As climate change pummels coral reefs, scientists are looking at a new way to restore reefs. Although some think it's a waste of effort and $$$ – believing these coral reefs are already doomed, because, you know, climate change. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/maur...

"It never weighed more than a spoonful of sugar." www.butlernature.com/2025/10/24/r...

C'mon

Here's the question: is the Asian unicorn still out there?

More proof that humans ate the Pleistocene megafauna to extinction!

One of the highlights of my career was interviewing Jane Goodall in 2010. Yes, she was one of the greatest scientists of all time, but it was her kindness that always got me. We need more of that in the world! And I miss her. Here's the interview: news.mongabay.com/2010/04/jane...

If you read one article on Jane Goodall, read @mongabay.com's eulogy of her life and her hope!

I'm in denial. And I'm going to stay there a bit.

Biologists: any record of this in the past? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

So happy to have appeared on Wild Green Streams for Ecological Fiends to talk all things Sumatran rhinos! open.spotify.com/episode/1zX8...

In January, scientists are headed to Antarctica to study whether or not we could put a giant curtain to stop the Doomsday glacier from breaking down. #climate #Geoengineering Great piece by @gloriadickie.bsky.social for @mongabay.com. news.mongabay.com/2025/09/scie...

There is a debate going on about how much storage is actually available for CO2. This matters because we will need A LOT of storage to stave off the worst of the #ClimateCrisis (given that enormity of the problem). From @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/09/glob...

The Samoa Conservation Society has a fundraising page set up to help their team *find the last of the little dodos* They believe Samoa's iconic & critically endangered "manumea" are still among its rich rainforests & folks who love #birds or #birding can go here to send $upport:

One of my favorite species, the little dodo (or manumea), has gone missing! This weird pigeon looks and acts more like a parrot – an evolutionary marvel. This is a species that DESPERATELY needs support & funding to try and rediscover it. @mongabay.com #birds news.mongabay.com/2025/09/fund...

I got a chance to talk all things Rhinos on Sea Change Radio. Sumatran rhinos, Javan rhinos, and the poaching trade that's putting these species and other rhinos in deep peril. Check it out here: www.cchange.net

If only he could have done something about it...

A project that is bringing back megafauna to help fight fires in Spain. My latest for @mongabay.com !

Cool, cool, cool, cool. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Awesome to see @peoplemag.bsky.social paying attention to our work on Sumatran rhinos for @mongabay.com! More of this please – wildlife stories need more coverage if we're going to avoid biodiversity collapse. people.com/sniffer-dogs...

Can Namibia's wildlife survive a hotter and drier world? Petro Kotze reports for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/08/clim...

The IUCN puts out rhino population numbers ever 3 years. This time the numbers for the two most endangered rhinos aren't great. Javan numbers down by a third, Sumatran rhinos stable, but on the edge of total extinction. My latest for @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/2025/08/java... :

#conservationoptimism Experts thought the critically endangered Sumatran rhino population in southern Sumatra's Way Kambas National Park had gone extinct But now Working Dogs for Conservation has detected several signs of them in the park, @jeremyhance.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.com

Beef is the biggest threat to wildlife worldwide. It's also helping fuel the climate crisis. Is there a better way to raise it? Or how much longer can we keep this up? Great piece by @john-cannon.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/08/will...

Totally normal. Don't panic. All fine. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"The Voting Rights Act is quite likely dead. Long live the Voting Rights Act." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...

Apollo is coming for this dude. And Apollo don't miss.

Could creating clouds help save the doomed Great Barrier Reef? Let's freaking hope so. Great reporting by @ferrisjabr.bsky.social! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/m...

Now this would be a terrifying addition to the next Jurassic Park film. www.earth.com/news/shri-ra...

The land of the insane. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Meanwhile...lower down in the @nytimes.com than a wildlife quiz www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...

The overlooked tropical ecosystem! Liz Kimbrough explores if topical dry forests can survive the next half century. The answer? We need to act now. news.mongabay.com/2025/06/will...

Some good news. news.mongabay.com/2025/06/pand...

More horrifying than any horror movie. I wish I could say "great reporting!" (and it is!), but it's all veiled by terror.

Not dire wolves. "Grey wolves with 20 [gene] edits."

Can't say we weren't warned. Over and over and over again...Are we going to keep ignoring the warnings? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How is this not a bigger story?

Shooting birds en masse doesn't make you a man.

Oh, I don't know, just a BABY COLOSSAL SQUID. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvpx...

Official confirmation now from USDA terminating the Expanding #Agroforestry Project effective immediately Amazing they didn’t work “woke” into this disdainful press release that will hobble climate smart ag and hurt actual farmers: www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...

It's an article that's been MONTHS in the making! How do we help prepare nature for a hotter world? I talked to some of the best conservationists out there to find out for @mongabay.bsky.social . The answers may be surprising! Link here: news.mongabay.com/2025/04/how-...

HOLY SHIT! THIS IS REAL.

Only MEGAFAUNA can prevent forest fires. www.reuters.com/investigates...

Imagine your life. Cut 40%.

RIP Val Kilmer. His performance as Doc Holliday in Tombstone is still one of my all time favorites. He exudes charisma and charm and fellowship, all while slowly dying. It's incredible! A true actor's actor.

US farmers depend on a lot of govt programs, so it's hardly surprising that the funding freeze has been impacting some of them – especially the most innovative – hard! Reporting by Sarah Derouin for @mongabay.bsky.social focusing on programs in agroecology. news.mongabay.com/2025/04/as-u...

I gotta say, not a fan of this headline. (good reporting though) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Burning forests for energy is stupid. So, here's some good news! @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/03/neth...

Ever heard of proforestation? I hadn't either till very recently. Check out what this new idea (or very old!) means and how it could help cool our planet, and preserve our species! A great new piece by Sruthi Gurudev for @mongabay.bsky.social. news.mongabay.com/2025/03/beyo...

If we can find just one female, we could save the turtle god.