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A mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda). Image by Bernard DUPONT via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Scientists confirm horseshoe crabs in a second Philippine province, urge conservation

Maverick Avila 6 Nov 2026

Singapore sand imports threaten an already sinking Cambodian fishing community, again

Andy Ball 6 Nov 2026
Waterleaf plants (Talinum fruticosum).

Nigeria’s shifting rainfall wreaks havoc with a beloved edible green, the waterleaf plant

Kingsley Charles 5 Nov 2026
Cacao expansion in Pará is taking place almost entirely on land degraded before 2020, ensuring compliance with the European Union's environmental rules, the largest cocoa-buying market.

Amazon mapping shows cacao expansion without deforestation in Brazil

Rafael Spuldar 5 Nov 2026
Forestry Commission officials and European trade representatives in Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana. Image courtesy of European Forest Institute via Flickr.

How Ghana’s new license to sell sustainable timber improves institutions & cooperation (analysis) 

Chris Beeko 5 Nov 2026
Asian golden cats are cute but don't make for good pets, according to experts. Image courtesy of Allwetter Zoo.

Indonesian company seeks CITES approval to breed and sell rare Asian golden cats

Fernanda Wenzel, Spoorthy Raman 5 Nov 2026

AI tiger-warning system rooted in local knowledge stalls for lack of support

Mongabay.com 5 Nov 2026
Two Malagasy flying fox specimens from the Field Museum's collections. The smaller specimen on the left is from 1995; the larger specimen is from 1948. Image © Field Museum.

Selective hunting may be making Madagascar’s largest bats smaller, study says

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Nov 2026
Tiang Damaliscus lunatus ssp. tiang) in Badingilo National Park, South Sudan. Image © Inge van den Meiracker via iNaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Mapping the ‘lines of life’ of South Sudan’s vast antelope migration

Ryan Truscott 4 Nov 2026
marine iguana

Scientists call on Ecuador to stop the rising trafficking of Galápagos iguanas

Spoorthy Raman 4 Nov 2026
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) marine biologist Ong Chai Kee, left, and her colleague Mohd. Sahimi Abdul Rashid collect coral samples at Pulau Redang Marine Park, Malaysia, in September 2025. Image courtesy of Ong Chai Kee.

Microplastics pollute nearly two-thirds of corals in Malaysia’s marine protected area, study finds

Ashley Yeong 4 Nov 2026
The Ghana cuckooshrike

Photograph helps identify a West African bird not seen in 13 years

Mongabay.com 3 Nov 2026

Human-wildlife coexistence with wolves in Europe requires a holistic approach

Mike DiGirolamo 3 Nov 2026
An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) in Antarctica jumping out of the water.

High expectations but no agreement on Antarctic marine protection, krill fishing

Francesco De Augustinis 3 Nov 2026
During a press conference on Oct. 20, 2026, a delegation of small-scale fishers at COP 17 said they felt invisible and ignored as governments pushed ahead with efforts to protect ocean biodiversity that they say sidelined their traditional skills and knowledge.

Governments must include small-scale fishers in their plans to protect the oceans: Report

Mark Hillsdon 3 Nov 2026
A member of the Tigrayan community looking at a traditional forest church, a major center of Christianity in the world located in Desa’a forest in the Ethiopian Afromontane region, an iconic and endangered area of biodiversity in East Africa. Image courtesy of © UNEP/Sosina Mengistu.

UN recognizes ongoing restoration work inside Ethiopia’s Desa’a forest amid conflict

Elodie Toto 3 Nov 2026
Elephants spotted by one of the camera traps. Image courtesy of Harmony with Wildlife.

Payment scheme in Botswana pays communities to coexist with wildlife

Anna Weekes 3 Nov 2026
Outdoor banner at the COP17 summit in Yerevan, Armenia. Image courtesy of Mike Muzurakis/IISD/ENB.

Global biodiversity summit ends with shortfall of funding for Africa, despite 30×30 push

Shanna Hanbury 3 Nov 2026

US couple sentenced for helping finance trade in rhino horn, puma bones, other wildlife parts

Naina Rao 3 Nov 2026
The moist forest of Ngezi is home to endemic species like the critically endangered reed frog (Hyperolius watsonae). Image courtesy of Donyo Gabriel.

Uncertainty surrounds controversial resort in Zanzibar forest reserve as work stalls

Victoria Schneider 3 Nov 2026
Graphic by Emilie Languedoc/Mongabay with images courtesy of Josh van der Meulen via iNaturalist, David Chamberlin; Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library, Jonathan Casanova; Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library. These show falcons and the United Kingdom's Westminister halls of government.

Do not ‘engage formally’: UK officials advised against billionaire-run zoo ahead of CITES meeting

Elisângela Mendonça, Spoorthy Raman 3 Nov 2026
A member of the Sámi Indigenous people tends a reindeer in Sweden.

Indigenous peoples and local communities solidify decision-making powers at COP17

Latoya Abulu 2 Nov 2026
A white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Diverse forests can better withstand extreme weather events, study finds. Here’s why

Claudia Geib 2 Nov 2026
The “Mwani Mamas” of Mwani Zanzibar work in the shallow coastal waters, where seaweed farming provides an important source of income for women and their families. These farmers are at the heart of Zanzibar’s seaweed economy. Image courtesy of Kevin Gaines/Kelp Ark.

Zanzibar’s seaweed farmers seek better future through science and partnership (commentary)

Mariam Mwinyi, Jenny Krusoe, Lisa Kurbiel 2 Nov 2026
Asian black bears

Ecotourism may deter hunters, but also keeps wildlife away, Laos study suggests

Carolyn Cowan 2 Nov 2026
In March, IBAMA dismantled an illegal mining operation in the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Territory in Roraima. This image from Operation Xapiri shows rocks resulting from bedrock blasting. After being crushed, the ore is processed using cyanide to separate the gold from other minerals.

Cyanide ponds from illegal mining threaten Amazon Indigenous territory

Elizabeth Oliveira 2 Nov 2026
Amazonian tiny bats

How bats can be forest architects

Romi Castagnino 2 Nov 2026
Black kites with heads shaved to appear like vultures on sale at the Akodessewa Fetish Market. Image by Nico Arcilla.

Togo’s growing belief-based use trade sweeping up avian biodiversity, says study

Sean Mowbray 2 Nov 2026

Venomous Indonesian primate feared extinct still clings on – but threats persist

Naina Rao 2 Nov 2026
A Panama queen (Aphelandra sinclairiana). Image by John Cannon/Mongabay.

Leaders grapple with finance and harmful subsidies at UN’s COP17 biodiversity conference

John Cannon 31 Oct 2026
A Verreaux’s sifaka dancing.

World Lemur Day: How can we save these primates’ forest homes?

David Brown 30 Oct 2026
Bin Maya Gurung spins wool on the rooftop of the enterprise’s headquarters in Naya Padampur on May 19, 2026.

Given a chance, women-led microenterprises uplift Nepali communities & conservation

Emma White 30 Oct 2026

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