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A pod of Sperm Whales move into a defense line to stop a pod of Orcas (Killer Whales) getting to their calf, off the coast of Sri Lanka. Image © Paul Hilton / Greenpeace.

Our responsibility for cetacean conservation grows with proof of their intelligence (commentary)

Avery Ancell 8 May 2025
Eurasian brown bear courtesy of Magnus Lundgren/Swedensbigfive.org.

Coexistence with Europe’s carnivores is possible (commentary)

John Linnell 10 Apr 2025
Snow leopard at ease in its high-mountain habitat. Image courtesy of Madhu Chetri.

How cultural and religious beliefs combine for snow leopard conservation (commentary)

Anil Adhikari 7 Apr 2025

It’s time for a U.N. ‘universal declaration on nature’ (commentary)

Katherine Snow 9 Jan 2025
A great white shark. Found frequently along the coasts of countries across the globe, white sharks also hunt on the high seas. Image by Pterantula (Terry Goss) via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Social media influencers’ bad behavior with marine wildlife is risky for animals, too (commentary)

Erica Carone 1 Oct 2024
Eurasian lynx, courtesy of Parc Zoologique de Paris.

Sweden’s ‘nature friendly’ reputation is being shot to pieces (commentary)

Misha Istratov 4 Sep 2024

Luxury hunting firm linked to decades of poaching in Tanzania, whistleblowers say

Mongabay.com 22 Aug 2024
Forest clearance and plantation development in PT Megakarya Jaya Raya (PT MJR) oil palm concession, part of the Hayel Saeed Anam group in Boven Digoel Regency, Papua in March 2018. Photo credit: © Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace

The promise of ecocide law, from boardroom to courtroom (commentary)

Monica Lennon and Judith Schwartz 19 Aug 2024
A coyote in Chicago. Image courtesy of Cook County Coyote Project.

Animal welfare advocacy must include wildlife & invertebrates (commentary)

Zoe Newton 24 Jul 2024
nuclear missiles

The $91 billion wasted on nuclear weapons last year could transform ecosystem restoration (commentary)

Melissa Parke 28 Jun 2024
A fire salamander, vulnerable on the IUCN list.

Know your salamander: To conserve amphibians, study their intelligence (commentary)

Deyatima Ghosh 13 Jun 2024
Tropical forest in Panama. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Cutting forests for solar energy ‘misses the plot’ on climate action (commentary)

Judith D. Schwartz 24 May 2024
By Aqqa Rosing-Asvid - Visit Greenland - File:Finhval.jpg, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47954017. Image courtesy of Aqqa Rosing-Asvid via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Iceland’s whaling paradox (commentary)

Micah Garen 13 Oct 2023
A snow leopard captured on a camera trap.

When wildlife surveillance tech ‘watches’ people

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Jul 2023
Metal debris in water near SpaceX launch site. Image courtesy of the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries program of Defenders of Wildlife.

Don’t destroy Earth on the way to Mars (commentary)

Sharon Wilcox 23 May 2023
Octopuses are widely recognized as having high intelligence and complex inner lives. Photo by Pia B. published to the Creative Commons via Pexels.

Conservation must acknowledge animal sentience (commentary)

Nicole Roberts 19 May 2023
Example of the kind of virtual environments that gaming companies are currently creating. Image via Unreal Engine, a 3D creation tool for photo realistic visuals and immersive experiences.

On wildlife and the Metaverse, some ethical considerations (commentary)

Nikolas Kozloff 17 Mar 2023
The doll orchid is threatened due to extensive collection for the ornamental plant trade. Image courtesy of Bhathiya Gopallawa.

Whether humans can survive climate change is the wrong question (commentary)

John Reid 17 Nov 2022
Earth. Image courtesy of NASA.

Why is there no Planet B? (commentary)

A. E. Nicholson, R.D. Haywood 20 Sep 2022

Think that GIF of the smoking chimp is funny? The chimp wasn’t laughing

Tina Deines 17 Nov 2021
Najin the Rhino

One of world’s last two northern white rhinos withdrawn from breeding program

Carolyn Cowan 1 Nov 2021

Faroe Islands to evaluate traditional hunt after slaughter of 1,400 dolphins

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Sep 2021

On World Elephant Day (and every day) humans should stay away from wildlife (commentary)

Shermin de Silva 11 Aug 2021

‘What’s your real footprint on the animal world?’: Q&A with author Henry Mance

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Jul 2021
Rainforest in Malaysian Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

The Pope, a prince and a judge walk into a bar…to argue for nature’s rights (commentary)

Mari Margil 19 May 2021
Lioness in Tanzania. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Keeping animals wild vs ‘safe’ should be prioritized, lion biologists argue (commentary)

Pride Lion Conservation Alliance 14 May 2021

Skin in the game? Reptile leather trade embroils conservation authority

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Apr 2021

Vatican calls landmark meeting to conserve Amazon, protect indigenous peoples

Justin Catanoso 4 Oct 2019

Interfaith leaders step up to protect the world’s ‘sacred’ rainforests

Justin Catanoso 17 Sep 2019

How to make sure your aquarium fish are ethical (commentary)

Robert Woods 3 Jul 2019

To collect or not to collect? Experts debate the need for specimens

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 10 Dec 2014

Pope Francis: ‘this is our sin: we exploit the earth’

Jeremy Hance 8 Jul 2014

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