A new wildlife census finds Kenya’s elephants and rhinos are recovering, as cheetahs, wild dogs and waterbirds face sharp ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For a ...

Protected areas (PAs) are cornerstones of global biodiversity conservation strategy, yet their social impacts remain contentious. The prevailing narrative often pits global benefits, like biodiversity ...

A recent scientific review of forest maps used to ensure compliance with the European Union’s Regulation on ...

The sea otter pup was tiny, probably less than 2 weeks old, alone in Morro Bay on an October morning earlier this year. A ...

Wildlife researchers have confirmed the presence of endangered fishing cats in 158 subdistricts that cover about 32% of ...

One of the world’s biggest pulp and paper companies has acknowledged to Mongabay a potential breach of its no-deforestation ...

Narcotrafficking gangs operating out of Manabí, a coastal province of Ecuador, are also involved in trafficking shark fins ...

The European Parliament voted on Dec. 17 to delay a key antideforestation regulation that was adopted in 2023 and originally ...

Despite their name, tree hyraxes — small, furry, nocturnal African mammals — don’t always live in trees. In Tanzania’s Pare ...

Between March and May 2025, at least eight children from the Achuar Indigenous community died of leptospirosis in the ...

Elephants are considered a sacred totem by many in northwestern Zimbabwe, but they also frequently raid villagers’ crops near ...