Sri Lanka’s iconic tuskers ‘falling like dominoes,’ conservationists warn 18 Apr 2025 07:09:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/sri-lankas-iconic-tuskers-falling-like-dominoes-conservationists-warn/ | ||
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The vanishing trail of Sri Lanka’s iconic tuskers calls for urgent action 21 Mar 2025 07:38:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/the-vanishing-trail-of-sri-lankas-iconic-tuskers-calls-for-urgent-action/ | ||
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Male African elephants develop distinct personality traits as they age, study finds 25 Feb 2025 17:15:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/male-african-elephants-develop-distinct-personality-traits-as-they-age-study-finds/ | ||
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As elephant conflict shifts, Nepal’s border village offers clues for coexistence 18 Feb 2025 12:26:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/as-elephant-conflict-shifts-nepal-village-turns-to-neighbouring-border-town-for-solutions/ | ||
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How a Nepali border village learned to live with migratory wild elephants 30 Jan 2025 15:08:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/how-a-nepali-border-village-learned-to-live-with-migratory-wild-elephants/ | ||
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Elephants, gorillas and chimps hold out in Cameroon’s largest protected landscape 16 Jan 2025 14:42:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/elephants-gorillas-and-chimps-hold-out-in-cameroons-largest-protected-landscape/ | ||
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African elephants declining — but some areas show promise 12 Nov 2024 05:17:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/11/african-elephants-declining-but-some-areas-show-promise/ | ||
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WWF report offers glimmer of conservation hope — yet warns of a planet in peril 10 Oct 2024 16:33:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/wwf-report-offers-glimmer-of-conservation-hope-yet-warns-of-a-planet-in-peril/ | ||
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Iconic tusker’s plight shows challenges in managing Sri Lanka’s wild elephants 29 Nov 2023 16:40:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/iconic-tuskers-plight-shows-challenges-in-managing-sri-lankas-wild-elephants/ | ||
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Forest elephants are the ‘glue’ holding Congo rainforests together 07 Nov 2023 21:17:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/11/forest-elephants-are-the-glue-holding-congo-rainforests-together-experts-say/ | ||
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‘It’s a real mess’: Mining and deforestation threaten unparalleled DRC wildlife haven 13 Oct 2023 01:41:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/its-a-real-mess-mining-and-deforestation-threaten-unparalleled-drc-wildlife-haven/ | ||
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Cambodia approves, then suspends, marble mine in Keo Seima REDD+ project 31 Aug 2023 03:17:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/cambodia-approves-then-suspends-marble-mine-in-keo-seima-redd-project/ | ||
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One elephant a day: Sri Lanka wildlife conflict deepens as death toll rises 05 May 2023 15:35:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/one-elephant-a-day-sri-lanka-wildlife-conflict-deepens-as-death-toll-rises/ | ||
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Elephants promote jumbo trees, boosting the carbon stores in Africa’s forests 27 Jan 2023 18:02:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/elephants-promote-jumbo-trees-boosting-the-carbon-stores-in-africas-forests/ | ||
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Life in the awe-and-terror-inspiring vicinity of the Sumatran elephant 20 Oct 2022 11:07:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2022/10/video-life-in-the-awe-and-terror-inspiring-vicinity-of-the-sumatran-elephant/ | ||
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Sumatran conservationist Rahmad Saleh Simbolon dies at 47 29 Aug 2022 05:47:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/sumatran-conservationist-rahmad-saleh-simbolon-dies-at-47/ | ||
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Cash-strapped Zimbabwe pushes to be allowed to sell its ivory stockpile 01 Jun 2022 16:00:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/cash-strapped-zimbabwe-pushes-to-be-allowed-to-sell-its-ivory-stockpile/ | ||
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Ivory from at least 150 poached elephants seized in the DRC raid 18 May 2022 08:50:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/ivory-from-at-least-150-poached-elephants-seized-in-the-drc-raid/ | ||
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To conserve the vibrant diversity of Central Africa’s forests, include Indigenous people (commentary) 16 May 2022 17:44:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/to-conserve-the-vibrant-diversity-of-central-africas-forests-include-indigenous-people-commentary/ | ||
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Thai tourism elephants are ‘far better off’ in forests: Q&A with photographer Adam Oswell 15 Mar 2022 13:09:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/thai-tourism-elephants-are-far-better-off-in-forests-qa-with-photographer-adam-oswell/ | ||
