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Two rare pregnancies spark hope for Sumatran rhinos — but also concerns about inbreeding

Basten Gokkon 14 Oct 2026
Vivid orange sea star became an internet sensation for its uncanny resemblance to the cartoon character Patrick Star

‘Patrick’ sea star went viral, but Argentine deep-sea canyon held 57 new species

Liz Kimbrough 13 Oct 2026
The Jalisco mud turtle, endemic to the Jalisco and Colima states in Mexico, is a freshwater turtle found in rivers and wetlands.

Solutions to the risks posed by the global pet trade could be enacted quickly

Mike DiGirolamo 13 Oct 2026

Inside the ‘unique’ tail of Iran’s spider-tailed horned viper

Shanna Hanbury 13 Oct 2026
Advanced Aquarium Technologies New Zealand recently developed smaller, more mobile UV-C tools that are better suited for rocky and reef habitats.

New Zealand builds an arsenal of tools to battle a ‘wily’ invasive seaweed

Edward Carver 13 Oct 2026

Indonesia returns 20 green sea turtles to the ocean after Bali smuggling raid

Associated Press 13 Oct 2026

A study unravels the genetic mystery of a cobra divided by sea

Malaka Rodrigo 13 Oct 2026
Sirachai Arunrugstichai takes a photo of a school of bigeye snappers at Hat Noppharat Thara – Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park, a marine park in Krabi province, Thailand, in 2018. Image courtesy of Tanakit Suwanyangyuan.

Shedding light on the sea: Interview with Thai photographer Sirachai Arunrugstichai

Pratch Rujivanarom 13 Oct 2026
Satellite imagery from Planet Labs captured October 2024 shows gold mining-related deforestation along the Ituri River in the DRC that runs through the southern portion of Okapi Wildlife Reserve.

Protected areas are not for mining: Interview with WWF’s Nadège Nzoyem

David Akana 13 Oct 2026
A female member of the Smitswinkel Troop with False Bay in the background,. Image by Barry Christianson for Mongabay.

‘A hard reset’: Cape Town to capture and relocate baboon troops

Barry Christianson 13 Oct 2026
Grauer's gorilla troop in Kahuzi-Biega National Park. Photo credit: Strong Roots Congo.

In a first for the DRC, a homegrown NGO will co-manage a wildlife reserve

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Oct 2026

Chinook salmon return to historical habitat following removal of four US dams

David Brown 12 Oct 2026

Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s orangutans as rescuers find injured animals

Associated Press 12 Oct 2026
Project team members prepare juvenile bull kelp for transplanting in Clayoquot Sound. Image courtesy of Graeme Owsianski/Redd Fish Restoration Society.

First Nation-led effort replants kelp forests in Clayoquot Sound

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Oct 2026
Zuzana Burivalova. Photo credit: Tobias Corts

Researcher who listens to forests wins 2026 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award

Shreya Dasgupta 12 Oct 2026
Oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Image courtesy of NOAA.

Oil pollution is drifting into marine protected areas, report finds

Shanna Hanbury 12 Oct 2026
A photo taken on July 19, 2026, shows Sorn Srenh, deputy chief of Koh Sdach commune, who has turned grassroots action into a model for marine conservation. Image by Eung Sea for Mongabay.

Community action to protect Cambodia’s seas: Interview with commune leader Sorn Srenh

Eung Sea 12 Oct 2026
Dead elephant seal pups on a beach in Argentine Patagonia. It’s unclear how they died. Image © Maxi Jonas via WCS.

Wildlife disease surveillance at global scale needs stronger local networks: Study

Naina Rao 12 Oct 2026
South African cheetah

This is a South African cheetah, and it’s in trouble

Juan Maza, Victoria Schneider 11 Oct 2026
Darwin’s rheas

Rheas are back to Chilean Patagonia

Julia Lima, Romi Castagnino 10 Oct 2026

Painted wind turbines can dramatically reduce bird deaths, study finds

Bobby Bascomb 9 Oct 2026

Sri Lanka elephant found with a gunshot wound. How can tuskers be protected?

Malaka Rodrigo 9 Oct 2026
Fishers at work in artisanal fishing pirogues with seine nets off the Senegalese coast, Kafountine, Casamance. Image © Clément Tardif for Greenpeace.

Fishmeal factories take Senegal’s fish from the dinner table

Ian Urbina 9 Oct 2026
Paul Spong at the International Whaling Commission

A lifetime studying and advocating for cetaceans: Interview with Paul Spong

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 Oct 2026
Carlos Magdalena holding a Victoria colombiana leaf. Image courtesy of Mauricio Bernal

An Instafamous giant water lily is confirmed as a new species — and critically endangered

Shreya Dasgupta 9 Oct 2026

Ethiopian highlands yield a new species of egg-eating snake

Naina Rao 9 Oct 2026

Deadly wildfires leave Borneo wildlife scrambling for fresh water

Basten Gokkon 9 Oct 2026
Big blue octopus (Octopus cyanea) with diver in background in waters off Hawaii. Photo credit: naturepl.com / David Fleetham / WWF

World Octopus Day: new discoveries about the world’s smartest invertebrates

David Brown 8 Oct 2026
Angelshark, commonly called peixe anjo in Brazil, (“angel fish” in Portuguese), continues to be sold at stalls in the Porto Alegre Public Market. Image courtesy of Alex Rocha/PMPA.

Endangered angelshark is still traded in Brazil despite import ban

Fernanda Wenzel 8 Oct 2026
Aerial view of Arizona border wall construction where tree sit protests have been occurring. Image courtesy of the author.

Activists cite ecological, social connections in blocking US border wall construction (commentary)

Meg Perret 8 Oct 2026

Crackdown reveals ‘industrial-scale’ wildlife and timber trafficking across Latin America

Spoorthy Raman 8 Oct 2026

Australia’s new eco police flexes muscles with major wildlife trafficking bust

Mongabay.com 8 Oct 2026

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