news.mongabay.comadded August 2026
Mongabay Globalby Erik Hoffner20d ago
- The recent disaster that sent a wall of water and debris roaring down rivers of the Tibetan Plateau serves as a warning for future hydropower development on Nepal’s rivers, especially the...
Mongabay Globalby Isabel Esterman20d ago
- The Bajau people of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have traditionally harvested the sea through freediving.
Mongabay Globalby Bobbybascomb20d ago
Sperm whales are the only whales known to rest vertically, floating steadily just below the ocean’s surface.
Mongabay Globalby Autumn Spanne20d ago
- A new report from U.K.-based NGO the Changing Markets Foundation lays out several scenarios for the aquaculture sector’s expansion between now and 2040.
Mongabay Globalby Terna Gyuse21d ago
- Forestry officials charged with protecting the Atewa Forest Reserve in eastern Ghana have been overrun by illegal miners whose operations are putting the water supply of millions of Ghanaians in...
Mongabay Globalby Naina Rao21d ago
Researchers from India have generated reference genomes for four threatened species of Asian hornbills, reports contributor Nikhil Sreekandan for Mongabay India.
Mongabay Globalby Alexandre de Santi21d ago
- Under President Lula, Amazon deforestation dropped to a 10-year low, but experts warn a victory by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro could reinstate policies favoring agribusiness and mining.
Mongabay Globalby Sharon Guynup21d ago
H5N1 avian influenza is spreading rapidly across southeastern Australia owing to infected wild bird species, including little penguins, magpies, crested terns and pelicans.
Mongabay Globalby Sharon Guynup22d ago
- Wildlife crimes are committed by a wide range of offenders, from local people who may stumble upon a salable animal to professional poachers and middlemen traffickers and all the way up to...
Mongabay Globalby Andy Lehren23d ago
- After eliminating its corporate watchdog, Canada is relying on its little-known National Contact Point (NCP) to handle complaints against Canadian corporations operating overseas — including...
Mongabay Globalby Bobbybascomb23d ago
You may have heard her songs, seen her videos, maybe even attended one of her concerts … but have you seen the new genus of Australian plant bugs named after Taylor Swift?
Mongabay Globalby Glenn Scherer24d ago
- Researchers have designed a model to simulate how widely distributed rooftop rainwater collection tanks combined with smart rooftop sprinkler systems could help moderate urban heat island...
Mongabay Globalby Mongabay Editor24d ago
- On Sept. 8, five infant orangutans were found in an Indian forest, thousands of kilometers from their native range, raising questions about where they came from, how they got there, and who moved...
Mongabay Globalby Elizabethalberts24d ago
- Data indicates that the global ocean sustained 100 consecutive days of record heat between June 2 and Sept.
Mongabay Globalby Naina Rao24d ago
Anslem de Silva is widely regarded as the father of modern herpetology in Sri Lanka. He has spent more than six decades documenting the island’s rich reptile and amphibian diversity while mentoring...
Mongabay Globalby Autumn Spanne24d ago
- The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries published a list of 34 priorities in early September that outline its intention to loosen restrictions on domestic...
Mongabay Globalby Andy Lehren24d ago
- In July, the European Commission confirmed leather’s exclusion from the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) — this week, the change became official.
Mongabay Globalby Isabel Esterman24d ago
- In late 2025, extreme rainfall associated with Cyclone Senyar wiped out swaths of North Sumatra’s Batang Toru ecosystem, home to the largest known population of Tapanuli orangutans.
Mongabay Globalby Isabel Esterman24d ago
- Irrawaddy dolphins, the Mekong River’s sole cetaceans, are viewed as sacred animals by Mekong communities, and are also an important source of tourism revenue.
Mongabay Globalby Sharon Guynup25d ago
- As tiger populations in India grow and disperse beyond protected areas, encounters with people are increasing, prompting repeated capture and relocation operations by the forest department.
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