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In Nigeria, a decade of payoffs boosted global wildlife trafficking hub 04 Mar 2022 11:16:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/in-nigeria-a-decade-of-payoffs-boosted-global-wildlife-trafficking-hub/ | ||
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DNA assessment confirms Gabon as last stronghold of forest elephants 19 Nov 2021 19:40:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/dna-assessment-confirms-gabon-as-last-stronghold-of-forest-elephants/ | ||
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Jaw bombs, the deadliest threat to Sri Lanka’s elephants, are scaling up 19 Nov 2021 14:40:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/jaw-bombs-the-deadliest-threat-to-sri-lankas-elephants-are-scaling-up/ | ||
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In Sumatra, a snare trap costs a baby elephant her trunk, then her life 17 Nov 2021 14:36:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/in-sumatra-a-snare-trap-costs-a-baby-elephant-her-trunk-then-her-life/ | ||
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‘Stubborn optimism’ for elephants fuels Indigenous conservation effort 28 Jul 2021 20:09:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2021/07/podcast-stubborn-optimism-for-elephants-fuels-indigenous-conservation-effort/ | ||
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China’s efforts to accommodate ‘wandering elephants’ is overshadowed by its conflict with elephants elsewhere (commentary) 21 Jun 2021 16:18:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/chinas-efforts-to-save-its-wandering-elephants-are-laudable-but-lets-not-forget-its-bloody-conflicts-with-the-giants/ | ||
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Tanzania’s “Ivory Queen” denied release after appeal 17 Jun 2021 14:09:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/ivory-queen-denied-release-after-appeal-in-tanzania/ | ||
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Poaching declines in Tanzania following prosecution of ivory trafficking ringleaders 17 Jun 2021 14:08:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/poaching-declines-in-tanzania-following-prosecution-of-ivory-trafficking-ringleaders/ | ||
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It’s an ‘incredibly exciting’ time for the field of bioacoustics 16 Jun 2021 19:43:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2021/06/podcast-its-an-incredibly-exciting-time-for-the-field-of-bioacoustics/ | ||
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Deforestation intensifies in northern DRC protected areas 02 Jun 2021 21:10:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/deforestation-intensifies-in-northern-drc-protected-areas/ | ||
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Tale of two traffickers is a rare spell of Congolese conservation convictions 28 May 2021 10:28:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/tale-of-two-traffickers-is-a-rare-spell-of-congolese-conservation-convictions/ | ||
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For tool-wielding chimps of Ebo Forest, logging plan is a ‘death sentence’ 30 Jul 2020 15:59:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/for-tool-wielding-chimps-of-ebo-forest-logging-plan-is-a-death-sentence/ | ||
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Myanmar ponders what to do with its out-of-work elephants 05 Jul 2020 23:02:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/myanmar-ponders-what-to-do-with-its-out-of-work-elephants/ | ||
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Listening to elephants to protect Central Africa’s tropical forests 27 May 2020 13:59:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2020/05/audio-listening-to-elephants-to-protect-central-africas-tropical-forests/ | ||
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Study tracks first incursion of poachers into ‘pristine’ African forest 03 Oct 2019 11:21:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/10/africa-elephant-poaching-gorilla-chimpanzee-congo/ | ||
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Sumatran elephant sanctuary under threat from bridge, port projects 26 Aug 2019 04:02:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/sumatran-elephant-sanctuary-under-threat-from-bridge-port-projects/ | ||
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Congo government opens Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park to oil exploration 18 Jul 2019 18:47:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/congolese-government-opens-nouabale-ndoki-national-park-to-oil-exploration/ | ||
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In the Congo Basin, a road cuts through once-untouched ape wilderness 01 Mar 2019 09:21:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/in-the-congo-basin-a-road-cuts-through-once-untouched-ape-wilderness/ | ||
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In Sumatra, a lone elephant leads rescuers on a cat-and-mouse chase 23 Jan 2019 01:47:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/in-sumatra-a-lone-elephant-leads-rescuers-on-a-cat-and-mouse-chase/ | ||
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Wild-caught timber elephants in Myanmar die earlier than captive-born ones 20 Aug 2018 20:37:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/wild-caught-timber-elephants-in-myanmar-die-earlier-than-captive-born-ones/ | ||
