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In Brazil, the country’s first urban yellow fever outbreak in more than 80 years was triggered by record drought, along with deforestation and other land use change.

Drought driven by climate change is redefining how disease spreads, study finds

Adam Litchkofski 6 Nov 2026
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Tourism, Rebecca Miano, met with officials from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and other conservation partners ahead of presiding over the launch of a $160 million conservation-focused fund, Image courtesy of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).

Kenya launches $160 million conservation initiative to support communities and biodiversity

Lynet Otieno 6 Nov 2026
A mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda). Image by Bernard DUPONT via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Scientists confirm horseshoe crabs in a second Philippine province, urge conservation

Maverick Avila 6 Nov 2026

Extreme heat is creating a workplace health crisis in Bangladesh’s garment industry

Mongabay.com 6 Nov 2026
A water tap in the Cacique Chicão settlement in Recife's Ibura neighborhood.

Water rationing in Recife, Brazil, falls along racial lines

Adriana Amâncio, Áthila Galindo, Yamini Benites 4 Nov 2026

Artificial mangrove roots offer temporary shield for Thailand’s eroding coastline

Mongabay.com 4 Nov 2026
Components of the hybrid reef system being installed in Kalaeloa Harbor, which will integrate 60 engineered, concrete reef-mimicking structures with living coral. Image courtesy of Hawaii Department of Transportation.

How a ‘living breakwater’ in Hawai‘i aims to create coral habitat and protect coastline

Jules Struck 4 Nov 2026

Human-wildlife coexistence with wolves in Europe requires a holistic approach

Mike DiGirolamo 3 Nov 2026

Afghanistan’s Taliban officials will attend a UN climate summit for the second time as observers

Associated Press 3 Nov 2026
The moist forest of Ngezi is home to endemic species like the critically endangered reed frog (Hyperolius watsonae). Image courtesy of Donyo Gabriel.

Uncertainty surrounds controversial resort in Zanzibar forest reserve as work stalls

Victoria Schneider 3 Nov 2026
A white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Diverse forests can better withstand extreme weather events, study finds. Here’s why

Claudia Geib 2 Nov 2026
Parisians try to stay cool on a hot summer day. Europe’s record heat wave this summer claimed 50,000 lives.

Extreme heat no longer confined to summer, extending health risks, study finds

Nick Ruggia 2 Nov 2026
Asian black bears

Ecotourism may deter hunters, but also keeps wildlife away, Laos study suggests

Carolyn Cowan 2 Nov 2026
Commuters on the road try to shield their noses from the thick haze as they drive.

Experts warn of long-term health risks as Indonesia’s wildfire haze takes a growing toll

Hans Nicholas Jong 2 Nov 2026

Venomous Indonesian primate feared extinct still clings on – but threats persist

Naina Rao 2 Nov 2026
A group of volunteers walk towards a tree mapping area.

How citizen scientists are mapping Pune’s trees, with hopes of a greener future

Stephin Thomas 30 Oct 2026
A leopard in the Central Zoo, Nepal.

After Botswana, Nepal tries artificial scent marking to fend big cats off villages

Deepak Adhikari 30 Oct 2026
A tiny sampling of tropical beetle diversity displayed at the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Germany. Image by H. Zell/CC 3.0.

If we don’t start counting insect populations, we won’t know what we’re losing (commentary)

Prayan Pokharel 29 Oct 2026
Visiting area of the Véu de Noiva waterfall in Cantá, Roraima.

‘Already feeling it’: Northern Amazon waterfall season ends early, hurting livelihoods

Felipe Medeiros 29 Oct 2026
A dry canal in the Air Merah community forest area.

Early tech warning hopes to give Sumatra’s peat community a head start on fires

Teguh Suprayitno 29 Oct 2026

India’s forgotten vegetables offer a glimpse into what global diets are missing

Mongabay.com 29 Oct 2026

Fishing cat rescue-and-release offers potential model for conservation in Bangladesh

Naina Rao 29 Oct 2026

Fishers in eastern Indonesia struggle as rough seas keep them ashore

Basten Gokkon 29 Oct 2026
A watercolor by the Indigenous Wayana, Aimawale Opoya.

Suriname’s rich archaeological history may hold keys to conservation

Peter Speetjens 28 Oct 2026
Stoke Park in Guildford.

A town-wide ‘living laboratory’ shows how green spaces can combat climate extremes

Claudia Geib 28 Oct 2026
Bernie Krause on St. Vincent Island, Florida in 2003. Photo by Tim Chapman

Why I sent my archive of nature’s sounds to France (commentary)

Bernie Krause 28 Oct 2026

Cyclone batters India’s eastern coast, killing 3 and damaging homes and farmland

Associated Press 28 Oct 2026
Wildfires are devastating, but fire can also be a rejuvenating force for many organisms and landscapes.

As wildfires rage, Canadian researchers study the life that comes after

Anna Dulisse 28 Oct 2026
Md. Mizan Mia, a resident of Katanishar village of Sarail subdistrict, calms his 9-month-old female Sarail hound at his residence. Image by Kamran Reza Chowdhury.

A rare hound with a storied past faces an uncertain future in Bangladesh

Kamran Reza Chowdhury 28 Oct 2026

Artificial nests help Hong Kong’s rare cockatoos cope with a ‘housing crisis’

Mongabay.com 28 Oct 2026

A Thai rescue center gives injured leopard cat cubs a second chance

Mongabay.com 28 Oct 2026
Studying fungi in Indonesia's Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park. Image © Garry Lotulung/SPUN-Indonesia.

Fungi now have a global conservation strategy

John Cannon 26 Oct 2026

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