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Mongabay Africa launched in 2023, expanding environmental news coverage across the continent. The new bureau delivers multilingual content in French and English, seeking experienced multimedia journalists.
India's diverse regions manage water uniquely: from ancient stepwells and sacred forests to ice storage and lake rhythms. These varied practices all share one goal: making water stay.
Brazil just created its largest marine park: a 1-million-hectare Atlantic Ocean sanctuary. This new conservation area protects 25 endangered species and Pleistocene megafauna fossils.
A new tire toxicant, 6PPD-quinone, is imperiling coho salmon. UBC's Scholes Lab is racing to identify the most vulnerable streams and rivers, developing a model to pinpoint at-risk waterways.
Indian homes toss kitchen waste, then buy LPG. One IITian flips this: he turns everyday food scraps into free cooking gas, ditching cylinders for good.
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A lion collared for research near Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park became evidence. Biologists logged his DNA, unknowingly building the case that would convict his killers.
The "liver of rivers," freshwater mussels, are facing extinction. These vital, long-lived bivalves are among Earth's most threatened animals, but Australian research offers a surprising lifeline.
Wildlife monitoring just got easier. EarthRanger and SMART, two leading conservation tech platforms, are merging into SERC, ending years of juggling data between separate systems.
Thought extinct for 6,000 years, two "Lazarus" marsupial species are alive! Discovered in New Guinea's rainforests, these creatures defy history.
He hasn't bought an LPG cylinder in 7 years. Impossible? He transformed kitchen waste into cooking fuel with a home biodigester, ditching rising prices and creating his own sustainable energy.
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Double US onshore wind energy output without expanding its footprint? Simply replace old turbines with new, more powerful models. This "repowering" strategy could revolutionize green energy.
South Florida's residential canals are getting a green upgrade! Two mangrove planters are being installed on a new seawall, creating vital marine wildlife habitat in an innovative nature-inspired design experiment.
Horseshoe crabs predate dinosaurs by 200M years, but human activity now threatens their extinction. Their blood, vital for pharmaceuticals, is driving an unsustainable harvest.
Gabon's "pristine" forests? Satellite images show an untouched green canopy, classified as intact. But locals know a different story.
Príncipe, West Africa: A new conservation experiment pays residents to protect their rainforest. Over 60% of adults follow an environmental code, receiving quarterly dividends that improve their lives.
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Oregon State researchers reveal the secret lives of coastal martens. These ferret-sized carnivores, nearly extinct in the 20th century, are one of the West Coast's most elusive mammals.
Birds don't just nest; they sculpt their world. Utrecht scientist Floris van Rees discovered birds unintentionally shape coastal areas like dunes and islands, studying five uninhabited Dutch Wadden Sea islands.
Soaring above the ocean, the New England Aquarium's aerial team spotted two blue whales back-to-back! A "déjà blue" moment, as they cleverly posted, with the first sighting on Feb 27.
This tiny red-belly toad, found only in a small Brazilian forest, halted a dam project in 2014 that threatened its home. With just over 1,000 critically endangered individuals, it faces climate change and agriculture.
Nagpur's Ashok Tevani, 74, transforms discarded wedding cards and chocolate boxes into vibrant sparrow nests. Each takes 5 hours, a small effort with big heart.
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Meet the newest member of Wisdom's family! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shared a video of the Laysan albatross hatchling, offspring of the world's oldest known breeding bird.
Africa's apex predator is now the hunted: Kenya's lions are learning to fear livestock, forcing an uneasy coexistence between pastoralists and the continent's most iconic predator.
Seagrass meadows are quietly becoming coastal armor against climate change. These underwater plants stop erosion, store carbon, and protect shorelines—making them nature's most underrated defense.
Nineteen cities worldwide—including London, San Francisco, and Beijing—have slashed dangerous air pollutants by over 20% since 2010, proving major pollution cuts are achievable.
Cherry blossoms vanish in weeks—here's when to catch peak bloom. Washington, D.C. expects the spectacle March 29-April 1; Southern states bloom about a week earlier.
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California's devastating 2025 fires are forcing builders to confront an uncomfortable truth: fireproofing one home isn't enough if your neighbor's isn't protected too.
Hedgehogs can hear frequencies far beyond human capability, researchers discovered by playing soundtracks to the spiky mammals.
Elephants may experience time like we do—and proving it could transform how we protect them.
Nearly 730 professional sports teams worldwide use wild animals as mascots—but the species they celebrate are vanishing from nature.
The animal kingdom is far more diverse than we thought: for every known vertebrate species, two hidden ones lurk undetected, a discovery that could reshape conservation efforts worldwide.
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Kimilson Lima just signed an agreement that will finally bring him a proper floor and indoor toilet—basic amenities that could transform life at Porto Real's crumbling colonial farm.
Scientists have discovered a whale-headed termite species that challenges what we thought we knew about termite diversity.
A Gujarat fisherman's routine catch turned extraordinary when his net hauled up an unexpected giant: a whale shark, the world's largest fish.
Singapore's forest fragments harbor creatures vanishing without a trace—some unseen for over a century, their extinctions so quiet that absence becomes invisible.
Koalas rescued from the brink of extinction in Victoria are bouncing back genetically—defying predictions they'd fade away forever.
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Australia's paradise hides a grim truth: it's losing mammals faster than anywhere else on Earth. Since European colonization, 40+ species have vanished—and more teeter on extinction's edge.
Dogs' noses are cracking wildlife trafficking—detecting endangered species in shipping containers from just air samples.
Two Australian marsupials thought extinct have returned from the dead—literally. The pygmy long-fingered possum and ring-tailed glider are rare "Lazarus species" that vanished, then reappeared.
Fifty-nine kākāpō chicks just hatched—the most successful breeding season in years for this critically endangered New Zealand parrot that nearly vanished in the 1990s.
A butterfly extinct in Britain for decades has returned: the large tortoiseshell is breeding here again after early spring sightings confirmed its comeback.