- A team from The Wilderness Project has conducted a survey of hippos along Zambia’s Kafue River, one of the last strongholds of the species in Southern Africa.
- The expedition faced regular close encounters with…
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Canoe team tracks hippos in one of Africa’s last strongholds
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Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon
KLAMATH, Calif. (AP) — A group of several dozen Indigenous youth from across the Klamath Basin recently emerged victorious after a month-long journey paddling the Klamath River….
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Sheila Colla, advocate for bees, died on July 6th, 2025, aged 43
- Scientist, author, and mentor Sheila Colla died on July 6th, 2025 after a battle with mesothelioma. She was 43.
- Colla made a home for species few noticed, and a future for those too often ignored.
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Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role
The devastating flash floods that swept through Texas Hill Country in July 2025 highlight a troubling reality: Despite years of warnings and recent improvements in flood planning, Texas communities remain dangerously vulnerable to flood…
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‘Hopeful sign’ as Eurasian otter reappears in Malaysia after a decade
Camera traps in Tangkulap Forest Reserve in Malaysia’s Sabah state have photographed a Eurasian otter — a grainy image of an individual ambling next to a waterbody. This is the…
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Q&A with manager Craig Reid
- Zambia’s Kafue National Park, co-managed by Zambia’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife and conservation NGO African Parks, is home to up to 22 different species of antelopes, the highest diversity in…
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Vatsala, Asia’s oldest known elephant, died on July 8th, 2025, aged around 100
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
For more than a century, Vatsala stood. Through…
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China’s Clean Air Could Be Behind an Acceleration in Global Warming : ScienceAlert
Global warming has picked up pace since around 2010, leading to the recent string of record warm years. Why this is happening is still unclear, and among the biggest questions in climate science today.
Our new study reveals that reductions in…
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‘Revolutionary technology’ uses scanners for easier species detection in the wild
Researchers in Brazil’s Amazonas state are testing easy-to-use scanners that can help them identify animal species they come across in the wild, Mongabay contributor Miguel…
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Navigating parenthood in a climate change era: determinants of childbearing intentions in Iran
This qualitative study was conducted using a descriptive-exploratory design and content analysis method. In this type of descriptive study, the aim is to obtain more information about a specific experience and to gain a picture of a natural…
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