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 ...

I write short obituaries for people who spent their lives protecting parts of the natural world. I work on them in the margins of other responsibilities, yet they have become a constant. In 2025, I ...

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