An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. To work in ...

Corvus meaning ‘raven’ in Latin and splendens meaning ‘shining’ or ‘brilliance’ — is a fitting name for the strikingly ...

In Colombia, the construction of illegal roads continues to damage protected areas. In Chiribiquete National Park, 525 ...

Despite years of research into their complex behavior and intelligence, orangutans remain critically endangered on the ...

A deadly heat wave in July that left people and wildlife struggling in Norway, Sweden and Finland was made at least 10 times ...

Spain is deploying 500 more soldiers to help battle wildfires that have ravaged parched woodlands during a prolonged heat ...

At the end of 2025, representatives from 185 countries will convene in Uzbekistan to discuss the fate of sharks, African ...

Brazil's bioeconomy efforts are unlocking surprising global applications for a homegrown plant known as a local remedy and ...

There’s hope for an iconic ocean predator that has mostly disappeared from California’s coastlines: the sunflower sea star ...

San Matías Gulf, on the northern coast of Argentina’s Patagonia region, is one of the most biodiverse areas in the Argentine ...

This is the second installment of Mongabay’s coverage of active management tools for forest fires. Read Part 1. Photographs ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recently proposed listing the Borneo earless monitor, an elusive lizard endemic to the ...