Brazilian rescue center returns trafficked animals to the wild
A wildlife rescue center in Rio de Janeiro is giving animals a second chance after they’ve been torn from the Atlantic Forest by poachers, a Mongabay short documentary showed. At the Vida Livre (Free...
View ArticleEnvironment Agency orders review into tyre recycling after BBC probe
5 hours ago ShareSave Anna Meisel & Paul Kenyon BBC File On 4 Investigates ShareSave Getty Images The Environment Agency (EA) has launched a comprehensive review into shipments of waste tyres from...
View ArticleLast year ‘one of the worst for UK butterflies’
Last year was one of the worst on record for butterflies in the UK, conservationists have said. The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS), based in Wareham, Dorset, found for the first time more than...
View ArticleWhy so many tornadoes hit tornado alley
Each year, the United States has about 1,200 tornadoes. Many of them happen in tornado alley, a very broad swath of the U.S. that shifts seasonally. This area gets at least ten times more tornadoes...
View ArticleThe vast venomous world of plants, fungi, bacteria: Study
Venom isn’t just a feature of some animals; it’s found across the living world, from plants and fungi to bacteria and viruses, says a new study. Lead author William Hayes, an ecologist at Loma Linda...
View ArticleNew strategy launched to protect Tanzanian biodiversity hotspot
Conservationists have launched a 20-year-long project to protect what is arguably Tanzania’s most biologically rich landscape: the Udzungwa Mountains. The strategy places notable emphasis on...
View ArticleRare polar bear cub footage offers crucial conservation insights
To a layperson, it’s footage of adorable polar bear cubs with their moms against the backdrop of endless Arctic snow. For researchers who study the animals, however, it’s a rare and incredibly...
View ArticleTitanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship’s final hours
3 hours ago ShareSave Rebecca MorelleAlison Francis Senior Science Journalist ShareSave Atlantic Productions/Magellan A detailed analysis of a full-sized digital scan of the Titanic has revealed new...
View ArticleFunding freeze threatens global reforestation and restoration efforts
Global reforestation and forest restoration efforts are facing a serious setback due to the recent U.S. foreign aid freeze. The sudden halt in funding has left projects around the world scrambling for...
View ArticleBonobos combine calls in ways that resemble human language, study finds
Bonobos, one of humanity’s closest relatives, appear to string together vocal calls in ways that mirror a key feature of the human language, a new study carried out in the forests of the Democratic...
View ArticleHow tires leave a long trail of destruction
Tires play an essential role in modern society, but have enormous negative environmental impacts. Mongabay recently reported on how the world’s top tire manufacturers are unable to prove that the...
View Article122 companies responsible for a third of present day sea-level rise: Study
What’s new: Almost half of global average temperature rise and a third of sea-level rise can be attributed to the “carbon majors,” the world’s 122 largest fossil fuel and cement producers, a recent...
View ArticleWhat pushes Indigenous Munduruku people to mine their land in Brazil’s Amazon?
This is part three of a series on the operation to evict illegal gold miners from the Munduruku Indigenous Territory. Read part one here and part two here. Part four and five are coming soon....
View ArticleTree rings reveal mercury pollution from illegal gold mining: Study
New research has found that some tropical trees in the Peruvian Amazon can be used to monitor mercury pollution from gold mining, offering an alternative to expensive air monitors. Roughly 16 million...
View ArticleAs Acapulco’s mangroves disappear, Mexico takes strides to protect its...
In the Mexican port city of Acapulco, in southwestern Guerrero state, human activities have put so much pressure on the most important lagoons that the mangrove areas in this city have been severely...
View ArticleJaguar tourism in Brazil’s Pantanal needs new rules to avoid collapse: Study
Jaguar tourism in Porto Jofre, a remote outpost in the Pantanal wetlands of western Brazil, has become so successful that researchers now say it needs new rules to survive. Brazil’s Pantanal is home...
View ArticleWhy the nonprofit newsroom model is vital to Mongabay’s impact
At a time when media outlets are downsizing newsrooms and the audience for traditional news is in decline, Mongabay continues to grow thanks to its impact-driven, nonprofit model. Mongabay’s director...
View ArticleAfter decade of delays, pressure mounts on Indonesia to pass Indigenous...
JAKARTA — Rights activists have lambasted Indonesia’s parliament for delaying yet again a long-awaited Indigenous rights bill — stuck in limbo for more than a decade — even as communities continue to...
View ArticleIconic frankincense trees of Yemen’s Socotra Island have become rarer
Socotra Island, known as the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean, hosts an unusual diversity of plants found nowhere else on Earth. Nine of these endemic plant species, belonging to the genus Boswellia, are...
View ArticleScientists team up for Snapshot USA nationwide mammal survey
Javier Monzon has been deploying camera traps for close to two decades. He likens retrieving the equipment and the data to opening a present. “You just don’t know what’s inside until you look,”...
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