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‘How did you come to be here?’ Study digs into origins of Zambian wildlife crime

‘How did you come to be here?’ Study digs into origins of Zambian wildlife crime

Canada shuts down corporate watchdog. Critics say its replacement lacks teeth

Canada shuts down corporate watchdog. Critics say its replacement lacks teeth

Exotic pet trade poses rising zoonotic disease risks in India

Exotic pet trade poses rising zoonotic disease risks in India

Herring are unloaded from a fishing boat in Rockland, Maine, in 2015.

US move to loosen restrictions on fishing could harm vital ecosystems, experts warn

At 86, Sri Lanka's 'father of herpetology' inspires a new conservation generation

At 86, Sri Lanka’s ‘father of herpetology’ inspires a new conservation generation

Britain's Prince William reveals finalists for Earthshot environmental prize

Britain’s Prince William reveals finalists for Earthshot environmental prize

This infant Sumatran orangutan was separated from its mother when it was forcibly taken by hunters in the forest in Indonesia.

Five orangutans found in India face long road back home to Indonesia

As drought shrinks Sri Lanka’s water holes, poisoning poses threat to wildlife

As drought shrinks Sri Lanka’s water holes, poisoning poses threat to wildlife

Heavy rain and floods in northern Vietnam submerge homes and disrupt economy

Heavy rain and floods in northern Vietnam submerge homes and disrupt economy

Swami Gowda stands with his herd of sheep and cattle

Living alongside the big cats

Community-based conservation is a good climate investment in Brazil & beyond (commentary)

Community-based conservation is a good climate investment in Brazil & beyond (commentary)

A giant anteater’s return in Argentina offers a case for letting nature restore itself

A giant anteater’s return in Argentina offers a case for letting nature restore itself

Haze blankets Pontianak, a city in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, on Sept. 3, 2026.

In Southeast Asia, residents grapple with life under Indonesia’s wildfire haze

The AI-aided quest to understand Yellowstone’s wolves

The AI-aided quest to understand Yellowstone’s wolves

EU plans new firefighting fleet after deadly summer heat wave

EU plans new firefighting fleet after deadly summer heat wave

Dhaka’s waste-to-energy project faces opposition from pollution-weary residents

Dhaka’s waste-to-energy project faces opposition from pollution-weary residents

For the first time, Congolese NGO to manage a DRC protected area

For the first time, Congolese NGO to manage a DRC protected area

Fishers bear deep costs of plastic pollution in Vietnam, but could help turn the tide

Fishers bear deep costs of plastic pollution in Vietnam, but could help turn the tide

Since US intervention, Venezuela’s illegal mining crisis has only worsened, critics say

Since US intervention, Venezuela’s illegal mining crisis has only worsened, critics say

Marine heatwave likely caused sharp decline in Hawaiian humpback whales, study finds

Marine heatwave likely caused sharp decline in Hawaiian humpback whales, study finds

Gold nugget

‘Big Cats’ highlights the remarkable power of photojournalism

Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty in federal money laundering case

Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty in federal money laundering case

Biodiversity corridor payments boost household incomes in Vietnam’s Annamite mountains

Biodiversity corridor payments boost household incomes in Vietnam’s Annamite mountains

Wildfires on doorstep of Indonesia’s new capital as environmental and health crisis flares

Wildfires on doorstep of Indonesia’s new capital as environmental and health crisis flares

Offshore wind turbines at Noshiro Port, Japan.

10 promising ways to ‘green’ offshore wind

Roads, infrastructure prevent tigers from settling in Indian tiger reserve

Roads, infrastructure prevent tigers from settling in Indian tiger reserve

A Ganges river dolphin in Bangladesh.

Against the odds, endangered dolphins survive in Bangladesh’s polluted river

EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

Codamozza (Italian for “Cut Tail”), a fin whale often sighted by the Italian marine conservation nonprofit Tethys Research Institute in the Pelagos Sanctuary

Can we stop ships from killing the Mediterranean’s last great whales?

Panama looks to science, fishers, and the law to protect its sharks and rays

Panama looks to science, fishers, and the law to protect its sharks and rays

A tuna catch on board an Ecuadorean purse seiner in the vicinity of the northern Galapagos Islands, with fishers in background.

