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Banner image of the Liberia-flagged vessel MSC Elsa 3 that sank on May 25 off southern India. Image courtesy of the Indian Coast Guard.

Sri Lanka hit by plastic pollution after cargo ship sinks off Indian coast

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2025
Humberto Mendes feeding a blue-and-yellow macaw. Image courtesy of Chris Biro.

Blue-and-yellow macaws return to São Paulo skies after 50 years, thanks to flying lessons

Mongabay.com 23 Jul 2025

Global tracking study reveals marine megafauna hotspots lie largely unprotected

Keith Anthony Fabro 16 Jul 2025
Ornithologist Hemanta Dhakal and his daughter look towards the runway of the Pokhara International Airport from their home in Majheripatan. Image by Abhaya Raj Joshi/ Mongabay.

In Nepal’s Pokhara, a lone rooftop vigil helps keep vultures and planes safe from harm

Abhaya Raj Joshi 16 Jul 2025
Data from transmitters helped the team identify corridors that are critical for the movements of the thick-billed parrots, which are endangered birds endemic to Mexico.

How drug cartels destroy the last habitat of Mexico’s thick-billed parrot (commentary)

Andrew-James Anthony 14 Jul 2025

Out-of-range albatross makes a highlight in the revival of seabird watching in Sri Lanka

Malaka Rodrigo 9 Jul 2025
A northern cassowary

Forest connectivity key to preserving PNG’s spectacular rainforest birds: Study

Carolyn Cowan 8 Jul 2025
Banner image of blue cranes by Bernard Dupont via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Blue cranes now listed as vulnerable in South Africa

Kristine Sabillo 1 Jul 2025
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In Colombia, bird-watching brings tourism and a love for conservation

Charlie Cordero 23 Jun 2025
Vultures feeding on carrion. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

As large scavengers decline, disease risk soars, study finds

Mongabay.com 23 Jun 2025

Broadway Mall rewilding brings native plants and wildlife to New York City

Bobby Bascomb 19 Jun 2025
Fishermen releasing a sea turtle.

Peru’s new bycatch training aims to help save hooked sea turtles: Q&A with fisher Gustavo Rosales

Ana Cristina Alvarado 18 Jun 2025
Pelicans have rebounded on the restored Queen Bess Island off the coast of Louisiana. Photo courtesy of Alisha Renfro

Pelicans recover, but dolphins and other species struggle 15 years after BP oil spill

Mongabay.com 18 Jun 2025

Rwanda’s crowned cranes make a remarkable comeback

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Jun 2025

Artificial nests help a rare Brazilian parrot bounce back

Mongabay.com 16 Jun 2025
A sarus crane pair sings a duet. Image by Ad031259 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Unique notes in sarus crane duets help distinguish sexes for conservation

Mongabay.com 16 Jun 2025
Wild Frequencies

Mongabay India wins best science podcast at Publisher Podcast Awards

Mongabay.com 12 Jun 2025
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight. Image by Alexas Fotos via Pexels.

Golden eagle spotted in England for first time in more than a decade

Shanna Hanbury 12 Jun 2025

“The Birds,” Revisited (cartoon)

Rohan Chakravarty 12 Jun 2025
Shiloh Schulte

Shiloh Schulte, conservationist who helped the American Oystercatcher recover, died in a helicopter crash on June 4th, aged 46

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Jun 2025
Banner image of a Philippine eagle by Aimee Valencia via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Indigenous forest stewards watch over one of the world’s rarest raptors

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2025
Derek Pomeroy. Photo by Andrew Plumptre

Derek Pomeroy, a leading figure in Ugandan ornithology died on May 29th, aged 90

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 May 2025

Study identifies US regions that benefit birds, people & climate the most

Spoorthy Raman 30 May 2025

Young Rwandans support bird conservation through mobile app recordings

Mongabay.com 27 May 2025
Banner image: The Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa captured by the Pléiades Neo satellite. Image courtesy of the Airbus Foundation and Connected Conservation Foundation.

‘Satellites for Biodiversity’ upgrades with new projects and launches insight hub

Kristine Sabillo 26 May 2025
Radheshyam Bishnoi in 2021. From his Instagram.

Radheshyam Bishnoi, protector of India’s wildlife, died on May 24, 2025, aged 28

Rhett Ayers Butler 24 May 2025

Without vultures, carcasses are slow to rot and disease-carrying flies abound

Liz Kimbrough 22 May 2025
A harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja). Image by Brian Gratwicke via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Harpy eagle confirmed in Mexico for first time in over a decade

Mongabay.com 22 May 2025

Study finds fast traffic noise is infuriating Galápagos warblers

Spoorthy Raman 20 May 2025
Puff Adder, a venomous snake from Africa, topped the list of vertebrates with the highest risk of being invasive in the U.S.

Venomous snakes, freshwater fish among legally traded species most likely to become invasive in US

Spoorthy Raman 19 May 2025
A sarus crane photographed in Lumbini. Image by Mukesh Pokhrel.

Concrete sprawl in Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal threatens sarus cranes

Mukesh Pokhrel 19 May 2025
Banner image of an Egyptian vulture by Mildeep via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Countries failing to stop illegal bird killings despite 2030 commitment: Report

Kristine Sabillo 16 May 2025

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