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Brazil lists the Amazon river turtle as endangered for the first time 15 Jul 2026 18:37:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/brazil-lists-the-amazon-river-turtle-as-endangered-for-the-first-time/ | ||
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The US government says habitat destruction no longer counts as ‘harm’ to endangered species 14 Jul 2026 19:55:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/the-u-s-government-says-habitat-destruction-no-longer-counts-as-harm-to-endangered-species/ | ||
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A marine protected area can ban fishing boats. It cannot stop drifting gear 13 Jul 2026 10:29:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/a-marine-protected-area-can-ban-fishing-boats-it-cannot-stop-drifting-gear/ | ||
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Official tied to commercial breeding to represent US at global wildlife trade meeting 11 Jul 2026 20:50:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/official-tied-to-commercial-breeding-to-represent-us-at-global-wildlife-trade-meeting/ | ||
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Fossils reveal a prehistoric crocodile relative that walked on two legs 30 Jun 2026 19:50:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/fossils-reveal-a-prehistoric-crocodile-relative-that-walked-on-two-legs/ | ||
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Tiwi rangers eradicate invasive tropical fire ants in Australia’s Melville Island 22 Jun 2026 19:31:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rangers-eradicate-invasive-tropical-fire-ants-in-australias-tiwi-islands/ | ||
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US moves to allow commercial fishing in Pacific marine protected areas 22 Jun 2026 11:49:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/us-moves-to-allow-commercial-fishing-in-pacific-marine-protected-areas/ | ||
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Mona Khalil, who left safety in Europe to protect sea turtles in Lebanon, was killed by an Israeli airstrike 21 Jun 2026 07:59:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/mona-khalil-left-safety-in-europe-to-protect-sea-turtles-in-southern-lebanon/ | ||
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Museum DNA unmasks new Himalayan pit vipers, study says 19 Jun 2026 05:18:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/museum-dna-unmasks-new-himalayan-pit-vipers-study-says/ | ||
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Vanilla, fake eggs and nausea: How Australian scientists are training foxes to avoid turtle nests 18 Jun 2026 13:50:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/vanilla-fake-eggs-and-nausea-how-australian-scientists-australia-are-training-foxes-to-avoid-turtle-nests/ | ||
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Sea turtle hunters become their protectors in Cabo Verde 17 Jun 2026 12:25:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/cabo-verde-ex-hunters-now-protect-vulnerable-sea-turtles/ | ||
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How a tiny blue gecko became a conservation comeback story 17 Jun 2026 00:05:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/how-a-tiny-blue-gecko-became-a-conservation-comeback-story/ | ||
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Teeming with turtles: Cabo Verde island sees 80-fold increase in nesting loggerheads 16 Jun 2026 16:36:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/teeming-with-turtles-cabo-verde-island-sees-80-fold-increase-in-nesting-loggerheads/ | ||
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How trade bans and local conservation helped save a dazzling blue gecko 06 Jun 2026 06:43:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/how-trade-bans-and-local-conservation-helped-save-a-dazzling-blue-gecko/ | ||
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Tracking Lucero: Scientists follow a rare Eastern Pacific leatherback sea turtle 26 May 2026 20:33:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/tracking-lucero-scientists-follow-a-rare-eastern-pacific-leatherback-sea-turtle/ | ||
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World Turtle Day: Important conservation wins amid turtle extinction crisis 22 May 2026 15:59:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/world-turtle-day-important-conservation-wins-amid-turtle-extinction-crisis/ | ||
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Three Thai nationals suspected of smuggling Galápagos iguanas arrested in Ecuador 21 May 2026 23:39:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/three-thai-nationals-suspected-of-smuggling-galapagos-iguanas-arrested-in-ecuador/ | ||
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Wetland destruction blamed for rise in croc attacks on Indonesia’s Bangka Island 13 May 2026 02:46:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/wetland-destruction-blamed-for-rise-in-croc-attacks-on-indonesias-bangka-island/ | ||
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In Mozambique, four isolated mountains yield four new chameleon species 08 May 2026 07:02:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/in-mozambique-four-isolated-mountains-yield-four-new-chameleon-species/ | ||
