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‘Hummingbird’ spy creature films millions of monarchs taking flight

Liz Kimbrough 1 May 2020

From a Sri Lankan rainforest, a new species of orchid blooms

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 1 May 2020

COVID-19 no excuse for dropping guard against illegal fishing, Indonesia says

Basten Gokkon 1 May 2020

Healing the world through ‘radical listening’: Q&A with Dr. Kinari Webb

Justin Catanoso 30 Apr 2020
Iroro Tanshi with harp trap at Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary. Image courtesy Iroro Tanshi and Benneth Obitte.

Young Nigerian researcher goes to bat against forest fires

Linus Unah 30 Apr 2020

A ‘crazy beast’ that coexisted with dinosaurs discovered from Madagascar

Mongabay.com 30 Apr 2020

For world’s rarest great ape, COVID-19 is latest in a litany of threats

Ayat S. Karokaro, Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Apr 2020
Hadzabe walinzi wa jadi, or village game scouts patrol the forests of the Yaeda Valley. Their job is to patrol protected forests and report any deforestation, poaching or creation of settlements to local authorities. Their salary is paid by Carbon Tanzania from revenue made from carbon sales. Photo by Sophie Tremblay for Mongabay.

Tourism has crashed: Are carbon credits the future for funding conservation in Africa?

Mantoe Phakathi 29 Apr 2020
Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest canopy. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

As a campaigner against deforestation, almost dying of COVID-19 was ironic (commentary)

Etelle Higonnet 29 Apr 2020

Climate change makes some fish smaller, and others bigger, study finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 29 Apr 2020

Birds in Amazon forest fragments: New study summarizes 40 years of research

Liz Kimbrough 29 Apr 2020

One point for Slytherin: New Indian pit viper named after Harry Potter character

Liz Kimbrough 29 Apr 2020
Odielca Solis has built a silvopasture system at her farm in Panama, which provides shade and forage to her cattle and fruit for her family. Image by Erin Banks Rusby for Mongabay.

Silvopasturing improves ranches and the environment in Panama

Erin Banks Rusby 29 Apr 2020

Some ranchers and conservationists agree: Grazing and logging can save birds

Jennifer Oldham 28 Apr 2020

How to be an ethical wildlife photographer, and why it’s necessary

Mike Gaworecki 28 Apr 2020
Cattle in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

UK military beef supplier buys from sanctioned Brazilian farmers, investigation shows

Mongabay.com 28 Apr 2020

Through biomimicry, Brazil seeks tech innovations inspired by nature

Sibélia Zanon 28 Apr 2020

Flamingos form lasting friendships, a new study finds

Liz Kimbrough 28 Apr 2020

What is a short-eared dog? Candid Animal Cam meets one of the most elusive mammals of the Amazon

Romi Castagnino 28 Apr 2020

As calls to shutter wildlife markets grow, China struggles with an industry worth billions

Ashoka Mukpo 27 Apr 2020

Iceland won’t be killing any whales this year

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 27 Apr 2020

Bold project hopes to DNA barcode every species in Costa Rica

Jeremy Hance 27 Apr 2020

Only ‘A-list’ of coral reefs found to sustain ecosystems, livelihoods

Basten Gokkon 27 Apr 2020

In the Philippines’ Boracay, flying foxes are going, going, gone

Jun N. Aguirre 27 Apr 2020
ICCN ranger with a gorilla in Virunga National Park, DRC. Image courtesy Nelis Wolmarans.

Twelve rangers killed in latest Virunga Park incident

Fred Kockott 25 Apr 2020

Russia lists Caspian seals and orcas as endangered species after ‘whale jail’ controversy

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 Apr 2020

Move over, fishmeal: Insects and bacteria emerge as alternative animal feeds

Emilie Filou 24 Apr 2020

COVID-19 will hurt Madagascar’s conservation funding: Q&A with Minister Vahinala Raharinirina

Malavika Vyawahare 24 Apr 2020
Flowering rainforest tree in the Colombian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Colombia wants to plant 180 million trees: Is it a realistic goal?

Antonio José Paz Cardona 23 Apr 2020

Images from a dropped phone reveal the ugly truth behind bonobo trafficking

Mireya Mayor 23 Apr 2020

What’s in a name? ‘Wet markets’ may hide true culprits for COVID-19

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 Apr 2020

Poachers kill 3 near-extinct giant ibises amid pandemic pressure in Cambodia

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Apr 2020

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