Today, the biggest threats aren’t harpoons but fishing gear and ship strikes, which kill 300,000+ whales and dolphins each year.
Today, the biggest threats aren’t harpoons but fishing gear and ship strikes, which kill 300,000+ whales and dolphins each year.
Even protected reefs are struggling, threatening fisheries and coastal livelihoods. Researchers urge stronger management before recovery slips further.
Even protected reefs are struggling, threatening fisheries and coastal livelihoods. Researchers urge stronger management before recovery slips further.
With limited compensation and poor urban planning, the city’s readiness for future extreme weather is in doubt, says an analysis.
** Views are authors'.
With limited compensation and poor urban planning, the city’s readiness for future extreme weather is in doubt, says an analysis.
** Views are authors'.
More than half of turtle and tortoise species are threatened with extinction.
In South Carolina, the Turtle Survival Center is racing to keep some from disappearing — breeding rare species and preparing confiscated turtles for survival.
More than half of turtle and tortoise species are threatened with extinction.
In South Carolina, the Turtle Survival Center is racing to keep some from disappearing — breeding rare species and preparing confiscated turtles for survival.
Researchers say light pollution is a public-health “blind spot” urban planners should consider.
Researchers say light pollution is a public-health “blind spot” urban planners should consider.
Critics say weak assessments could put downstream communities in danger. With elections ahead, locals want the project debated at the ballot box.
Critics say weak assessments could put downstream communities in danger. With elections ahead, locals want the project debated at the ballot box.
Experts say better compensation and social protections are still needed to support the fishers behind these rescues.
Experts say better compensation and social protections are still needed to support the fishers behind these rescues.
Researchers say success depends on understanding local species, adapting methods, and addressing the drivers of decline.
Researchers say success depends on understanding local species, adapting methods, and addressing the drivers of decline.
The findings arrive ahead of a U.N. migratory species summit where marine protections are on the agenda.
The findings arrive ahead of a U.N. migratory species summit where marine protections are on the agenda.
But resistance at UNEA-7 watered the proposal down to a nonbinding resolution — leaving traceability out as NGOs and some states vow to keep fighting for stronger rules.
But resistance at UNEA-7 watered the proposal down to a nonbinding resolution — leaving traceability out as NGOs and some states vow to keep fighting for stronger rules.
The gathering spotlighted agroecology, biodiversity and climate-resilient food — and why Negros is being called the region’s “agroecology capital.”
The gathering spotlighted agroecology, biodiversity and climate-resilient food — and why Negros is being called the region’s “agroecology capital.”
On the Mongabay Newscast, writer Megan Mayhew Bergman explores how Carson fused science with emotion — helping spark a movement and showing why moral clarity still matters today.
On the Mongabay Newscast, writer Megan Mayhew Bergman explores how Carson fused science with emotion — helping spark a movement and showing why moral clarity still matters today.
But researchers warn of “regrettable substitution,” as replacement PFAS may pose similar risks — even as newer chemicals appear to be accumulating more on land than at sea.
But researchers warn of “regrettable substitution,” as replacement PFAS may pose similar risks — even as newer chemicals appear to be accumulating more on land than at sea.
Tree planting pledges often favor scale over ecology — sometimes replacing savannas with monocultures.
The Global Biodiversity Standard aims to change that by certifying restoration projects based on measurable biodiversity gains, not tree counts.
Tree planting pledges often favor scale over ecology — sometimes replacing savannas with monocultures.
The Global Biodiversity Standard aims to change that by certifying restoration projects based on measurable biodiversity gains, not tree counts.
In this reflection, Mongabay founder & CEO Rhett Ayers Butler writes about aerial photography as an exercise in patience, restraint, and noticing what remains.
In this reflection, Mongabay founder & CEO Rhett Ayers Butler writes about aerial photography as an exercise in patience, restraint, and noticing what remains.
Observers warn it sends a “green light” to land speculators, even as forest loss threatens rainfall, yields and long-term market stability.
Observers warn it sends a “green light” to land speculators, even as forest loss threatens rainfall, yields and long-term market stability.
** Her interview is part of the 'Inside Mongabay' series.
** Her interview is part of the 'Inside Mongabay' series.
Conservationists must move beyond assumptions and test whether their actions truly work, a new op-ed argues, adding: “What’s needed now is making causal evaluation standard practice rather than the exception."
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Conservationists must move beyond assumptions and test whether their actions truly work, a new op-ed argues, adding: “What’s needed now is making causal evaluation standard practice rather than the exception."
** Views are author's.
The U.K. now warns biodiversity loss is a national security risk, threatening food supply, stability, migration and conflict.
With Britain importing ~40% of its food, ecosystem collapse abroad could quickly become a domestic crisis.
The U.K. now warns biodiversity loss is a national security risk, threatening food supply, stability, migration and conflict.
With Britain importing ~40% of its food, ecosystem collapse abroad could quickly become a domestic crisis.
Researchers in Botswana observed an entire pack swallowing jackalberries daily, hinting the endangered species may be more adaptable than once thought.
Researchers in Botswana observed an entire pack swallowing jackalberries daily, hinting the endangered species may be more adaptable than once thought.
In this new op-ed, forestry expert Aida Greenbury warns Indonesia’s $9.2B forest restoration plan lacks transparency and could shift costs to taxpayers. She calls for stronger accountability and for companies linked to deforestation to fund most recovery.
** Views are author's.
In this new op-ed, forestry expert Aida Greenbury warns Indonesia’s $9.2B forest restoration plan lacks transparency and could shift costs to taxpayers. She calls for stronger accountability and for companies linked to deforestation to fund most recovery.
** Views are author's.
He had already survived three earlier entanglements — underscoring the chronic human threats facing a species of only ~380 whales.
He had already survived three earlier entanglements — underscoring the chronic human threats facing a species of only ~380 whales.
Christ Jacob Belseran has won the Oktovianus Pogau Award for courage in journalism. The Mongabay Indonesia contributor reports on mining and Indigenous land rights in Maluku despite intimidation — a reminder of why independent reporting matters.
Christ Jacob Belseran has won the Oktovianus Pogau Award for courage in journalism. The Mongabay Indonesia contributor reports on mining and Indigenous land rights in Maluku despite intimidation — a reminder of why independent reporting matters.
Experts warn it’s eroding trust and distorting views of wildlife, as Nepal debates regulation versus media literacy.
Experts warn it’s eroding trust and distorting views of wildlife, as Nepal debates regulation versus media literacy.
In 2026, Mongabay is expanding the Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship — our largest cohort yet. A paid, remote opportunity for early-career journalists from tropical countries.
Apply: form.jotform.com/242843950588...
In 2026, Mongabay is expanding the Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship — our largest cohort yet. A paid, remote opportunity for early-career journalists from tropical countries.
Apply: form.jotform.com/242843950588...