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Facebook is a hub for illegal wildlife trade, and that’s by design, report says 05 May 2026 11:04:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/facebook-is-a-hub-for-illegal-wildlife-trade-and-thats-by-design-report-says/ | ||
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Saving crocodiles from extinction 28 Apr 2026 06:47:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/saving-crocodiles-from-extinction/ | ||
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A blue-nosed chameleon in Madagascar: Photo of the week 27 Apr 2026 09:37:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/a-blue-nosed-chameleon-in-madagascar-photo-of-the-week/ | ||
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After nearly a century, Taiwan’s legless lizard gets its own identity 27 Apr 2026 04:01:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/after-nearly-a-century-taiwans-legless-lizard-gets-its-own-identity/ | ||
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Indigenous knowledge helps identify new, highly threatened skink in Australia 24 Apr 2026 02:04:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/indigenous-knowledge-helps-identify-new-highly-threatened-skink-in-australia/ | ||
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Wetland destruction for mining, oil palm tied to crocodile attacks in Indonesia 23 Apr 2026 14:01:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/wetland-destruction-for-mining-oil-palm-tied-to-crocodile-attacks-in-indonesia/ | ||
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Oil spill continues in Gulf of Mexico vulnerable habitats, while Pemex admits fault 22 Apr 2026 11:33:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/oil-spill-continues-in-gulf-of-mexico-vulnerable-habitats-while-pemex-admits-fault/ | ||
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From carp to hippos, 43% of large freshwater animal species spread far beyond native ranges 16 Apr 2026 09:52:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/from-carp-to-hippos-43-of-large-freshwater-animal-species-spread-far-beyond-native-ranges/ | ||
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Council recommends opening US Pacific marine monuments to commercial fishing 13 Apr 2026 17:25:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/council-recommends-opening-us-pacific-marine-monuments-to-commercial-fishing/ | ||
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Return of the giant tortoises 02 Apr 2026 21:20:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/return-of-the-giant-tortoises/ | ||
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A 3-limbed Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is now being tracked at sea by satellite 26 Mar 2026 20:37:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/a-3-limbed-kemps-ridley-sea-turtle-is-now-being-tracked-at-sea-by-satellite/ | ||
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Compost, racoons and sea turtle predation in Costa Rica 25 Mar 2026 19:23:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/compost-racoons-and-sea-turtle-predation-in-costa-rica/ | ||
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Beyond the screen: DCEFF 17 Mar 2026 18:00:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2026/03/beyond-the-screen-dceff/ | ||
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Amazon waterway noise threatens unique social life of giant river turtles 17 Mar 2026 15:27:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/amazon-waterway-noise-threatens-unique-social-life-of-giant-river-turtles/ | ||
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Outlook for migratory species worsens amid habitat loss & avian flu, report finds 12 Mar 2026 16:03:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/outlook-for-migratory-species-worsens-amid-habitat-loss-avian-flu-report-finds/ | ||
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Can Singapore rewild its lost reptiles? 10 Mar 2026 02:06:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/can-singapore-rewild-its-lost-reptiles/ | ||
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Australia hands record prison sentence to reptile smuggler in trafficking crackdown 25 Feb 2026 21:16:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/australia-hands-record-prison-sentence-to-reptile-smuggler-in-trafficking-crackdown/ | ||
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Azores dodges proposal to overturn no-fishing zones in its giant new MPA network 23 Feb 2026 19:29:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/azores-dodges-proposal-to-overturn-no-fishing-zones-in-its-giant-new-mpa-network/ | ||
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Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island 180 years after relatives went extinct 20 Feb 2026 21:07:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/giant-tortoises-return-to-galapagos-island-180-years-after-relatives-went-extinct/ | ||
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Texas sea turtles have lost a conservation hero (commentary) 16 Feb 2026 22:36:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/texas-sea-turtles-have-lost-a-conservation-hero-commentary/ | ||