Pacific bluefin tuna will get some help as countries agree to new harvest strategy

Longest African mammal movement recorded by Zambian wild dogs

Longest African mammal movement recorded by Zambian wild dogs

How burnt coconut helped discover new to science endemic species in Sri Lanka

How burnt coconut helped discover new to science endemic species in Sri Lanka

The push for a sustainable artisanal mining in the Peruvian Amazon

The push for a sustainable artisanal mining in the Peruvian Amazon

Local knowledge guides rediscovery of spinach pipefish, not seen in four decades

Indigenous fisherwoman finds ‘lost’ spinach pipefish, not seen by science in 40 years

Little known river sharks and rays face increased extinction risk

Little known river sharks and rays face increased extinction risk

Nigeria’s Rachel Ikemeh wins Rolex Award for efforts to save rare red monkey

Nigeria’s Rachel Ikemeh wins Rolex Award for efforts to save rare red monkey

Indigenous knowledge x tech in the search for a tiny Amazon monkey

Indigenous knowledge x tech in the search for a tiny Amazon monkey

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

Mozambique protects Mount Mabu ‘butterfly forest’

Mozambique protects Mount Mabu ‘butterfly forest’

Reporting unusual behavior, threats and increased protections

Reporting unusual behavior, threats and increased protections

Lack of data hinders fight against environmental crimes in Angola, says environmentalist

Lack of data hinders fight against environmental crimes in Angola, says environmentalist

Can mining gold be sustainable?

Can mining gold be sustainable?

Javan rhinos survive eruption in Indonesia, but single habitat leaves species vulnerable

Javan rhinos survive eruption in Indonesia, but single habitat leaves species vulnerable

The Amazon Fund finances a project by the Mamirauá Institute to support the sustainable management of pirarucu, one of the world’s biggest freshwater fish, in communities in the states of Pará and Amazonas. Image courtesy of Ricardo Oliveira/Mamirauá Institute.

Amazon Fund grantees fear a new funding freeze after Brazil’s election

Japan deploys equipment to Indonesia's Borneo to help fight wildfires causing toxic haze

Japan deploys equipment to Indonesia’s Borneo to help fight wildfires causing toxic haze

Japan wants to plant no-pollen trees to solve its hay fever crisis

Japan wants to plant no-pollen trees to solve its hay fever crisis

In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed

In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed

Two wild Przewalski’s horse foals born in Kazakhstan after 200 years

Two wild Przewalski’s horse foals born in Kazakhstan after 200 years

Pallas’s cat kittens in Mongolia. These small cats are vulnerable to declines in other burrowing species, as they can’t dig out holes for themselves that they use for shelter and to raise their young. Image by Sebastian Kennerknecht/Cat Expeditions

Nepal’s high-altitude wildernesses & wildlife are increasingly under threat (commentary)

Caribbean scientists document uncharted deep-sea waters in Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean scientists document uncharted deep-sea waters in Trinidad and Tobago

Members of the Arhuaco community observe a fire that threatens their homes, Donachuì, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 2025. The transition between the dry and rainy seasons has become increasingly unstable, resulting in strong winds that can cause small fires, typically set to manage weeds, to spiral out of control. Image by Roberto Maccariello.

Colombia’s Indigenous guardians adapt as pressures mount on the ‘Heart of the World’

Lionfish hunted

A health crisis for Peru’s recently contacted people brings planetary health to the fore

Lila Devi uses a traditional sickle to demonstrate how locals craft a jhapa.

Women on the frontlines of Uttarakhand forest fires

Wildlife of all kinds is for sale in Bangkok’s Chatuchak Market’s ‘Pets’ zone, with growing numbers coming from Latin America.

Why is Amazonian wildlife turning up at a Bangkok market?

Pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) at Omsk, Russia in 2026. Image by Yaroslav Burmatov via INaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Interview with BirdLife Africa’s Alex Ngari

DO NOT REUSE A Rüppell's vulture, in Boma National Park, South Sudan. Image © Marcus Westberg.

World Heritage status for South Sudan parks will be a boon for the birds

New nocturnal snake from New Guinea named after Slash of Guns N' Roses

New nocturnal snake from New Guinea named after Slash of Guns N’ Roses

Bhutan's pursuit of happiness takes root on its farms

Bhutan’s pursuit of happiness takes root on its farms

Teenagers and children among at least 25 killed after bus plunges into ravine on Cape Verde island

Teenagers and children among at least 25 killed after bus plunges into ravine on Cape Verde island

Indigenous knowledge helps reveal the ties between reefs and mangroves

Indigenous knowledge helps reveal the ties between reefs and mangroves

Weak prosecution leaves tigers vulnerable to trafficking in Southeast Asia: Report

Weak prosecution leaves tigers vulnerable to trafficking in Southeast Asia: Report

Repeal of U.S. Roadless Rule could threaten drinking water for 25 million people

Repeal of U.S. Roadless Rule could threaten drinking water for 25 million people

An artisanal miner holds up a fragment of copper-bearing ore at the Lukuzi.

On renewable energy, it’s time to debunk the ‘transition minerals’ narrative (commentary)

Big promises, closed books in new carbon frontier

Big promises, closed books in new carbon frontier

A Sundarban tiger swims in the deep water.

