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California is home to an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 insect species—but scientists don’t know the exact number. Now, researchers are embarking on an ambitious mission to document every single one through DNA sequencing as part of the California Insect Barcode…
Two years have passed since Samuel Abayateye, a Ghanaian fisheries observer, vanished while monitoring operations aboard a tuna fishing vessel—yet his family remains without answers about his fate. Despite repeated pleas from his relatives and environmental organizations, Ghanaian authorities have…
What transforms someone from a casual observer into a passionate environmental advocate? According to Mongabay founder Rhett Butler, it’s rarely statistics or scientific graphs that spark genuine concern for nature—it’s deeply personal moments of connection. Butler traces his own environmental…
Bangladesh is taking groundbreaking action to end centuries of elephant captivity by launching an ambitious rehabilitation program that could serve as a model for conservation efforts across Asia. The government has begun retrieving privately owned elephants with the goal of…
Mexico has implemented new national regulations that prohibit fishing vessels from catching or keeping five threatened shark species in Atlantic waters, marking a significant step forward for marine conservation. The ban covers bigeye thresher sharks, silky sharks, critically endangered oceanic…
Australia’s parliament is preparing to debate crucial reforms to the nation’s primary environmental protection legislation – the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act). However, early government signals suggest these long-awaited changes may fall short of addressing the country’s…
The Spix’s macaw, a stunning blue bird once declared extinct in the wild, is facing a new crisis that could derail its remarkable comeback story. Seven of these critically endangered parrots at a reintroduction site in Brazil’s Caatinga region have…