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Study refutes claim that Indonesia’s legal turtle trade supports livelihoods 16 Feb 2026 18:03:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/study-refutes-claim-that-indonesias-legal-turtle-trade-supports-livelihoods/ | ||
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Snakes on a train: King cobras are hitching rides in India 11 Feb 2026 18:55:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/snakes-on-a-train-king-cobras-are-hitching-rides-in-india/ | ||
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A last refuge for turtles on the brink 05 Feb 2026 00:56:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/a-last-refuge-for-turtles-on-the-brink/ | ||
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Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards 31 Jan 2026 07:23:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/habitat-destruction-illegal-trade-threaten-sri-lankas-endangered-agamid-lizards/ | ||
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The Turtle Bank: The last of these Asian turtle species find refuge in the Carolina pines 28 Jan 2026 16:55:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/the-turtle-bank-the-last-of-these-asian-turtle-species-find-refuge-in-the-carolina-pines/ | ||
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Photos: Top new species from 2025 29 Dec 2025 14:22:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/photos-top-new-species-from-2025/ | ||
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Tell Hicks, reptile artist 25 Dec 2025 07:46:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/tell-hicks-reptile-artist/ | ||
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Tiny Caribbean island brings hope for critically endangered iguana 18 Dec 2025 11:12:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/tiny-caribbean-island-brings-hope-for-critically-endangered-iguana/ | ||
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Rapid urbanization, habitat loss are forcing the snakes out in Dhaka 17 Dec 2025 07:52:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/rapid-urbanization-habitat-loss-are-forcing-the-snakes-out-in-dhaka/ | ||
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Countries overwhelmingly support bid to bar Galápagos iguanas from international trade 03 Dec 2025 19:25:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/countries-overwhelmingly-support-bid-to-bar-galapagos-iguanas-from-international-trade/ | ||
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Jean Beasley, who turned her young daughter’s dying wish into a mission to save sea turtles, has died 03 Dec 2025 18:43:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/jean-beasley-who-turned-her-young-daughters-dying-wish-into-a-mission-to-save-sea-turtles-has-died/ | ||
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The long life of a Galápagos tortoise 29 Nov 2025 14:59:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/the-long-life-of-a-galapagos-tortoise/ | ||
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Solar-lights protect sea turtles from fishing nets, Mexico trials show 28 Nov 2025 22:04:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/solar-lit-fishing-nets-cut-sea-turtle-bycatch-by-63-mexico-trials-show/ | ||
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Island-confined reptiles face high extinction risk, but low research interest 26 Nov 2025 10:35:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/island-confined-reptiles-face-high-extinction-risk-but-low-research-interest/ | ||
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In Mexico, world’s smallest turtle faces big threats from trafficking, habitat loss 18 Nov 2025 11:00:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/in-mexico-worlds-smallest-turtle-faces-big-threats-from-trafficking-habitat-loss/ | ||
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Massive turtle bust in Mexico reveals ‘Wild West’ of wildlife trafficking 14 Nov 2025 17:25:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/massive-turtle-bust-in-mexico-reveals-wild-west-of-wildlife-trafficking/ | ||
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Nickel mining damage near UNESCO site stirs outrage in southern Philippines 23 Oct 2025 22:21:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/nickel-mining-damage-near-unesco-site-stirs-outrage-in-southern-philippines/ | ||
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Ghost nets entangling turtles, marine life in Sri Lanka’s waters 21 Oct 2025 08:43:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/ghost-nets-entangling-turtles-marine-life-in-sri-lankas-waters/ | ||
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Green turtle rebounds, moving from ‘endangered’ to ‘least concern’ 17 Oct 2025 06:04:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/green-turtle-rebounds-moving-from-endangered-to-least-concern/ | ||
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20 animal species on the road to recovery: IUCN Red List update 16 Oct 2025 10:31:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/20-animal-species-on-the-road-to-recovery-iucn-red-list-update/ | ||
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New species of gecko described from Madagascar’s sacred forests 24 Sep 2025 08:30:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/new-species-of-gecko-described-from-madagascars-sacred-forests/ | ||
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