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Sloth on tree

The dark side of smiling sloths

Sam Lee 12 Mar 2026

Archived camera-trap images bring Thailand’s tapirs into focus

Mongabay.com 5 Mar 2026
Photos from Macron's official visit to Lula in 2024 sparked memes for their resemblance to a “pre-wedding photo shoot.”

Brazil wanted more protections for its endangered national tree. Then France called

Fernanda Wenzel, Spoorthy Raman, Emmanuelle Picaud 27 Feb 2026
A photo of Zeytin posted by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on Facebook in December 2024. No further updates have been provided since the country's announcement to not send Zeytin to Africa.

Baby gorilla seized from traffickers languishes in Turkish zoo

Spoorthy Raman 13 Feb 2026

Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 31 Jan 2026
Moo Deng meme collage

Small hippo, big dreams: Can Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippo, save her species? 

Sam Lee 14 Jan 2026

Ants need urgent protections from global trade, conservationists say

Spoorthy Raman 13 Jan 2026

South Africa’s great white shark population worries researchers

Victoria Schneider 13 Jan 2026
The fish-eating bat has been recorded on more than 45 islands in the Gulf of California. Isla Partida Norte is home to the largest known colony of the species. Image courtesy of José Juan Flores Martínez.

Up close with Mexico’s fish-eating bats: Interview with researcher José Juan Flores Martínez

Astrid Arellano 31 Dec 2025
O. shunkusacha

A new frog species emerges from Peru’s cloud forests — and it’s already at risk

Astrid Arellano 30 Dec 2025
The orchids at Levy Preserve are naturally occurring and indicate that this land hadn’t been disturbed for many years.

A small preserve leads a big effort to save native plants in the Bahamas

Marlowe Starling 30 Dec 2025
Myotis nimbaensis, shown here, is a new species of bat named for the mountain range in which it is found, the Nimba Mountains in West Africa. Photo © Kendra Snyder / Bat Conservation International.

Rare bats at risk as iron ore mine advances in Guinea’s Nimba Mountains

Victoria Schneider 30 Dec 2025
Forest elephants

Wildlife and communities bear the cost as Simandou rail corridor advances across Guinea

Younoussa Naby Sylla 11 Dec 2025
A juvenile white sturgeon in Canada.

With a target on their bellies, can California’s sturgeon survive?

Laurel Neme 10 Dec 2025

45 more shark species up for CITES protections; tight vote expected

Philip Jacobson 26 Nov 2025

As Sri Lanka continues new elephant drive, scientists warn against creating new conflicts

Malaka Rodrigo 26 Nov 2025

Study maps whale shark stranding hotspots in Indonesia, highlights conservation needs

Basten Gokkon 18 Nov 2025
Community people in Jhumlabang gathered in a community meeting in July. Image courtesy of Jhumlabang Village Foundation (JVF).

In Nepal’s hills, a fight brews over the country’s biggest iron deposit

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 17 Oct 2025
Mountain yellow-legged frogs have a wide array of color variations, ranging from yellow and brown to red and gray.

Uphill battle to save California’s endangered mountain yellow-legged frog

Sean Mowbray 10 Oct 2025

IUCN downgrades guiña threat status, prompting conservation warning

Sean Mowbray 10 Oct 2025
The Philippine eagle is being pushed to the brink of extinction due to deforestation and unsustainable hunting.

Study warns up to a quarter of Philippine vertebrates risk extinction

Keith Anthony Fabro 2 Oct 2025
Tromsø Arctic Reindeer and Sami Experience in Krokelvdalen, Norway. Image by Nicolas Lafargue via Unsplash.

Climate change puts pressure on reindeer populations, both wild & domestic herds

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 1 Oct 2025
Tiger on a rock.

Amid challenges, Nepal plans its latest tiger & rhino counts

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 1 Oct 2025

Study spotlights West Papua habitat as whale sharks face increased pressures

Basten Gokkon 28 Sep 2025

The collapse of tropical dry forests is underway — and few are watching

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Sep 2025
Image courtesy of Burung Indonesia/Jihad.

On Java’s Mount Slamet, two former trappers find new calling as bird protectors

L. Darmawan 31 Aug 2025
A female tiger. Tigers were among the first few species added to CITES Appendix I in 1975 to halt the illegal trade of tigers and their parts.

US proposes zero new protections for traded wildlife at upcoming CITES CoP

Spoorthy Raman 18 Aug 2025

New report warns 54% of turtles and tortoises are at risk of extinction

Liz Kimbrough 15 Aug 2025
Spoon-billed sandpiper in Tiaozini, China.

A critical stopover for shorebirds awaits protection in Malaysia

Lee Kwai Han 13 Aug 2025
A leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea).

Malaysia’s turtle egg buyback scheme saved thousands — but is it sustainable?

Keith Anthony Fabro 31 Jul 2025

Domestic cats pose interbreeding threat to little known wildcat ancestor

Mongabay.com 30 Jul 2025
A critically endangered Philippine pangolin and its pup. The demand for their scales has resulted in Pangolins being the most trafficked mammals.

To save pangolins, we need to change the narrative (commentary)

Araluen Schunmann 28 Jul 2025

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