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From center left to right: David Cooper, CBD Deputy Executive Secretary; COP 15 President Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, China; Xia Yingxian, China; and Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, CBD Executive Secretary. Image by UN biodiversity via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Nations adopt Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Latoya Abulu, Sahana Ghosh 20 Dec 2022
Lulilan obscurus is a newly discovered scorpionfly from Nepal. Image courtesy of Rainer Willmann

‘Bizarre’ newly classified scorpionfly shines light on Nepal’s insect diversity

Abhaya Raj Joshi 17 Dec 2022

Rare, critically endangered gecko making dramatic recovery in Caribbean

Maxwell Radwin 2 Dec 2022

‘Europe’s rarest fish’ numbers spawn hopes for species’ survival

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 1 Dec 2022

New protections for sharks, songbirds, frogs and more at CITES trade summit

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 25 Nov 2022

Conservationists play matchmaker to boost Argentina’s jaguar gene pool

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 23 Nov 2022
Black-naped Pheasant-Pigeon caught on camera, likely a second individual. Photo: Doka Nason/American Bird Conservancy

In PNG, researchers find a large pigeon lost to science for 140 years

Liz Kimbrough 21 Nov 2022

Here come the sunbirds: New species from Indonesia’s Wakatobi Islands

Basten Gokkon 9 Nov 2022
Budha looking for snails in a cave.

‘A mollusk is as important as a tiger’: Q&A with Prem Bahadur Budha

Abhaya Raj Joshi 25 Oct 2022

Toxic new frog species from Ecuador named after Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane

Liz Kimbrough 10 Oct 2022
A fishing community settlement in Salonga

Catfished: New species described from DRC after mistaken identity

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 30 Sep 2022
binturong

Enigmatic binturong photographed in Nepal for the first time

Abhaya Raj Joshi 29 Sep 2022
The recently described box jellyfish

Sri Lankan study identifies new jellyfish, sparking interest in the species

Malaka Rodrigo 20 Sep 2022

Eight new-to-science geckos described from biodiversity haven Madagascar

Liz Kimbrough 15 Sep 2022

Tiny new tree frog species found in rewilded Costa Rican nature reserve

Liz Kimbrough 9 Sep 2022
sikkim lizard in Nepal

An elusive lizard thought to live only in India makes an appearance in Nepal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 17 Aug 2022

An emerald-green hummingbird lost to science reemerges in Colombia

Liz Kimbrough 16 Aug 2022

In Japanese waters, a newly described anemone lives on the back of a hermit crab

Liz Kimbrough 2 Aug 2022
Artist's impression of the Nombe kangaroo.

Giant kangaroo fossil points to previously unknown species in New Guinea

Jim Tan 27 Jul 2022
Danaea alansmithii Colombia, Amazonas, Río Caquetá. PHOTO: HANNA TUOMISTO

Between six ferns: New tropical fern species described by science

Liz Kimbrough 19 Jul 2022
The heavily charismatic and endangered red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is one of the many species found in the forests of Namdapha National Park. Image in the public domain.

Authorities and Yobin communities clash as deforestation spikes in Indian national park

Spoorthy Raman 15 Jul 2022
An American black vulture in Nepal.

Sighting of an American black vulture in Nepal causes a flutter

Abhaya Raj Joshi 13 Jul 2022
The bright-orange Tubastraea dendroida is named for its unique tree-like branching shape.

Colorful new corals bedeck the busy waters off Hong Kong, study shows

Liz Kimbrough 11 Jul 2022
Lowland tropical rainforest

Indigenous knowledge settles question of a Bornean tree species: Study

Carolyn Cowan 17 Jun 2022
African buffalo in Kenya. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Latest ‘plan for the planet’ calls for protecting 44% of land, home to 1.8b humans

Malavika Vyawahare 14 Jun 2022

Can conservation technology help save our rapidly disappearing species? | Problem Solved

Mike DiGirolamo 8 Jun 2022
Chinese pond heron

Chinese pond heron spotted in Nepal for first time

Abhaya Raj Joshi 8 Jun 2022
The Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher (Terenotriccus erythrurus) is a common species that forages on insects in the forest understory (an understory insectivore). Image courtesy of Dr. John Whitelaw.

Drastic declines in Neotropical birds in a protected Panamanian forest

Neha Jain 31 May 2022

A helping hand for red-footed tortoises making a comeback in Argentina

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 30 May 2022

Newly described plant is latest fruit of Sri Lankan botanists’ collaboration

Malaka Rodrigo 10 May 2022
Team guiding a sedated rhino into a crate for translocation. Image by Casey Pratt / Love Africa Marketing.

Bull run: South Africa marks latest rhino relocation to boost populations

Charles Mpaka 9 May 2022

Of rats and bats: Hundreds of mammal species still unidentified, study says

Liz Kimbrough 13 Apr 2022

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