In southern Sumatra, a pair of dogs may have uncovered something no one expected: signs that Sumatran rhinos could still survive in a national park once thought empty, reports @jeremyhance.bsky.social for @mongabay.com. news.mongabay.com/2025/08/snif...

What’s on the menu at thousands of Brazilian public institutions? Shark meat, and most people don’t even know it, report @philjaco.bsky.social, @bykarlamendes.bsky.social, and Kuang Keng Kuek Ser for @mongabay.com. Supported by @pulitzercenter.bsky.social. news.mongabay.com/custom-story...

What good is great science if no one sees it? At #ATBC2025, we led a @mongabay.com workshop on Communicating Conservation Science. 4 tips to help researchers connect with journalists + increase their impact: 🎯 Target the right journalist ✉️ Pitch clearly 🧾 Make it easy to cover ⚡ Respond fast

The voice Pope Francis gave to nature With his passing at age 88, Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy that deeply shaped global conversations about conservation and environmental stewardship — reaching across faiths, disciplines & borders, reports Justin Catanoso. news.mongabay.com/2025/04/pope...

What does it take to bring down a wildlife trafficking kingpin? In Nigeria, it took five months of surveillance, the seizure of 7 metric tons of pangolin scales, and close coordination between law enforcement across borders, reports @mongabay.bsky.social. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

The vicuña, a wild relative of the llama, could help reestablish plants in barren areas where glaciers have melted, according to a recent study in the high Andes of Peru, reports @mongabay.bsky.social.

As insectivorous, burrowing mammals, pangolins play a key role in our ecosystem by controlling insect populations, recycling soil nutrients and sheltering other animals in their abandoned burrows, reports @spoorthyraman.bsky.social.

A recent study finds that African lion populations are declining as their prey are as well, prompting a need to protect these prey species to reverse the trend. Preventing prey depletion can help improve lion reproduction & population growth in areas prone to poaching for bushmeat.

A new study has used camera-trap footage and scent analysis to confirm the unusual relationship between an African melon and the aardvark, an elusive ant-eating mammal found in sub-Saharan Africa, reports @mongabay.bsky.social.

The Ecuadorian Chocó, a hidden biodiversity gem, faces intense deforestation. Researchers at the Canandé Reserve are uncovering its resilience, showing how forests can recover when given the right conditions—insights that could shape future restoration efforts.

I’ll never forget getting this close to a mountain gorilla. 🦍 Most of my time at @mongabay.bsky.social is spent on the 💻 ensuring our work reaches the right people. But sometimes I step into the field. 📷 The biggest challenge? Staying calm as a gorilla got so close I could hear her breathing.

Male elephants have distinct characters & certain individuals within the society are influential and can have a positive psychological impact on the group, according to new research.

In 2023, photographer Will Burrard-Lucas set up high-definition cameras across Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo, capturing rare glimpses of its elusive wildlife. The park is a stronghold for endangered species like gorillas, chimpanzees, and forest elephants.

A new camera-trapping study has found several rare and threatened species in Vietnam’s Nui Chua National Park, home to one of mainland SE Asia’s last remnants of dry coastal forest.

A camera trap placed inside a forest in Poland has filmed two rare black wolves crossing a stream. Originally set up to record beavers that were building a dam, the camera captured the black wolves on film twice: once in the summer of 2024, and again toward the end of the year.

More than a thousand years after its extinction in Scotland, the Eurasian lynx briefly returned in January — illegally. The unauthorized release of four lynx drew criticism and reinforced a crucial lesson: rewilding must be done right.

Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, made headlines recently for laying an egg with a new partner, her first egg in four years, reports @mongabay.bsky.social. The egg has now hatched, and Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, or mōlī in Hawaiian, was spotted caring for her chick.

In an unprecedented project in the municipality of São Simão, blue-and-yellow macaws born in captivity were trained in free-flight techniques before being introduced into the wild. @mongabay.bsky.social

A climate researcher who was fired from his job for refusing to take a flight back from a work trip has been awarded compensation in court for unfair dismissal. In 2023, Gianluca Grimalda's was fired after he refused to fly & expedite his travel from PNG to Germany.

The hoary fox is the only canine endemic to both the Cerrado biome & Brazil; it’s now trying to survive among cattle pastures & soy plantations. A project in southern Brazil combines research, conservation & community engagement to protect the species. news.mongabay.com/2025/02/a-ca...

Great news! Scientists have confirmed the presence of the Asian small-clawed otter in Nepal for the first time in more than 185 years. The last confirmed sighting was in 1839, followed by occasional unconfirmed reports. @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/02/worl...

"We no longer fear elephants nor are we angry at them," says Krishna Bahadur Rasaili. In Bahundangi, Nepal, once a hotspot for human-elephant conflict, attitudes have changed—and so have the outcomes.

Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo, became an overnight sensation online. Videos of her were watched by millions. But conservationists say that popularity hasn’t resulted in any change on the ground for wild pygmy hippos, which are down to fewer than 2,500 animals in the wild.

Jaguar habitats in the Mesoamerica region, spanning Mexico and Central America, are under severe threat from deforestation, illegal ranching, monoculture plantations, forest fires, and hunting, which disrupt connectivity between populations.

A recent study monitored ant-feeding behaviors in savanna chimpanzees in Senegal, concluding that the apes also rely on memory to locate underground ant nests, rather than simply stumbling across nests opportunistically.

