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Lions. Image courtesy of Kasaine Sankan-Mara Predator Conservation Program.

Study finds livestock pushing lions away from shared rangeland in Kenya

Charles Mpaka 12 Mar 2026

At least 50 people killed and 125 others reported missing after landslides sweep Ethiopia

Associated Press 12 Mar 2026
Sea turtles, another migratory species, need safe ocean passageways to move between feeding grounds and nesting beaches.

Outlook for migratory species worsens amid habitat loss & avian flu, report finds

Gloria Dickie 12 Mar 2026

Rights violations prompt world’s largest sovereign wealth fund to divest from Bolloré

Victoria Schneider 11 Mar 2026
Two Twa women and children are resting under the shade of a cocoa tree next to the Ngite/Mavivi Twa camp in Beni, DRC. Image of Jackson Sivulyamwenge for Mongabay.

Growing number of Indigenous Twa forced out of DRC’s forests and into towns

Jackson Muhindo Sivulyamwenge, Jérémie Kyaswekera 11 Mar 2026

US development bank left without oversight after watchdog let go

Ashoka Mukpo 10 Mar 2026
What used to be a dirt road through the heart of the Ngezi Forest Nature Reserve has recently been widened to facilitate development. Image courtesy of Viola Clausnitzer.

Works on planned luxury resort on Pemba island go ahead despite concerns

Victoria Schneider 10 Mar 2026
Solar panels power pumps in Sudan. Image © UNDP Sudan/Muhanad Sameer via Flickr.

Middle East conflict exposes Africa’s fossil fuel risks & the case for clean energy

David Akana 10 Mar 2026
A maize field cultivated using agroecology concepts.

In Malawi, farmers rebuild soil and livelihoods through agroecology

Kelvin Tembo 9 Mar 2026
Participants take part in focus group discussions during data collection for the AFIEGO report in Uganda’s Lwengo district in October 2025. Image courtesy of AFIEGO.

Ugandans affected by pipeline discontented over rehabilitation efforts: Report

Musinguzi Blanshe 9 Mar 2026
A vulture nesting colony on Ngethelewan, an inselberg located on the Boma plateau, in South Sudan.

Satellite images identify vulture breeding colonies by their droppings

Ryan Truscott 5 Mar 2026

Beetle known for ravaging mango trees now killing baobabs, study finds

Charles Mpaka 5 Mar 2026
A pack of lions in Botswana.

DNA fingerprinting convicts Zimbabwe lion poachers in landmark case

Spoorthy Raman 5 Mar 2026
Due to their nonselective nature, shark nets and drum lines frequently kill sharks that don’t pose a threat to humans. Image from "Monsters" courtesy of Skyler Thomas.

Proposed shark net near Club Med resort in South Africa sparks conservation clash

Victoria Schneider 4 Mar 2026

Cameroon’s decade of conflict leaves apes and conservationists in peril

Orji Sunday 3 Mar 2026
A tigress in India.

New mapping approach predicts habitat availability for species conservation

Abhishyant Kidangoor 3 Mar 2026
In the cloud forests of Brava, Cabo Verde, community youth bend over thorny shrubs, pulling out these invasive plants that choke the native orchids and grasslands. Not far away, herders guide their cattle through cleared pastures, benefiting directly from the restoration work. These community members are inspired by an initiative that commenced thousands of kilometers away in India, where villagers and conservationists are wrestling with Lantana camara, an ornamental plant from Central America that has spread like wildfire, threatening forests, wildlife, and livelihoods alike. Yet in both places, these struggles are not just about removing a plant—they are about securing a future where people and ecosystems can coexist. Image courtesy of the author.

Local communities are conservation’s most undervalued asset (commentary)

José Monteiro, Moreangels Mbizah, Damian Bell, Monicah Mbiba 3 Mar 2026
A Turkana elder stands in front of a boma in the settlement of Kapese. Image by Christopher Clark for Mongabay.

Can Kenya finally deliver on Turkana’s oil promise?

Christopher Clark 2 Mar 2026
Banner image: Fish meal factory ships Hua Xin 17 and Tian Yi He 6 anchored on the Geba River near the capital of Bissau. Image by Josef Skrdlik for Mongabay.

Guinea-Bissau’s transitional government bans fish meal production

Josef Skrdlik 2 Mar 2026
The Thonga people have practiced this fishing method for over 700 years. Image by Leonie Joubert.

Displaced for conservation, South Africa’s Thonga try to keep a fishing tradition alive

Leonie Joubert 2 Mar 2026
Justin Claude Rakotoarisoa, project leader and founding member of Association Mitsinjo. Image by Rivonala Razafison for Mongabay.

Justin Claude Rakotoarisoa, a guardian of Madagascar’s amphibians, has died, aged 45

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Mar 2026

Senegal GTA gas project draws international scrutiny

Elodie Toto 27 Feb 2026
CHEMAF’s Etoile mine (formerly known as Kalukuluku) in Ruashi-Lubumbashi in the DRC. Image by Didier Makal.

US firm Virtus Minerals closes in on deal for crucial DRC copper and cobalt mines

Ashoka Mukpo 26 Feb 2026
A captive sand cat in Nushi, Pakistan. Illegal trade is occurring amid a paucity of information about population sizes of small cat populations, says Sheikh. “It's going under the radar to a big extent, and hardly anything is being done to actively stop it or to mitigate this threat.”

Big cats get the press, but small wildcats are being poached and trafficked in silence

Sean Mowbray 25 Feb 2026

Spiro secures $50 million to expand Africa battery-swapping network

Associated Press 24 Feb 2026
A lion in Africa.

Botswana shows how smarter cattle herding can save lions, reopen ancient wildlife pathways

Gloria Dickie 24 Feb 2026
A woman standing in a street carries a basin filled with a colourful variety of plastic bottles while in the background there are busy stalls and shoppers in the street. Image by Elliot Ovadje via Flickr.

Recycling startups test limits of private solutions to deluge of waste in Lagos

Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi 20 Feb 2026

Malawi’s solar boom is leaving a toxic legacy of lead waste

Charles Mpaka 20 Feb 2026
A white-backed vulture in Zimbabwe. Image by Chris Collyer/ Birdlife Zimbabwe.

Africa’s vulture safe zones face tough test across vast landscapes

Sean Mowbray 19 Feb 2026

‘Ridiculous’ plan developed at Florida zoo saves wild rhino’s eyesight in Africa

Associated Press 18 Feb 2026
According to scientists, the enhanced protection for southern elephant seals is likely benefiting other species in their habitat. Image courtesy of Nico de Bruyn.

Southern elephant seals recover in Southern Africa, but global picture is mixed

Charles Mpaka 18 Feb 2026
Satellite image of the eastern part of the Cape York Peninsula in Australia. Courtesy of Earthstar Geographics SIO / Microsoft maps

Scientists can’t agree on where the world’s forests are

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Feb 2026

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