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97-year-old Galápagos tortoise becomes a first-time mom
11 Apr 2025 14:14:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/97-year-old-galapagos-tortoise-becomes-a-first-time-mom/
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Amid fuzzy data, scientists urge monitoring of Hong Kong’s tokay gecko trade
03 Apr 2025 12:59:13 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/amid-fuzzy-data-scientists-urge-monitoring-of-hong-kongs-tokay-gecko-trade/
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Siamese crocodile release into the wild marks conservation milestone in Cambodia
28 Mar 2025 20:27:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/siamese-crocodile-release-into-the-wild-marks-conservation-milestone-in-cambodia/
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The Turtle Walker: Satish Bhaskar, sea turtle conservationist
28 Mar 2025 13:22:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/the-turtle-walker-satish-bhaskar-sea-turtle-conservationist/
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Superstitions fuel trafficking of India’s red sand boa
28 Mar 2025 04:27:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/superstitions-fuel-trafficking-of-indias-red-sand-boa/
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Surgically implanted tags offer rare insight into rehabilitated sea turtles
25 Mar 2025 12:46:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/surgically-implanted-tags-offer-rare-insight-into-rehabilitated-sea-turtles/
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Three new gecko species described in Nepal: Interview with herpetologist Santosh Bhattarai
21 Mar 2025 17:56:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/three-new-gecko-species-described-in-nepal-interview-with-herpetologist-santosh-bhattarai/
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How one researcher walked thousands of miles along India’s shores to conserve sea turtles
20 Mar 2025 11:41:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/a-curious-conservationist-who-walked-along-indias-coastlines-to-learn-about-sea-turtles/
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New species of parrot snake described in Brazil’s threatened Cerrado
06 Mar 2025 21:20:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/new-species-of-parrot-snake-described-in-brazils-threatened-cerrado/
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Researchers track Florida’s crocodiles to increase acceptance amid urbanization
05 Mar 2025 19:18:30 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/researchers-track-floridas-crocodiles-to-increase-acceptance-amid-urbanization/
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Concerns of illegal sea turtle trade persist in Bali as police foil smugglers
27 Feb 2025 11:25:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/concerns-of-illegal-sea-turtle-trade-persist-in-bali-as-police-foil-smugglers/
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Wave of arrests as Madagascar shuts down tortoise trafficking network
17 Feb 2025 11:49:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/wave-of-arrests-as-madagascar-shuts-down-tortoise-trafficking-network/
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Wild Targets
17 Feb 2025 08:53:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2025/02/wild-targets/
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Order restored in Indonesia as fishers recapture scores of farmed crocodiles
17 Feb 2025 01:08:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/order-restored-in-indonesia-as-fishers-recapture-scores-of-farmed-crocodiles/
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Nearly 20,000 animals seized in global wildlife trafficking crackdown
10 Feb 2025 09:54:49 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/nearly-20000-animals-seized-in-global-wildlife-trafficking-crackdown/
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Illegal trade is pushing Bangladesh’s freshwater turtles to the brink
03 Feb 2025 09:00:38 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/illegal-trade-is-pushing-bangladeshs-freshwater-turtles-to-the-brink/
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Why is this snake one of the most trafficked species in the world? | Wild Targets
29 Jan 2025 14:41:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/video/2025/01/why-is-this-snake-one-of-the-most-trafficked-species-in-the-world-wild-targets/
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Floods devastate tortoise sanctuary in southern Madagascar
23 Jan 2025 13:08:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/01/floods-devastate-tortoise-sanctuary-in-southern-madagascar/
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‘James Bond’ lizard among 35 new species described from Caribbean islands
22 Jan 2025 15:02:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/01/james-bond-lizard-among-35-new-species-described-from-caribbean-islands/
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How tortoise conservationist Hery Razafimamonjiraibe manages risks to antipoaching teams
10 Jan 2025 07:34:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/you-have-to-be-passionate-interview-with-turtle-survival-alliances-hery-razafimamonjiraibe/
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Road to recovery: Wild animals staging a comeback in 2024