1/2 In two days, two Cambodian government officials have contradicted one another - one claimed I applied for a visa as an electrician, another claimed I applied for a visa as a teacher. The cover story is disintegrating, I am and have only ever been a journalist in Cambodia.

Leopards frequently make a deep, guttural roar that is called “sawing” because it sounds like someone manually cutting wood. In a recent study, researchers discovered that by examining these sounds using a method called bioacoustics, they can monitor far wider areas.

Lion populations in 6 protected areas in Uganda have declined over the past decade, a recent survey shows. The researchers attribute this decline, in some cases of nearly 50%, to poisoning of the big cats by livestock farmers, snaring by poachers, and habitat loss.

Chimpanzees live across diverse habitats, but little is known about their potential adaptation in different environments. A study has found they possess genetic traits that help them adapt to different habitat conditions, including a possible malaria protection.

On Jan 5, @geraldrflynn.bsky.social arrived at Cambodian immigration after a short trip to Thailand—only to be denied entry, blacklisted & deported. @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/02/camb...

A survey of a little-known patch of forest on Cambodia’s border with Thailand has uncovered a “treasure of wildlife,” including potentially new-to-science plant species.

Shaken, not stirred: That’s how fictional secret service agent James Bond prefers his martini. And now there’s a lizard in the Caribbean that shares his name: the James Bond forest lizard, found close to where author Ian Fleming wrote his iconic Bond novels.

The ongoing Los Angeles fires have burned more than 16,000 structures, many of them full of synthetic materials that, when burned, release chemicals toxic to both humans and wildlife.

Indian scientists have proposed a new pangolin species, Manis indoburmanica, based on genetic analysis, suggesting it diverged from the Chinese pangolin 3.4 million years ago, though some experts call for additional evidence for full recognition.

Recent research finds cheetahs aren’t above scavenging other predators’ kills, contrary to the conventional wisdom that they only eat what they kill.

What’s helping elephants & great apes survive in a corner of Cameroon? A survey revealed promising trends for some of the world’s most iconic species: populations of elephants, gorillas & chimpanzees have remained stable in a pocket of the country’s southeast.

“We don’t just plant trees. We plant hope,” says Janet Nyakairu Abwoli. One woman is leading a quiet revolution to plan native trees in Uganda’s Kasese district, where erratic rainfall and frequent flooding wreak havoc on farms and homes.

​​What do you do when your neighbors are elephants? In W. Uganda, the answer is a fence that delivers a powerful zap, per @shokes.bsky.social. Along the borders of Queen Elizabeth NP, these electric barriers are transforming how communities handle human-wildlife conflict.

What does it take to protect some of the ocean’s most threatened creatures — sharks and rays — from extinction? In a landmark decision, the state of South Australia has banned fishing of several endangered and critically endangered sharks and rays in its waters.

The last Asiatic wild ass disappeared from Saudi Arabia in the 1920s. A century later, it's back. This relative of the donkey that was never domesticated. In 2024, 7 were relocated from Jordan to the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve.

Using the world’s smallest known satellite transmitter, conservationists were able to track a spoon-billed sandpiper, thought to be the world’s rarest migratory shorebird, reveals a new report from @mongabay.bsky.social. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Two African lion brothers, Jacob (a three-legged survivor) and Tibu, broke the record for the longest swim across Uganda's Kazinga channel, braving crocodiles to reach mates. Bobby Bascomb reports to @mongabay.bsky.social that their journey highlights the risks lions face due to habitat loss.

Thick-billed parrots are soaring into the future of conservation with the help of satellite tech. Researchers used lightweight satellite backpacks to study the birds' migration. The data helped to justify the designation of vital protected areas for the birds. news.mongabay.com/2025/01/sate...

EU countries voted to downgrade wolves' protection status, making them easier to cull. While farmers see this as a win, conservationists warn it threatens wolf populations. Researchers also find culling could worsen livestock predation, reports Bobby Bascomb for @mongabay.bsky.social

How can we protect Amazon dolphins amid worsening drought and increased human interactions? This year’s drought is worse than 2023. Early action has prevented heat-related deaths, but increased human interactions are causing dolphin carcasses @mongabay.bsky.social

Genetic research shows Cuba’s hutias are two species, Capromys pilorides (east) and Capromys geayi (west), split by 2 million years. The eastern species may be rewilded in the Cayman Islands, reports @jeremyhance.bsky.social for @mongabay.bsky.social

Despite facing threats from climate change and human conflict, Andean bears are revealing their secrets! First-ever camera collar footage shows surprising behaviors, underscoring the importance of ongoing conservation, reports Liz Kimbrough for @mongabay.bsky.social

Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross banded in 1956, has laid another egg! This is a powerful symbol of hope for a near-threatened species facing threats like plastic pollution. Her continued reproduction is vital reports Shreya Dasgupta for @mongabay.bsky.social

Concerns are growing for Tanzania's critically endangered southern patas monkeys. With an estimated population of fewer than 200, there have been no confirmed sightings this year, following only a few in recent years, reports Ryan Truscott for @mongabay.bsky.social

After over 100 years, Polynesian storm petrels have returned to Kamaka Island. Rat eradication and innovative conservation techniques, with strong community support, led to this remarkable success story, per Liz Kimbrough for @mongabay.bsky.social