How a 160-year-old pelt piqued new findings on Indigenous ‘woolly dog’ breed
If any dog has held much of a cultural, economic, and spiritual significance to the Indigenous nations in the Pacific Northwest Coast, it was the Coast Salish woolly dog. In British Columbia,...
View ArticleA naturalist finds hope despite climate change in an era he calls 'The End of...
South African naturalist Adam Welz has traveled the world, documenting the profound impact of climate change on wild species. He says his research has convinced him despair isn’t the answer. (Image...
View ArticleOur most read stories of 2023
In 2023, Mongabay published about 5,000 stories and more than 1,600 videos across English, Spanish, Indonesian, Portuguese, Hindi, and French. The posts on our websites attracted an average of 7.01...
View ArticleWorld Economic Forum features Mongabay’s work
The World Economic Forum has featured the work of Mongabay. In a recently published video, the World Economic Forum interviewed Rhett Ayers Butler, the Founder and CEO of Mongabay. Butler discussed...
View ArticleThe Santa Cruz Island Dudleya is an Endangered Species Act success story
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks rare plant biologist Heather Schneider about the Santa Cruz Island Dudleya, an Endangered Species Act success story. The post The Santa Cruz Island Dudleya is an Endangered...
View ArticleThe Endangered Species Act turns 50
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about the Endangered Species Act, which turns 50 on Dec. 28. The post The Endangered Species Act turns 50 appeared first on EnviroLink...
View ArticleThat holly you're decking the halls with? It might be invasive
Most English holly grown commercially in the U.S. is from Oregon and Washington. It is a quintessential symbol of Christmas but it is also invading some forested areas. The post That holly you're...
View ArticleAmazon drought: 'We've never seen anything like this'
Published16 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Paul Harris / BBC By Stephanie HegartyPopulation correspondent, BBC World Service The Amazon rainforest...
View ArticleTen top sustainable agriculture stories of 2023
Agriculture is a core area of Mongabay’s coverage both because the world must find more sustainable ways to feed its human societies and because how it’s currently practiced is generally detrimental to...
View ArticleMongabay’s top 10 podcast episodes of 2023
In 2023, Mongabay launched the fourth season of its serial podcast, “Mongabay Explores,” highlighting the Congo Basin. The six-part series takes a close look at the second-largest rainforest in the...
View ArticleConservationists in Nepal say government must step up in coming years
KATHMANDU — A rich diversity of life abounds across Nepal, from iconic big cats like the tiger and the snow leopard, to less celebrated creatures like vultures and macaques. And behind many of these...
View ArticleCompany sells Indigenous land in Amazonas as NFTs without community’s knowledge
On their third day traveling on the Purus River Basin in southern Amazonas, InfoAmazonia reporters landed in the village of Penedo, on the banks of the Seruini Stream. For centuries, reports of...
View ArticleWith half its surface water area lost, an Amazonian state runs dry
MORCEGO, Brazil — During the rainy season, the sunlight that passes through the leaves of the mirixi and jenipapo trees paints golden patterns in the blue-green water of the creek that runs through the...
View ArticleCould mugger crocodiles be brought back from regional extinction in Bangladesh?
On Oct. 17, a mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris), also zoologically known as a marsh crocodile, was recovered from the Bhubaneswar River in Bangladesh’s south-central Faridpur district, creating...
View ArticleRenewable energy drive for indigenous groups in Colombia
Published33 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Bloomberg via Getty Images By Leonardo RochaAmericas Editor Colombia has approved regulations that encourage local...
View ArticleClimate change: Seasonal shifts causing 'chaos' for UK nature
Published4 hours ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, National Trust/Barry Edwards By Justin Rowlatt and Harriet BradshawBBC News Climate and Science The loss of...
View ArticleIn Kenya, vicious ants are nesting birds’ best neighbors, study finds
The remarkable partnership between East Africa’s whistling thorn trees and their resident ants is well known, but now a new study brings to light the trees’ relationship with birds. Acacia ants will...
View ArticleStill on the menu: Shark fin trade in U.S. persists despite ban
The trade in shark fins is still underway in the United States, despite legislation making such activities illegal, an investigative report has found. Environmentalists say this indicates that...
View ArticleIn 2023, Mongabay’s reporting fellows covered Earth amid crisis — and hope
As 2023 draws to a close, so, too, does the first full year of Mongabay’s Conservation Reporting Fellowships. Launched at a time of unprecedented planetary upheaval, the program aims to build a new...
View ArticleReports allege abuses by Glencore in Peru and Colombia, and the banks funding...
Mining giant Glencore’s operations in Peru and Colombia continue to threaten Indigenous communities and cause extensive environmental damage despite the company’s public pledges to mitigate harms,...
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