31 Dec 2024 05:03:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/road-to-recovery-wild-animals-staging-a-comeback-in-2024/
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Photos: Top new species from 2024
26 Dec 2024 22:47:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/photos-top-new-species-from-2024/
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Almost extinct Caribbean lizard makes a comeback after island restoration
20 Dec 2024 04:17:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/almost-extinct-caribbean-lizard-makes-a-comeback-after-island-restoration/
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Greater Mekong serves up 234 new species in a year, from fanged hedgehog to diva viper
16 Dec 2024 06:11:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/greater-mekong-serves-up-234-new-species-in-a-year-from-fanged-hedgehog-to-diva-viper/
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China’s plans to trace wildlife trade risks inflaming trafficking, critics warn
31 Oct 2024 03:10:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/chinas-plans-to-trace-wildlife-trade-risks-inflaming-trafficking-critics-warn/
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Four of a kind: King cobra is a quad of species, not one, study finds
21 Oct 2024 10:20:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/10/four-of-a-kind-king-cobra-is-a-quad-of-species-not-one-study-finds/
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Amid haze of war, Lebanese activists helped turtle hatchlings journey to sea
25 Sep 2024 14:15:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/amid-haze-of-war-lebanese-activists-helped-turtle-hatchlings-journey-to-sea/
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Bangladesh introduces awareness initiatives to curb panic over Russell’s vipers
14 Aug 2024 08:02:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/bangladesh-introduces-awareness-initiatives-to-curb-the-panic-over-russells-vipers/
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As climate change shakes up global map of venomous snakes, health risks abound
05 Aug 2024 14:52:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/as-climate-change-shakes-up-global-map-of-venomous-snakes-health-risks-abound/
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Study finds 2,000+ species restricted to natural disaster-prone areas
30 Jul 2024 04:09:28 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/07/study-finds-2000-species-restricted-to-natural-disaster-prone-areas/
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Siamese crocodile hatchlings a ‘promising sign’ in Cambodia, but greater protection needed
24 Jul 2024 09:41:28 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/siamese-crocodile-hatchlings-a-promising-sign-in-cambodia-but-greater-protection-needed/
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Nepal’s shifting biodiversity research landscape: Interview with Karan Bahadur Shah
18 Jul 2024 08:26:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/nepals-shifting-biodiversity-research-landscape-interview-with-karan-bahadur-shah/
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In Peru, conservationists and archaeologists unite to save a threatened gecko
10 Jul 2024 16:46:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/in-peru-conservationists-and-archaeologists-unite-to-save-a-threatened-gecko/
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Studying snakes without rattling them? There’s now tech for that
28 Jun 2024 16:19:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/studying-snakes-without-rattling-them-theres-now-tech-for-that/
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Madagascar lemurs, tortoises seized in Thai bust reveal reach of wildlife trafficking
28 Jun 2024 06:12:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/madagascar-lemurs-tortoises-seized-in-thai-bust-reveal-reach-of-wildlife-trafficking/
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Bangladesh uses satellite transmitters on saltwater crocodiles in Asia’s first
22 Apr 2024 12:59:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/bangladesh-using-satellite-transmitters-in-conserving-crocodiles-in-sundarbans/
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Spotted softshell turtle release boosts reptile conservation in Vietnam
04 Apr 2024 15:58:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/spotted-softshell-turtle-release-boosts-reptile-conservation-in-vietnam/
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Study identifies species with a long history but short future amid threats
28 Mar 2024 09:05:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/study-identifies-species-with-a-long-history-but-short-future-amid-threats/
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Nepal’s release of endangered crocs into historical habitat raises concerns
23 Mar 2024 01:45:09 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/nepals-release-of-endangered-crocs-into-historical-habitat-raises-concerns/
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New ecoregion proposed for Southern Africa’s threatened ‘sky islands’
13 Mar 2024 04:09:28 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/new-ecoregion-proposed-for-southern-africas-threatened-sky-islands/
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Gharial conservation plan leaves Nepal fishing communities searching for new jobs
