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A devastating hailstorm that struck the small Queensland town of Esk over the weekend left nearly 120 flying foxes severely injured, highlighting the vulnerability of native wildlife to extreme weather events. The bats, caught defenseless in their roost during the…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly weighing a controversial trade-off that could slash up to £170 from average household energy bills—but at the cost of programs designed to make homes more energy efficient and combat climate change. According to exclusive reporting…
UK households could be forced to pay twice for the same sewage cleanup efforts, according to a groundbreaking legal challenge heading to court this Tuesday. Environmental campaign group River Action is taking water regulator Ofwat to court, arguing that proposed…
International efforts to protect Antarctica’s fragile marine ecosystem hit a major roadblock last week, as delegates from 27 nations failed to agree on critical conservation measures during their annual summit in Australia. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine…
The Galápagos Islands, famous for their pristine ecosystems that inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution, face a new ecological crisis. Hundreds of thousands of invasive Fowler’s snouted treefrogs have colonized the archipelago, which naturally had no amphibian species before their arrival.…
A perfect storm of climate change and funding cuts is creating a public health crisis in Kenya, where rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have accelerated the spread of kala-azar, a deadly disease that kills 95% of untreated patients. The “black…
A new generation of environmental journalists is refusing to give up hope in the face of mounting planetary crises. Through Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellows program, young reporters from six countries are sharing their vision for environmental journalism…
Deep in Colombia’s Amazon rainforest, two Indigenous communities have taken on an extraordinary mission: protecting uncontacted peoples who choose to remain hidden from the modern world. For over a decade, residents of the Curare-Los Ingleses Indigenous Reserve and the neighboring…
After public outcry, Kenya has reversed a controversial decision that would have ended a successful 15-year partnership protecting one of Nairobi’s most cherished natural spaces. The Kenya Forest Service announced it will continue jointly managing the 1,000-hectare Karura Forest with…
Four years after Hurricane Ida destroyed their Louisiana home, Jennifer and Dean Bye are still living in a house with exposed plywood, mold-stained windowsills, and bare concrete floors. Their three children play in rooms stripped down to the studs. The…
