Many species, not just human beings, depend on coral reefs for sustenance and protection. Photo credit: Curt Storlazzi. We have a lot of stake in the coast. Coastal waters are…
Southern elephant seals battle for mating rights. Photo by: G. Harris/WCS. Conservationists are celebrating the announcement that UNESCO has dubbed Argentina's Península Valdés a biosphere reserve under the Man and…
Tanjung Hantu Forest Reserve. Photo by: Nadine Ruppert. Plans for an industrial site threaten one of Malaysia's only marine turtle nesting beaches and a forest home to rare trees and…
A decline in the frequency of extreme cold weather in Florida has allowed coastal mangrove forests to expand northward, finds a study published this week in Proceedings of the National…
Map showing mangrove land cover in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar, in 1978, 1989, 2000 and 2011. The large island that has remained completely forested is the Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary.…
Surging storms and rising seas threaten millions of U.S. residents and billions of dollars in property along coastlines. The nation's strongest defense, according to a new study by scientists with…
Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the coast of Suriname. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs. The world's largest sea turtle, the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), is vanishing from its most important nesting…
Mangroves are among the most important ecosystems in the world: they provide nurseries for fish, protect coastlines against dangerous tropical storms, mitigate marine erosion, store massive amounts of carbon, and…
The 3rd Annual New York Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WFCC.org) runs from January 30 – February 2, 2013. Ahead of the event, Mongabay.com is running a series of Q&As with…
Made up of ten islands off the coast of northern Mozambique, this coastal marine reserve in the Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago will cover more than 4020 square miles. Photo by:…
Adelie penguins hunting for food. Photo by: J. Weller. Click to enlarge. Pablo Garcia Borboroglu will be speaking at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco on October 13th,…
Image of San Francisco taken on August 16th. Image by NASA. Click to enlarge. The short answer to why San Francisco, California is foggy? The Pacific Ocean's marine layer. A…
