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Camera trap study shows conservation efforts ‘are working’ on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula: Video

Liz Kimbrough 13 Dec 2021

In Colombia, threatened women of the Wayuú community continue to fight rampant mining

Carol Sánchez 13 Dec 2021

‘Tis the season’ for cold-stunned sea turtles — and their rescue — on Cape Cod

Elizabeth Devitt 6 Dec 2021

Translocation brings white rhinos to Rwanda, a new land for an old species

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 6 Dec 2021
Andean Condor. Photo by Enrique Ortiz

How Andean Condors in Peru saved the California condor from extinction (commentary)

Enrique Ortiz 5 Dec 2021
Zuzana Burivalova. Photo credit: Tobias Corts

Bioacoustics researcher wins top award for positive impact toward solving global challenges

Erik Hoffner 2 Dec 2021

The complete guide to restoring your soil: Q&A with soil expert Dale Strickler

Liz Kimbrough 29 Nov 2021

Meet Magali, the conservation warrior rescuing Peru’s rainforest animals: Video

Liz Kimbrough 26 Nov 2021

You can’t see them to count them, but Amazonian manatees seem to be recovering

Sibélia Zanon 26 Nov 2021

Advocates welcome halt to shortfin mako shark fishing, call for longer ban

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 25 Nov 2021
Representative animation of the soil formation process

Fighting climate change is a dirty job, but soils can do it | Problem Solved

Mike DiGirolamo 24 Nov 2021
A white-necked jacobin with the brightly colored feather patterns typical of males. Photo by Irene Mendez Cruz.

Some hummingbird females display male coloring to avoid being harassed

Megan Kalomiris 23 Nov 2021

For world’s rarest gorillas, camera traps prove pivotal for protection

Gianluca Cerullo 23 Nov 2021
Jaguar in a river in Mexico. Photo credit: Gerardo Ceballos

Jaguars in Mexico are growing in number, a promising sign that national conservation strategies are working

Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright 22 Nov 2021

DNA assessment confirms Gabon as last stronghold of forest elephants

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Nov 2021

Hope old and new: COP26 focused on two largely unsung climate solutions

Justin Catanoso 18 Nov 2021

New Himalayan snake found via Instagram

Liz Kimbrough 18 Nov 2021

Ambitious English rewilding project aims to give 20% of land ‘back to nature’

Rebecca Branford, Sue Branford 15 Nov 2021

In rural Nigeria, the magic of cinema builds support for ape conservation

Orji Sunday 15 Nov 2021
Sumatran rhinos in Indonesia. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Work starts on new sanctuary for captive breeding of Sumatran rhinos

Basten Gokkon 12 Nov 2021

COP26: Are climate declarations and emission reduction pledges legally binding?

Justin Catanoso 11 Nov 2021

In Indonesia, a coastal town rejects ‘metropolitan’ model for mangroves

Mahmud Ichi 11 Nov 2021

After a pandemic reprieve, loggers return to a unique Madagascar forest

Rivonala Razafison 10 Nov 2021
Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco). Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

New restoration “Playbook” calls for political, economic, and social change

Liz Kimbrough 8 Nov 2021

Study shows ‘encouraging’ results of China’s bid to protect coastal wetlands

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 5 Nov 2021
Bison affect plant growth, nutrient cycling, and fire dynamics through their grazing. Image courtesy of Wildlife Conservation Society.

For Bison Day 2021, conservation and reconciliation through buffalo eyes (commentary)

Cristina Mormorunni, Shelly R. Fyant 5 Nov 2021

Indonesian couple stages ‘ecological wedding’ in hopes of inspiring others

Ebed de Rosary 4 Nov 2021
Illegal sand and gold mining in Indonesian Borneo. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Do forest declarations work? How do the Glasgow and New York declarations compare?

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Nov 2021

New protections announced for Galápagos Islands and beyond at COP26

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 3 Nov 2021
Jane Goodall interviewing Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler for her Hopecast podcast.

Jane Goodall’s Hopecast podcast features Mongabay founder

Mongabay.com 3 Nov 2021

Straight outta Borneo: New gecko species just dropped

Ahmad Supardi 2 Nov 2021

World Lemur Day celebrated in Madagascar with new postage stamps

Erik Hoffner 29 Oct 2021

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