The admirable little red-bellied toad is the size of a thumb, but it has achieved giant feats: In 2014, it prevented the ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. The risks ...

A year ago, the appearance of the Asian small-clawed otter in Nepal created a buzz, given that the species hadn’t been seen ...

For much of the second half of the 20th century, the American outdoors attracted a particular kind of devotee. They moved ...

The sea otter pup was tiny, probably less than 2 weeks old, alone in Morro Bay on an October morning earlier this year. A ...

Southeast Asia’s Mekong River is one of the world’s most diverse and productive freshwater ecosystems, home to more than ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For a ...

A recent scientific review of forest maps used to ensure compliance with the European Union’s Regulation on ...

Dominique Bikaba’s family was once displaced from vibrant rainforests in the Congo Basin to make way for a sweeping national ...

Between March and May 2025, at least eight children from the Achuar Indigenous community died of leptospirosis in the ...

At low tide along Padang’s coastline, fishing boats sit idle, not because of rough seas, but because the water is clogged ...

A new wildlife census finds Kenya’s elephants and rhinos are recovering, as cheetahs, wild dogs and waterbirds face sharp ...