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For millions of years, the distinctive calls of hornbills have filled Africa’s forests and savannas. These large, charismatic birds with their striking curved beaks once thrived across the continent’s diverse landscapes. But when ornithologist Nico Arcilla returned to West African…
Marine wildlife enthusiasts and beachgoers witnessed an extraordinary natural spectacle this week when a large group of sharks was observed feeding close to shore at one of Australia’s most famous surfing destinations. The feeding frenzy occurred at Rainbow Bay on…
High above Uganda’s Luku Central Forest Reserve, 29 critically endangered Rüppell’s vultures soar on massive wings, carrying twigs and branches to their clifftop nests. This remarkable sight represents something precious and precarious: the only known breeding colony of these magnificent…
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…
A Sri Lankan court has handed down the country’s harshest sentence ever for illegal elephant possession, signaling a major shift in wildlife protection enforcement. The Colombo High Court sentenced Samarappulige Niraj Roshan Fernando to 15 years in prison and fined…
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…
