A lucky child: Mongabay’s origin story (insider)

  • Mongabay founder Rhett A. Butler tells the origin story of Mongabay.
  • Inspired by his love for nature and motivated by real-world losses, the groundwork for Mongabay was laid at a very early age.
  • Rhett launched Mongabay in his early to raise interest in the natural world and awareness about what is happening in wild places like tropical rainforests.
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Article published by Rhett Butler

This story first appeared on Mongabay

South Africa Today – Environment


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