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A jackdaw feeds from various bowls containing food.

Are crows really street smart? Science confirms the genius of corvids (commentary)

Deyatima Ghosh 19 Aug 2025
View of Chiribiquete National Park.

Deforestation & illegal roads advancing fast in Colombia’s largest natural area

Iván Paredes Tamayo 19 Aug 2025
A baby Sumatran rhino in Lampung.

Sniffer dogs may have rediscovered a lost population of Sumatran rhinos

Jeremy Hance 18 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
A flowering shoot of jambu.

Amazon jambu blends tradition and science for numbing flavors and healthcare

Sarah Brown 18 Aug 2025

There’s hope for sunflower sea stars, with their killer unmasked and reintroductions pending

Darren Incorvaia, Sharon Guynup 18 Aug 2025

Argentina pushes pipeline exports through protected Patagonian waters

Rodolfo Chisleanschi 18 Aug 2025
James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)

Green hydrogen development threatens wildlife in Chile

Manuel Fonseca 18 Aug 2025

As fast-spreading mussel sweeps across Asia, Sri Lanka faces new invasive threat

Malaka Rodrigo 18 Aug 2025
2017's Jones Fire in Oregon, U.S.

Old forests, new fires, and a scientific standoff over active management

John Cannon 18 Aug 2025

Air quality study of East Java waste-to-energy plant sparks dispute, health warnings

Petrus Riski 16 Aug 2025
White rhyolite spires on the shores of Jodogahama Beach in Miyako, Japan. These spires are estimated to be around 45 million years old and form a natural version of a Japanese garden. This beach is part of Sanriku Fukkō National Park. It was incorporated into this national park as a reconstruction effort following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Image by Mike DiGirolamo for Mongabay.

Don’t quit: A podcaster’s charge to listeners & fellow humans (commentary)

Mike DiGirolamo 15 Aug 2025

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

Liz Kimbrough 15 Aug 2025
View of central Kampala.

From counting trees to enhancing climate resiliency, Kampala focuses on its forests

Victoria Schneider 15 Aug 2025

What’s at stake for the environment in Bolivia’s upcoming elections?

Maxwell Radwin 15 Aug 2025
Cattle in Switzerland.

Will we still eat beef in 50 years?

John Cannon 15 Aug 2025
A lion in Western Cape, South Africa.

Learning to live with lions: Interview with Claw Conservancy’s Andrew Stein

Abhishyant Kidangoor 15 Aug 2025
Kavantissa, a regal tusker considered Sri Lanka’s largest elephant, stands more than 3 meters (10 feet) in height. He faces the risk of being killed due to his habit of roaming close to human settlements. Image courtesy of Gimantha.

It’s time to update the language of human-wildlife interactions (commentary)

Tracie McKinney 14 Aug 2025

As climate change burdens grow, community mental health alarm bells ring

Petro Kotzé 14 Aug 2025
A barberfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris) swimming through Pocillopora corals in Panama's Coiba National Park.

Microbiomes may be corals’ secret weapon against climate change: Study

Marlowe Starling 14 Aug 2025

Brazil’s Forestry Code seeks to strengthen forest conservation, but controversies remain

Timothy J. Killeen 14 Aug 2025

New charges added in Argentina’s largest-ever wildlife case as key defendant attempts to flee the country

Ana Cristina Alvarado 14 Aug 2025
A crew of firefighters fights the Vees Fire near Ten Sleep, Wyoming, in July 2025.

Fixing forests or fueling fires? Scientists split over active management

John Cannon 13 Aug 2025
Yellowfin tuna, one of the seven major commercial tuna species, attempt to outswim a seine net in the Seychelles. Fishing is the second largest industry on this small Pacific Island, and like many other Pacific Islands, it faces major revenue losses as tuna shift their migration patterns into the high seas due to climate change.

How will fisheries change in a hotter world? Experts share

Claudia Geib 13 Aug 2025

In India, humans & leopards meet near major cities; preserving habitat is crucial

Shradha Triveni 13 Aug 2025

Javan rhino numbers plunge; Sumatran rhinos remain near extinction: Report

Jeremy Hance 13 Aug 2025
Spoon-billed sandpiper in Tiaozini, China.

A critical stopover for shorebirds awaits protection in Malaysia

Lee Kwai Han 13 Aug 2025

Conservationists warn of targeted poaching behind Sri Lanka’s leopard killings

Malaka Rodrigo 13 Aug 2025

NASA satellites show surge in Indonesia hotspots as 2025 fires send smoke to Malaysia

Hans Nicholas Jong 13 Aug 2025

Agroecological market gardening: Benin’s climate-resilient farming solution

Ange Banouwin 13 Aug 2025
Leopard shark. Photo by Alex Kydd.

Can we undo extinction? A growing effort to restore lost sharks

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Aug 2025
Wild elephants drinking from a stream near Bardiya National Park in Nepal. Image courtesy of Bardiya National Park.

In western Nepal, farmers switch to growing turmeric; elephants stay away

Deepak Adhikari 13 Aug 2025

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