habitat-as-whale-sharks-face-increased-pressures/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-306620 Shrinking Mekong megafish underlines risks to the river, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/shrinking-mekong-megafish-underlines-risks-to-the-river-study-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/shrinking-mekong-megafish-underlines-risks-to-the-river-study-finds/#respond 26 Aug 2025 14:16:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=304811 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/shrinking-mekong-megafish-underlines-risks-to-the-river-study-finds/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-304811 Global tracking study reveals marine megafauna hotspots lie largely unprotected https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/global-tracking-study-reveals-marine-megafauna-hotspots-lie-largely-unprotected/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/global-tracking-study-reveals-marine-megafauna-hotspots-lie-largely-unprotected/#respond 16 Jul 2025 16:02:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=301969 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/global-tracking-study-reveals-marine-megafauna-hotspots-lie-largely-unprotected/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-301969 Indonesia convicts trafficking accomplice in a Javan rhino poaching scandal 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Indonesia rhino poaching after latest trafficking bust https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/sumatran-javan-rhino-horn-trafficking-indonesia-wildlife-poaching-endangered/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/sumatran-javan-rhino-horn-trafficking-indonesia-wildlife-poaching-endangered/#respond 05 Sep 2024 13:32:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=286901 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/sumatran-javan-rhino-horn-trafficking-indonesia-wildlife-poaching-endangered/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-286901 Javan rhino poaching saga reveals serious security lapse https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/javan-rhino-poaching-horn-ujung-kulon-national-park-indonesia-wildlife-trafficking/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/javan-rhino-poaching-horn-ujung-kulon-national-park-indonesia-wildlife-trafficking/#respond 02 Aug 2024 12:11:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=285440 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/javan-rhino-poaching-horn-ujung-kulon-national-park-indonesia-wildlife-trafficking/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-285440 Rhino poop draws all the deer (and boars and more) to the yard, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/rhino-poop-draws-all-the-deer-and-boars-and-more-to-the-yard-study-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/rhino-poop-draws-all-the-deer-and-boars-and-more-to-the-yard-study-finds/#respond 26 Jul 2024 16:28:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=285171 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/rhino-poop-draws-all-the-deer-and-boars-and-more-to-the-yard-study-finds/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-285171 Global migratory freshwater fish populations plummet by 81%: Report https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/global-migratory-freshwater-fish-populations-plummet-by-81-report/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/global-migratory-freshwater-fish-populations-plummet-by-81-report/#respond 08 Jul 2024 16:02:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=284122 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/global-migratory-freshwater-fish-populations-plummet-by-81-report/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-284122 New calf, same threats: Javan rhinos continue to reproduce despite perils https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/new-calf-same-threats-javan-rhinos-continue-to-reproduce-despite-perils/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/new-calf-same-threats-javan-rhinos-continue-to-reproduce-despite-perils/#respond 19 Apr 2024 16:11:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=281161 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/new-calf-same-threats-javan-rhinos-continue-to-reproduce-despite-perils/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-281161 [Photos] New book is a stunning glimpse of Asia’s wildlife and landscapes https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/photos-new-book-is-a-stunning-glimpse-of-asias-wildlife-and-landscapes/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/photos-new-book-is-a-stunning-glimpse-of-asias-wildlife-and-landscapes/#respond 12 Jan 2024 01:33:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=277554 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/photos-new-book-is-a-stunning-glimpse-of-asias-wildlife-and-landscapes/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-277554 To help beleaguered Javan rhinos, study calls for tree felling, captive breeding https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/to-help-beleaguered-javan-rhinos-study-calls-for-tree-felling-captive-breeding/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/to-help-beleaguered-javan-rhinos-study-calls-for-tree-felling-captive-breeding/#respond 27 Dec 2023 17:18:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=277119 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/to-help-beleaguered-javan-rhinos-study-calls-for-tree-felling-captive-breeding/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-277119 New calf brings new hope, and new concerns, for embattled Sumatran rhinos 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Javan rhino calf, but population doubts persist https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/javan-rhino-calf-endangered-species-ujung-kulon-indonesia/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/javan-rhino-calf-endangered-species-ujung-kulon-indonesia/#respond 06 Oct 2023 15:55:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=274028 