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Forest elephant DNA diverse, consistent, and distinct, study says 10 Aug 2018 18:32:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/forest-elephant-dna-diverse-consistent-and-distinct-study-says/ | ||
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Two suspected poachers arrested for killing of Sumatran elephant 05 Jul 2018 11:07:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/two-suspected-poachers-arrested-for-killing-of-sumatran-elephant/ | ||
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Poachers blamed in second Sumatran elephant death this year 11 Jun 2018 05:52:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/06/poachers-blamed-in-second-sumatran-elephant-death-this-year/ | ||
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More gorillas and chimpanzees living in Central Africa’s forests than thought 27 Apr 2018 12:28:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/04/more-gorillas-and-chimpanzees-living-in-central-africas-forests-than-thought/ | ||
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U.K. ban relegates legal ivory trade to ‘a thing of the past’ 03 Apr 2018 09:54:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/04/uk-ban-relegates-legal-ivory-trade-to-a-thing-of-the-past/ | ||
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Five-year sentences for elephant poachers in Republic of Congo 28 Feb 2018 09:36:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/02/five-year-sentences-for-elephant-poachers-in-republic-of-congo/ | ||
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East Africa’s Albertine Rift needs protection now, scientists say 15 Feb 2018 07:54:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/02/east-africas-albertine-rift-needs-protection-now-scientists-say/ | ||
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Poachers blamed as body of Sumatran elephant, missing tusks, found in protected forest 11 Jan 2018 05:59:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2018/01/poachers-blamed-as-body-of-sumatran-elephant-missing-tusks-found-in-protected-forest/ | ||
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New study: Gorillas fare better in logged forests than chimps 11 Dec 2017 00:29:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/new-study-gorillas-fare-better-in-logged-forests-than-chimps/ | ||
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Citizen scientists around the world are monitoring elephants in Gabon via camera traps — and you can too 10 Nov 2017 13:18:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/11/citizen-scientists-around-the-world-are-monitoring-elephants-in-gabon-via-camera-traps-and-you-can-too/ | ||
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Ivory is out in the UK, as government moves to shutter legal trade 12 Oct 2017 09:33:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/10/ivory-is-out-in-the-u-k-as-govt-moves-to-shutter-legal-trade/ | ||
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Liberian park protects Critically Endangered western chimpanzees 22 Sep 2017 10:17:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/liberian-park-protects-critically-endangered-western-chimpanzees/ | ||
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Central Africa’s ivory trade shifts underground, according to new report 12 Sep 2017 12:13:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/central-africas-ivory-trade-shifts-underground-according-to-new-report/ | ||
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Watch: $8 million worth elephant ivory crushed in New York City 04 Aug 2017 07:52:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/watch-8-million-worth-elephant-ivory-crushed-in-new-york-city/ | ||
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New genetic analyses help scientists rethink the elephant family tree 03 Aug 2017 08:10:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/new-genetic-analyses-help-scientists-rethink-the-elephant-family-tree/ | ||
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Big forests, big ag: Are rainforests the right place for industrial agriculture? (commentary) 20 Jul 2017 23:01:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/07/big-forests-big-ag-are-rainforests-the-right-place-for-industrial-agriculture-commentary/ | ||
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Cross River superhighway changes course in Nigeria 28 Apr 2017 12:18:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/04/cross-river-superhighway-changes-course-in-nigeria/ | ||
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More than 25,000 elephants were killed in a Gabon national park in one decade 24 Feb 2017 14:47:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/02/more-than-25000-elephants-were-killed-in-a-gabon-national-park-in-one-decade/ | ||
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Thap Lan: Thailand’s unsung forest gem under threat, but still abrim with life 31 Jan 2017 12:03:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/01/thap-lan-thailands-unsung-forest-gem-under-threat-but-still-abrim-with-life/ | ||
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Most illegal ivory comes from recently killed elephants: new study 08 Nov 2016 09:48:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2016/11/most-illegal-ivory-comes-from-recently-killed-elephants-new-study/ | ||
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