Environment

Villagers in Indonesia have killed a critically endangered Sumatran tiger, after labeling it a menace to the village.Conservation authorities, though, have found strong indications...

A four-year research project in a national protected area in Laos established a connection between higher payments for more wildlife sightings and improved protections...

In the 1970s, scientists recognized that the Amazon makes half of its own rainfall via evaporation and transpiration from vegetation. Researchers also recognized that...

The Forest Tobelo, an indigenous tribe in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, faces constant threat from illegal loggers and the expansion of mining leases.More than...

Footage of a fight between a male tiger and a mother sloth bear in an India wildlife reserve has gone viral on Facebook.The video,...

Scientists have discovered a mega-colony of Adélie penguins in Antarctica’s remote Danger Islands.The researchers utilized quadcopter drones to survey the nesting grounds in an...

The planet’s last male northern white rhino is gravely ill.Sudan, as the rhino is named, has developed a serious infection.Only three northern white rhinos...

Without drastic and expensive technology advancements, trajectories for aviation emissions are unlikely to change substantially in upcoming decades. However, current policy is aiming to...

There are many important conservation and environmental stories Mongabay isn’t able to cover. Here’s a digest of some of the significant developments from...

  The new species of pygmy squid belongs to the genus Idiosepius, a group of tiny, squid-like marine animals that are believed to be the world’s smallest...

  On Tuesday, a federal judge in California ruled that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security did not abuse its authority in waiving dozens...

  In a tight decision, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) upheld the constitutionality of much of Brazil’s 2012 New Forest Code, that had been...