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Icy East Coast temperatures left nine sea turtles cold-stunned and stranded in Massachusetts last November. Rescued, they found temporary care at the New England Aquarium before flying south for rehab.
From listening to forests to creating vast ocean reserves, today's news highlights the power of careful attention and deliberate action. Plus, a 7-year-old swam from Sri Lanka to India.
Jackie and Shadow’s newly named chicks Sandy and Luna are growing by leaps and bounds. While they pretty much look the same to the naked eye, there are some ways to tell them apart, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV). Formerly called Chick 1, Sandy has a larger head and neck. It also ha...
Listen up! Researchers are using sound to diagnose ecosystem health. A new ETH Zürich study, featured in Mongabay's Founder's Briefs, uses this acoustic method to evaluate Costa Rica's conservation payments.
Feeding the future is critical, but we often overlook the ocean—a vital food source for billions. This oversight is costly: 60% of marine ecosystems are degraded. Ghana just put ocean protection on the map.
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Reform UK's Leicestershire council just defied party lines, backing wild beaver releases to combat flooding. This move contradicts Reform's anti-rewilding stance.
A new bill, the "Save Willy Act," aims to protect whales in San Francisco Bay. Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-Ca.) introduced the bill, named after the 90s film, as whale deaths rise.
Single-use plastics last forever, but what if they didn't? "Living plastics" are here: products designed to self-destruct on command, thanks to plastic-degrading microbes.
Washington's Stillaguamish Tribe is transforming farmland into wetlands, removing levees to restore Chinook salmon.
A humpback whale calf, nicknamed Timmy, repeatedly stranded in German waters, sparking widespread concern and media frenzy. Now, Timmy is free in the North Sea.
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Whale lovers worldwide rooted for Timmy, the humpback who captured hearts. Could he find his happy ending?
A young humpback whale, a national sensation after beaching in Germany, has been released by rescuers. Experts say its survival chances are low.
12 million kiwi once roamed New Zealand. Now, only 70,000 remain, declining 2% annually. A century ago, they vanished from Wellington's hills, saved only by offshore sanctuaries.
An 8-year-old girl vacationing in Oak Island spotted a sea turtle snared on a fishing hook. Her quick thinking led to a rescue by the Oak Island Sea Turtle Protection Program.
Jackie and Shadow's eaglets finally have names! Meet Sandy and Luna, chosen from over 63,000 submissions. Sandy honors former FOBBV director Sandy Steers.
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Cancer-linked herbicides sprayed on their volleyball courts sparked outrage for Mackenzie Feldman and Bridget Gustafson in 2017. They offered to hand-pull weeds if UC Berkeley stopped spraying.
From an Atlantic island, Mongabay's Spoorthy Raman connects with top global scientists and conservationists. Her St. John's, Newfoundland home is a hub for worldwide nature perspectives.
Forget TikTok! Birdwatching is Gen Z's second fastest-growing hobby after jewelry making. A multiyear study of 24,000+ people reveals nearly 750,000 young Brits now regularly watch birds.
The world's largest shark and ray conference, Sharks International 2026, hits Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 4-8. This premier global scientific event convenes experts every four years.
Indonesian police busted a major wildlife trafficking ring targeting endangered Komodo dragons. 11 arrested for illegally selling the world's largest lizards to Thailand.
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Deep in Guatemala's Maya Forest, rangers found cleared paths and hunted bird feathers. They led to a 2-hectare clearing, likely for squatters planning to expand. The culprits were gone.
This new device pulls greenhouse gases and pollutants from the air, then generates electricity. It's a battery-like solution, powering small sensors and IoT gadgets.
Galápagos petrels face a "litany of threats" when they return home to breed. Their population plummeted by the 1980s, leaving only 15,000 individuals of this critically endangered species.
Throw that trash in the river!" This casual command from his grandmother sparked Syazwan Luftan Riady's environmental fight. He witnessed millions in rural East Java dump waste, lacking government services.
A humpback whale, stranded near Germany since March, is finally heading home! A barge carrying the whale reached Danish waters Wednesday, en route to the North Sea.
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Six conservationists from South Asia, South America, and Africa just won "Green Oscars" for protecting wildlife from amphibians to lions. The Whitley Awards channel £420,000 to urgent projects.
A rare Javan gibbon, Lima, was born in the U.K., a key breeding center. At 2 months, Lima could return to Java, boosting the endangered species' wild population of under 4,178.
Batabilili" means "protectors" in Tonga, a name chosen by Moreangels Mbizah for guardians in Zimbabwe. They protect both people/livestock from lions, and lions from people—a vital, two-way conservation effort.
Taste honey from Palaui Island, Philippines, and you're likely savoring an endangered tree. Scientists found wild honey collected by Indigenous Agta people came almost exclusively from the endangered narra tree.
A public road in Indonesia divides forests home to 350 wild orangutans. To prevent habitat fragmentation, conservationists built canopy bridges, reconnecting their vital territory.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo: a nation of immense contradictions. Its vast forests, iconic protected areas, and coveted minerals like cobalt and copper are central to global conservation and energy transition.
A hidden chemical leak may be quietly delaying the ozone layer’s comeback.
A slick Cumberland, Maine road erupted in sound one April night. Hundreds of chirping, clucking creatures emerged, stopping traffic as people in neon vests rushed to the scene.
Cattle dung powers Nkhundye, Zambia! This farming community transforms livestock waste into energy for cooking, irrigation, and electricity, all from a communal kraal.
Forget capes and superpowers. Real heroes save lives. One man became a hero when he spotted a mama duck and her ducklings in a dangerous situation, proving true heroism is about protecting the innocent.
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Love animals? Zoos offer daily up-close encounters and vital conservation work. The Nashville Zoo just announced the exciting hatching of tiny, rare Glass Frogs, a major win for species preservation!
Climb a spiral staircase bolted to a dark steel silo in Pornainen, Finland, and discover the world's largest sand battery. Inside, massive pipes hint at a heating system unlike any other.
700km northeast of Sydney, Lord Howe Island boasts the world's southernmost coral reef. Our new research reveals this lesser-known reef is vital, connecting vast Pacific coral regions and keeping them alive.
Dolphin sounds could unlock survival secrets! A new University of Otago study, published in the NZ Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, is the first to use acoustic monitoring for Hector's dolphins.
Humpback whales are back! Southern Ocean populations near pre-whaling levels, with scientists observing massive feeding groups. This rapid rebound follows the 1986 whaling ban.