Scientists: Fishing boats compete with whales and penguins for Antarctic krill
Scientists and campaigners recently documented huge krill fishing vessels plowing through pods of whales feeding in Antarctic waters, a permitted practice they say deprives...
Widespread tool-using chimp culture discovered in Democratic Republic of Congo
Researchers spent 12...
The Human-Modified Landscapes (HML) and the Brazilian highway network
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
Nepal won’t set fresh tiger number goal, to focus on coexistence,...
Having nearly tripled its tiger population since 2010, Nepal is now shifting its focus to improving habitat connectivity and coexistence with humans.The country achieved...
To protect the oceans, we must map them (commentary)
About 80% of our oceans remain “unmapped, unobserved, and unexplored,” according to NOAA.Technologies like un-crewed marine drones, high-resolution satellites, and remote operating vehicles are...
Hydropower in the Pan Amazon: The Madeira Hydropower Complex
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
Do virus-detecting ants hold the key to preventing zoonotic diseases?
Researchers are using army ants in Congo Basin rainforests to better understand the presence and emergence of zoonoses, diseases transmitted from animals to humans.According...