28 Feb 2024 08:52:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/gharial-conservation-plan-leaves-nepal-indigenous-communities-searching-for-new-jobs/
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We’re losing species faster than we can find them, study shows
27 Feb 2024 19:47:18 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/were-losing-species-faster-than-we-can-find-them-study-shows/
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Risks to Myanmar’s last saltwater crocs point to coastal conservation needs
13 Feb 2024 16:05:08 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/risks-to-myanmars-last-saltwater-crocs-point-to-coastal-conservation-needs/
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Nepal’s gharial population rises, but threats to the crocs persist
31 Jan 2024 17:50:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/nepals-gharial-population-rises-but-threats-to-the-crocs-persist/
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As Sri Lanka floods swell with climate change, so does human-crocodile conflict
05 Jan 2024 06:22:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/as-sri-lanka-floods-swell-with-climate-change-so-does-human-crocodile-conflict/
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Study: Tiny tortoise may play large role in South Africa’s Karoo landscape
03 Jan 2024 15:43:13 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/study-tiny-tortoise-may-play-large-role-in-south-africas-karoo-landscape/
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Photos: Top species discoveries from 2023
27 Dec 2023 15:36:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/photos-top-species-discoveries-from-2023/
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Could mugger crocodiles be brought back from regional extinction in Bangladesh?
27 Dec 2023 03:04:52 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/could-mugger-crocodiles-be-brought-back-from-regional-extinction-in-bangladesh/
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For Vietnam’s rare reptiles, lack of captive populations may spell doom
21 Sep 2023 06:42:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/for-vietnams-rare-reptiles-lack-of-captive-populations-may-spell-doom/
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How hot are the desert tortoises getting? iButtons help find the answer
20 Sep 2023 13:09:18 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/how-hot-are-the-desert-tortoises-getting-ibuttons-help-find-the-answer/
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It had to be a snake: New species from Peru named after Harrison Ford
29 Aug 2023 15:40:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/it-had-to-be-a-snake-new-species-from-peru-named-after-harrison-ford/
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Nepal’s BP Highway threatens endemic, critically endangered lizard
28 Jul 2023 10:11:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/nepals-bp-highway-threatens-endemic-critically-endangered-lizard/
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Death of rare male gharial in Nepal highlights conservation crisis
30 Jun 2023 19:36:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/death-of-rare-male-gharial-in-nepal-highlights-conservation-crisis/
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In the Colombian Amazon, Indigenous communities protect the sacred black caiman
24 May 2023 09:39:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/in-the-colombian-amazon-indigenous-communities-protect-the-sacred-black-caiman/
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Record year for olive ridley turtles in Bangladesh as conservation work pays off
22 May 2023 08:43:04 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/record-year-for-olive-ridley-turtles-in-bangladesh-as-conservation-work-pays-off/
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Death of last female Yangtze softshell turtle signals end for ‘god’ turtle
09 May 2023 20:23:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/death-of-last-female-yangtze-softshell-turtle-signals-end-for-god-turtle/
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Resurgence of deadly Russell’s viper prompts Bangladesh to develop antivenom
26 Apr 2023 13:43:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/resurgence-of-deadly-russells-viper-prompts-bangladesh-to-develop-antivenom/
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Red coral kukri sightings in Bangladesh prompt call to save rare snake habitat
24 Apr 2023 13:04:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/red-coral-kukri-sightings-in-bangladesh-prompt-call-to-save-rare-snake-habitat/
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Scientists make ‘rare’ new identification of snake family: Micrelapidae
21 Apr 2023 09:15:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/scientists-make-rare-new-identification-of-snake-family-micrelapidae/
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Six newly described chameleon species reflect Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains’ fragility and richness
03 Mar 2023 11:27:04 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/six-newly-described-chameleon-species-reflect-tanzanias-eastern-arc-mountains-fragility-and-richness/
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