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/javan-rhino-calf-endangered-species-ujung-kulon-indonesia/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-274028 Conservationists urge caution as Nepal to gift more rhinos to China https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/conservationists-urge-caution-as-nepal-to-gift-more-rhinos-to-china/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/conservationists-urge-caution-as-nepal-to-gift-more-rhinos-to-china/#respond 30 Sep 2023 09:11:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=273759 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/conservationists-urge-caution-as-nepal-to-gift-more-rhinos-to-china/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-273759 ‘Chasing giants’: Q&A with megafish biologist and author Zeb Hogan https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/chasing-giants-qa-with-megafish-biologist-and-author-zeb-hogan/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/chasing-giants-qa-with-megafish-biologist-and-author-zeb-hogan/#respond 09 May 2023 12:58:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=268325 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/chasing-giants-qa-with-megafish-biologist-and-author-zeb-hogan/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-268325 Flawed count puts ‘glorified’ Javan rhinos on path to extinction, report says https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/flawed-count-puts-glorified-javan-rhinos-on-path-to-extinction-report-says/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/flawed-count-puts-glorified-javan-rhinos-on-path-to-extinction-report-says/#respond 11 Apr 2023 07:02:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=267365 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/flawed-count-puts-glorified-javan-rhinos-on-path-to-extinction-report-says/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-267365 Stem cells may make ‘impossible possible’ for near-extinct Sumatran rhino https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/stem-cells-may-make-impossible-possible-for-near-extinct-sumatran-rhino/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/stem-cells-may-make-impossible-possible-for-near-extinct-sumatran-rhino/#respond 15 Nov 2022 05:02:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=262606 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/stem-cells-may-make-impossible-possible-for-near-extinct-sumatran-rhino/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-262606 ‘Unprecedented crisis’ for Nepal’s elephants: Q&A with conservationist Ashok Ram https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/unprecedented-crisis-for-nepals-elephants-qa-with-conservationist-ashok-ram/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/unprecedented-crisis-for-nepals-elephants-qa-with-conservationist-ashok-ram/#respond 19 Jul 2022 05:13:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=258329 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/unprecedented-crisis-for-nepals-elephants-qa-with-conservationist-ashok-ram/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-258329 Giant stingray caught in Cambodia is world’s largest freshwater fish https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/giant-stingray-caught-in-cambodia-is-worlds-largest-freshwater-fish/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/giant-stingray-caught-in-cambodia-is-worlds-largest-freshwater-fish/#respond 21 Jun 2022 08:22:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=257535 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/giant-stingray-caught-in-cambodia-is-worlds-largest-freshwater-fish/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-257535 Ray care center: Indonesia’s Raja Ampat a key nursery for young reef mantas https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/ray-care-center-indonesias-raja-ampat-a-key-nursery-for-young-reef-mantas/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/ray-care-center-indonesias-raja-ampat-a-key-nursery-for-young-reef-mantas/#respond 09 Jun 2022 15:22:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=256998 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/ray-care-center-indonesias-raja-ampat-a-key-nursery-for-young-reef-mantas/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-256998 Indonesia teams up with Germany on Sumatran rhino breeding efforts https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/indonesia-teams-up-with-germany-on-sumatran-rhino-breeding-efforts/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/indonesia-teams-up-with-germany-on-sumatran-rhino-breeding-efforts/#respond 03 Jun 2022 12:07:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=256789 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/indonesia-teams-up-with-germany-on-sumatran-rhino-breeding-efforts/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-256789 It’s a girl: Super rare Sumatran rhino born in captive-breeding center https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/its-a-girl-super-rare-sumatran-rhino-born-in-captive-breeding-center/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/its-a-girl-super-rare-sumatran-rhino-born-in-captive-breeding-center/#respond 28 Mar 2022 10:51:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=254193 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/its-a-girl-super-rare-sumatran-rhino-born-in-captive-breeding-center/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-254193 Thai tourism elephants are ‘far better off’ in forests: Q&A with photographer Adam Oswell https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/thai-tourism-elephants-are-far-better-off-in-forests-qa-with-photographer-adam-oswell/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/thai-tourism-elephants-are-far-better-off-in-forests-qa-with-photographer-adam-oswell/#respond 15 Mar 2022 13:09:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=253782 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/thai-tourism-elephants-are-far-better-off-in-forests-qa-with-photographer-adam-oswell/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-253782