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Sixth mass extinction ‘tsunami’ coming, but preventable

John Cannon 4 Aug 2017

Why the Suy’uk are fact-checking their Dayak origin myth

Andi Fachrizal 4 Aug 2017

In Nepal, the rhino evokes national pride

Alex Dudley 1 Aug 2017
A few miners continue to work an old mine called Andasiakondro, where a ruby rush drew some 10,000 people in 2002.

What happens after a mining rush? Photographs from Madagascar

Arnaud De Grave 31 Jul 2017
Kahuzi-Biega National Park rangers stand in formation at the park in October, 2016. Photo by Thomas Nicolon for Mongabay.

Two things you can do for World Ranger Day

Mongabay.com 31 Jul 2017

Five promising stories for Global Tiger Day

Mongabay.com 28 Jul 2017

First ‘intrusions’ into unbroken forests drive pulses of biodiversity loss

John Cannon 28 Jul 2017

Rare bird not seen in 60 years rediscovered

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Jul 2017

Working with communities to fight fires in Way Kambas National Park

Della Syahni 26 Jul 2017

UN moves one step closer to convening high seas treaty negotiations

Mike Gaworecki 25 Jul 2017

Global megadam activism and the sounds of nature in Taiwan

Mike Gaworecki 25 Jul 2017

Flood hits India’s Kaziranga National Park, killing four rhinos

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 24 Jul 2017

Orangutans find home in degraded forests

John Cannon 24 Jul 2017

On the front lines of conservation: How do rural women feel?

Neha Jain 21 Jul 2017

Behind rising rhino numbers in Nepal, a complex human story

Alex Dudley 19 Jul 2017

Nepal’s rhino numbers rise, thanks to national and local commitment

Alex Dudley 18 Jul 2017
Sumatran elephants by Rhett Butler.

As Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem faces multiple threats, local resistance grows

Junaidi Hanafiah 17 Jul 2017

Colombia expands indigenous reserves near key deforestation hotspot

Mike Gaworecki 14 Jul 2017

Big mammals flourish as Cerrado park’s savanna comes back

John Cannon 14 Jul 2017

Shipping companies face criminal charges after coal barges damage reef in Indonesian marine park

Basten Gokkon 12 Jul 2017

Study: Biodiversity poorly protected by conservation areas worldwide

John Cannon 10 Jul 2017

A spotty revival amid decline for China’s endemic leopards

Wang Yan 7 Jul 2017

African great ape bushmeat crisis intensifies; few solutions in sight

Sharon Guynup 7 Jul 2017

Rare fishing cat photographed in Cambodia

Claire Baker-Munton 6 Jul 2017

How the World Heritage Convention could save more wilderness: Q&A with World Heritage expert Cyril Kormos

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Jul 2017

Merabu’s efforts to keep the carbon in its trees

Yustinus S. Hardjanto 5 Jul 2017

As habitat fragmentation increases, so does extinction risk: study

Isabel Esterman 3 Jul 2017

The women who live alongside rhinos in India

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 30 Jun 2017

Unveiled: The unraveling of Nicaragua’s Indio Maíz Biological Reserve (commentary)

Karen Masters, Hector Castaneda, Paola Muñoz, Adam Stein 29 Jun 2017
A male southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) among king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Marion Island. Photo by Nico de Bruyn.

Hard but worth it: researchers fight invasives on Subantarctic islands (commentary)

P.J.N. (Nico) de Bruyn 29 Jun 2017

A dangerous path: New highway could jeopardize tigers in India

Rachel Fritts 28 Jun 2017

Panama: the ranching industry has moved into Darién National Park

José Arcia 26 Jun 2017

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