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An Indian pond heron or paddybird (Ardeola grayii) in a pond in Nepal.

In Nepal, artificial ponds offer drought relief despite lingering doubts

Mukesh Pokhrel 28 Aug 2025
Flowers and leaves of the Vanda thwaitesii.

After 160 years, an old drawing leads scientists to a long-lost Sri Lanka orchid

Malaka Rodrigo 28 Aug 2025
The jaguar nicknamed Gaia, who died when her Pantanal habitat burned. Image courtesy of Ricardo Martins / Caiman Ecological Refuge.

Climate negotiations must begin to prioritize conservation of wetlands like Brazil’s Pantanal (commentary)

Mario Haberfeld, Steve Trent 27 Aug 2025
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swims along the Great Barrier Reef off Australia.

Scientists warn ocean-based climate fixes lack rules and oversight

Edward Carver 27 Aug 2025
Hoolock gibbons in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh retreating from development activities planned in forest lands

Abu Siddique 27 Aug 2025
Shark meat is prepared for distribution at CEAGESP in São Paulo city,

Mongabay shark meat exposé sparks call for hearing and industry debate

Philip Jacobson, Karla Mendes, Lucas Berti 26 Aug 2025
Scientist Anneliese Hodge collecting seaweed.

Sunscreens protect us but also pose real planetary health concerns

Sean Mowbray 26 Aug 2025
A white rhino in a community conservation area with tourists in the background. Image courtesy of James Ward / Rewild Safaris.

The safari industry’s ‘conservation-washing’ is a growing problem (commentary)

Tom LaRock 26 Aug 2025
A 1.72-meter (5.6-foot), 102-kilogram (225-pound) Mekong giant barb caught in Tonle Sap Lake in December, 2002.

Shrinking Mekong megafish underlines risks to the river, study finds

Anton L. Delgado 26 Aug 2025
Redwood forest in the San Francisco Bay Area in August 2025. Photo by Rhett Ayers Butler.

Ecosystems as infrastructure: Tim Christophersen on how to rebuild humanity’s ties to nature

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Aug 2025

Social media post sparks rediscovery of endemic Sri Lanka rainforest plant

Malaka Rodrigo 26 Aug 2025
False killer whales in the Mediterranean. Image by Vincent Kneefel / Ocean Image Bank.

Why the BBNJ treaty on marine biodiversity matters more in the Mediterranean (commentary)

Camille Loth, Giuseppe Di Carlo 25 Aug 2025
restored area aerial image

Local forest governance helps jaguars and forests flourish in Guatemala

Monica Pelliccia 25 Aug 2025
Banner image of waves near Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour following Typhoon Wipha, July 20, 2025. Image by AP Photo/Vernon Yuen.

How science links extreme weather disasters to climate change: Interview with WWA’s Clair Barnes

Kristine Sabillo 25 Aug 2025
Rainbow over Jambi, Indonesia. Photo by Rhett Ayers Butler.

How can we make nature’s wellbeing impossible to ignore? For Natalie Kyriacou, it is the defining challenge

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Aug 2025
Augustin K. Basabose. Image by Allison Shelley for Wild Earth Allies

In eastern Congo’s war-torn forests, Augustin Basabose gave hope to gorillas and people

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Aug 2025

Ghana passes landmark legislation to protect artisanal fisheries

Victoria Schneider 22 Aug 2025
Prayer flags in Mustang.

Escalation in tourism, climate change leaves Nepal’s Mustang in fragile state

Abhaya Raj Joshi 22 Aug 2025
A bird perches on debris looking for food in Brazil. Image courtesy of AP Photo/Andre Penner.

Waste-to-energy project could boost Brazil’s decarbonization goals

Adriana Amâncio 22 Aug 2025

Global brands join drive for deforestation-free palm oil in Indonesia’s Aceh

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Aug 2025

Rare Javan leopard sighting renews focus on conservation, monitoring efforts

Basten Gokkon, Falahi Mubarok 22 Aug 2025
Magar people stage protest against the Tanahun Hydropower project. Image by Sanjog Laapaa Magar, INWOLAG.

Development banks under fire for backing disputed Nepal hydropower project

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 22 Aug 2025

Killings on Kenya’s Lake Naivasha raise questions over coast guard role

Joseph Maina 21 Aug 2025

Brazil’s land registry holds farmers accountable, but enables deforestation

Timothy J. Killeen 21 Aug 2025
Drax is the largest consumer of wood pellets for energy in the UK.

Sustainable biomass certification scheme is flawed, degrades forests, report finds

Annelise Giseburt 21 Aug 2025
Elephants are one of the species that have bounced back after Namibia’s independence in 1990.

Climate change tests the resilience of people and desert-adapted wildlife in Namibia

Petro Kotzé 21 Aug 2025
A fisherman cleans the plastic waste caught in his net.

New coalition focuses on ‘reuse’ to tackle top polluter Indonesia’s plastic waste problem

Hans Nicholas Jong 21 Aug 2025

Study uncovers laundering of Galápagos iguanas through wildlife export permits

Ana Cristina Alvarado 21 Aug 2025
After separating the edible pulp, the leftover enset fibers are collected and used to make durable household items like ropes, mats and baskets. Image by Solomon Yimer for Mongabay.

Ethiopian initiatives try to mainstream traditional and resilient enset crop in diets

Solomon Yimer 20 Aug 2025
An ocelot hiding in a tree in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso state, Brazil.

NGOs launch novel community projects to conserve Mexico’s ocelots

Sandra Weiss 20 Aug 2025

Argentina’s elephant seals face 100-year recovery after avian flu devastation: Study

Astrid Arellano 20 Aug 2025
The paving of the BR-319 highway would open the Amazon to further deforestation, affecting Brazil's rain cycle and endangering Indigenous communities. Image courtesy of the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT).

Brazil’s new licensing accord is a gateway to forest destruction via the BR-319 highway (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 20 Aug 2025

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