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A black-bellied pangolin rescued from poachers, released by the Sangha Pangolin Project in the Central African Republic. Image courtesy of Rod Cassidy via iNaturalist, CC BY-NC.

Nigeria arrests suspected pangolin trafficking kingpin on the run

Spoorthy Raman 27 Apr 2026
A healthy male jaguar captured on camera in Honduras’ Sierra del Merendón mountain range for the first time in a decade.

Rare, high-altitude jaguar sighting in Honduras raises hope for conservation

Spoorthy Raman 27 Apr 2026

Researchers say remote Lake Superior island’s wolves are thriving as packs prey on moose

Associated Press 27 Apr 2026
A blue-nosed chameleon (Calumma linotum) in Madagascar. Image by Julie Larsen.

A blue-nosed chameleon in Madagascar: Photo of the week

Shanna Hanbury 27 Apr 2026

Celebrating the ‘gardeners of the forest’ on World Tapir Day

Naina Rao 27 Apr 2026
Açaí berry production in Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land, home to the Munduruku people, Pará state, Brazil.

Heat, fires and agribusiness squeeze traditional Amazon açaí harvesters

Carla Ruas 27 Apr 2026

After nearly a century, Taiwan’s legless lizard gets its own identity

Naina Rao 27 Apr 2026

Endangered civet faces local extinction in Cambodian sanctuary

Naina Rao 27 Apr 2026
Don Janssen with an okapi. Courtesy of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

Don Janssen, wildlife veterinarian who argued that caring for animals begins with people

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Apr 2026

As Walk for Peace begins in Sri Lanka, activists call for animal rights

Malaka Rodrigo 26 Apr 2026
Nan Schaffer. Photo courtesy of Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Nan Schaffer, veterinarian who helped unlock the science of rhino reproduction, has died, aged 72

Rhett Ayers Butler 24 Apr 2026
The bottom otter trawler Hendrika Jacoba operating in the Dogger Bank waters in the North Sea. Image © Greenpeace.

NPFC adopts illegal fishing measures — but no Emperor Seamount protections

Francesco De Augustinis 24 Apr 2026
Lanal Banten (Banten Navy Base) displays hundreds of kilograms of pangolin scales seized from a Vietnamese-flagged vessel.

Investigators eye organized crime links in 3-ton pangolin scale haul at Jakarta port

Anggita Raissa 24 Apr 2026
A freshly-caught shark on display for sale at a traditional market in Tanjung Luar, February 21, 2025.

Photos: A shark meat processing village and market in Indonesia’s Lombok

Garry Lotulung, Philip Jacobson 24 Apr 2026
A newly described species of skink named Kungaka

Indigenous knowledge helps identify new, highly threatened skink in Australia

Megan Strauss 24 Apr 2026

Nepal plans park for ‘problem’ tigers as attacks raise concerns

Abhaya Raj Joshi, Mukesh Pokhrel 24 Apr 2026
Mountain gorillas continue to face serious threats as they lose habitat and are stalked by poachers who target them for their meat and body parts, or traffic their infants for zoos and entertainment.

Amid conflict and poaching, tech helps boost mountain gorilla numbers

Aimable Twahirwa 23 Apr 2026
An Atlantic Forest frog, Dendrophryniscus haddadi. Amphibians are susceptible to habitat split due to its negative impact on their life cycles, but the researchers note that such impacts (including microbiome changes) likely apply to numerous other species in wide-ranging ecosystems.

Linking habitats strengthens wildlife microbiomes, helps fight disease: Study

Sean Mowbray 23 Apr 2026
The saltwater crocodile — the world’s largest reptile — can exceed 6 meters (20 feet) in length

Wetland destruction for mining, oil palm tied to crocodile attacks in Indonesia

Taufik Wijaya 23 Apr 2026

Singapore to halt sourcing and breeding dolphins

Mongabay.com 23 Apr 2026
Volunteer surveyors in Singapore

Citizen science helps reconnect Singapore treetops for elusive leaf-eating langurs

Carolyn Cowan 23 Apr 2026
Two suspects were arrested in Kenya in January with 110 kg of ivory. Image courtesy of Freeland.

After 110-kilo ivory bust, familiar questions over Kenya’s follow-through

Charles Mpaka 23 Apr 2026

Chile’s plan to protect another 10% of its ocean is stalled by the new government

Shanna Hanbury 23 Apr 2026
The Maud Island frog of New Zealand is expected to face rising wildfire risk due to climate change. Image by Phil Bishop via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5).

Scientists forecast wildfire risk for species survival under climate change

David Brown 23 Apr 2026
Asian elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Image by Tim Parkinson via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Elephants adjust what they eat in altered habitats, signaling growing pressure

David Brown 23 Apr 2026
A portrait of a cute Gentoo penguin during the snowfall in Antarctica with a blurry background

How much does a penguin weigh?

Abhishyant Kidangoor 22 Apr 2026

Oil spill continues in Gulf of Mexico vulnerable habitats, while Pemex admits fault

Caitlin Cooper 22 Apr 2026
A critically endangered giant guitarfish, sometimes caught by bottom trawls. Image courtesy of Sarah Foster.

Study finds bottom trawling nets 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Apr 2026
Southern resident orcas, an endangered subspecies, are threatened by a decline in their food sources, noise pollution and vessel traffic.

AI tool listens for endangered orcas in real time to reduce human disturbance

Abhishyant Kidangoor 22 Apr 2026
A Chinese pangolin. Image by Sarita Jnawali of NTNC – Central Zoo via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

In Nepal, controversial dam threatens endangered pangolins: Study

Bibek Bhandari 22 Apr 2026
Tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus sp) in Madagascar. Photo by Elise Paietta

Why forest conservation is also public health

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Apr 2026
Antipodean albatross (Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis) offshore from Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Photo by Oscar Thomas (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How marine flyways could help save the world’s declining seabird population

Mike DiGirolamo 21 Apr 2026

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