Study analyzes danger of parasites to Bengal tigers in South Asia

Comparing green space for urban cooling, study

Comparing green space for urban cooling, study

Brazil’s Senate passes rare earth minerals regulation, paving the way for boosted exploration

Brazil’s Senate passes rare earth minerals regulation, paving the way for boosted exploration

An illegal gold mine in Nagan Raya, Aceh.

Illegal gold mining continues in Indonesia’s Aceh despite government crackdown pledge

South Korea’s ‘sea women’ seek justice after marine habitat devastated by harbor work

South Korea’s ‘sea women’ seek justice after marine habitat devastated by harbor work

Genetic road map offers hope for threatened Visayan spotted deer

Genetic road map offers hope for threatened Visayan spotted deer

Cherokee youth win legal rights for waterway in first all-female U.S. effort

Cherokee youth win legal rights for waterway in first all-female U.S. effort

Ebola outbreak underscores food insecurity crisis in DRC

Ebola outbreak underscores food insecurity crisis in DRC

Trading food for medicine and crossing the river by zip line are part of life in Nepal flood zone

Trading food for medicine and crossing the river by zip line are part of life in Nepal flood zone

Andean condors: From fear to coexistence

Andean condors: From fear to coexistence

During Nepal floods, decentralized, community-based warning saved lives

During Nepal floods, decentralized, community-based warning saved lives

Philippines fast-tracks critical minerals, raising Indigenous, environmental concerns

Philippines fast-tracks critical minerals, raising Indigenous, environmental concerns

Michael Painter put Indigenous land rights at the center of conservation

Michael Painter put Indigenous land rights at the center of conservation

Nepal’s flood disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test

Nepal’s flood disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test

Displaced by a typhoon, Taiwan’s Bunun people fear for the future of their culture

Displaced by a typhoon, Taiwan’s Bunun people fear for the future of their culture

Christiana Figueres & Garik Israelian on Jane Goodall’s legacy and the search for truth

Christiana Figueres & Garik Israelian on Jane Goodall’s legacy and the search for truth

Smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) have a midday snack at Jurong Eco Garden, Singapore. Image by JJ Harrison via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Logging operations uncovered at Cambodian senator’s dam in the Cardamoms

Rooting tree seed production in local knowledge boosts forest restoration outcomes (commentary)

Rooting tree seed production in local knowledge boosts forest restoration outcomes (commentary)

Spekboom restoration speeds up, but it’s a bumpy road, insiders report

Spekboom restoration speeds up, but it’s a bumpy road, insiders report

The world’s reefs are disappearing. Coral trafficking is booming

The world’s reefs are disappearing. Coral trafficking is booming

Indigenous rangers pull killer ‘ghost nets’ from Australia’s northern coast

Indigenous rangers pull killer ‘ghost nets’ from Australia’s northern coast

Growing Indigenous food trees in East Africa fights malnutrition and biodiversity loss

Growing Indigenous food trees in East Africa fights malnutrition and biodiversity loss

Coastal Texas and Louisiana warned of tropical storm as a potential hurricane moves toward Hawaii

Coastal Texas and Louisiana warned of tropical storm as a potential hurricane moves toward Hawaii

Environmental crimes don’t stop at borders. Neither can the reporting

Environmental crimes don’t stop at borders. Neither can the reporting

Recording a rainforest before Indonesia’s new capital changes it

Recording a rainforest before Indonesia’s new capital changes it

Loyiso Dunga working to map indigenous community cultural connections in the Wild Coast, South Africa. Image courtesy of Loyiso Dunga.

‘You can’t protect what you don’t know:’ Interview with marine scientist Loyiso Dunga

For 50 years, Philip Fearnside has calculated the costs of losing the Amazon

For 50 years, Philip Fearnside has calculated the costs of losing the Amazon

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

‘Devastating’ rush for critical minerals has little to do with green energy: Report

‘Devastating’ rush for critical minerals has little to do with green energy: Report

Lionfish hunted

How Honduran divers are fighting back

Sea cucumbers are harvested beyond Pemba Island in Tanzania. Here, a sea cucumber rancher displays part of his harvest from a ranch on Mafia Island. Image by Ashoka Mukpo/Mongabay.

A sea cucumber venture in Zanzibar seeks to balance business and conservation

Failed environmental safeguards leave coastal Bangladesh facing coal pollution

Failed environmental safeguards leave coastal Bangladesh facing coal pollution

7 Indigenous Guarani killed after loose grain trailer hits car in central Brazil

7 Indigenous Guarani killed after loose grain trailer hits car in central Brazil

A critically endangered female red handfish (Thymichthys politus) at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in Hobart, Tasmania.

As Photo Ark turns 20, Joel Sartore photographs 18,000 animal species

Why a newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Nepal-China border

Why a newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Nepal-China border