Seizures in Togo, Suriname and in the Brazilian Amazon reveal sophisticated criminal networks that control international routes, sometimes using forged documents.
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Nature’s Feedback Loops Can Drive Collapse. Thomas Crowther Thinks They Can Also Drive Recovery
Crowther suggests that optimism, behavior, and narrative are not peripheral to environmental outcomes, but part of the forces that influence them.
Crowther suggests that optimism, behavior, and narrative are not peripheral to environmental outcomes, but part of the forces that influence them.
Household Mosquito Repellents May Stop Bumblebees From Finding Their Way Home
Researchers in Finland exposed 123 buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), one of the most abundant bumblebee species in Europe, to a standard consumer mosquito repellent containing prallethrin, a type of pyrethroid insecticide.
Researchers in Finland exposed 123 buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), one of the most abundant bumblebee species in Europe, to a standard consumer mosquito repellent containing prallethrin, a type of pyrethroid insecticide.
Australia Is Failing to Meet Its Environment Targets, Argues Ecologist
Conservation and environmental scientists have come out against the Australian federal government’s claim that it’s “on track” to meet most of its targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreed upon at the U.N. biodiversity summit in 2022.
Conservation and environmental scientists have come out against the Australian federal government’s claim that it’s “on track” to meet most of its targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreed upon at the U.N. biodiversity summit in 2022.
Nepal’s Rhododendron Tourism Sparks Unchecked Liquor Trade Concerns
Nepal’s conservation laws prohibit commercial harvesting of rhododendrons from community forests without approval, but legal ambiguity over privately cultivated flowers has left officials uncertain about how to enforce existing rules.
Nepal’s conservation laws prohibit commercial harvesting of rhododendrons from community forests without approval, but legal ambiguity over privately cultivated flowers has left officials uncertain about how to enforce existing rules.
The Most Underfunded Climate Opportunities May Be at Sea
Ocean philanthropy has long focused on conservation, fisheries, and coastal livelihoods, but climate change is now threatening many of those gains while also making the ocean central to mitigation through offshore wind, cleaner shipping, blue carbon, and coastal resilience.
Ocean philanthropy has long focused on conservation, fisheries, and coastal livelihoods, but climate change is now threatening many of those gains while also making the ocean central to mitigation through offshore wind, cleaner shipping, blue carbon, and coastal resilience.
Why Are People Buying Pet Ants?
Move over cats and dogs. There’s a new hot favorite pet in town: ants.
Move over cats and dogs. There’s a new hot favorite pet in town: ants.
Above an Australian Highway, a Bridge Reconnects Wilderness for Quolls, Koalas and Other Animals
Ecologists say reconnecting fragmented habitat is increasingly important as roads, urban expansion, extreme weather events and climate-driven bushfires isolate wildlife populations and reduce genetic diversity.
Ecologists say reconnecting fragmented habitat is increasingly important as roads, urban expansion, extreme weather events and climate-driven bushfires isolate wildlife populations and reduce genetic diversity.
World Burned Less Coal in 2025, but Built More Plants Over Energy Uncertainty
While its overall use decreased, the amount of coal-fired power capacity rose by 3.5%, primarily due to new projects in China and India.
While its overall use decreased, the amount of coal-fired power capacity rose by 3.5%, primarily due to new projects in China and India.
Thai Island Community Rallies to Protect Beloved Dugongs, Revive Declining Seagrass
Locals frustrated by slow government seagrass recovery plans are working with researchers and conservation groups to build citizen science skills and trial seagrass restoration techniques.
Locals frustrated by slow government seagrass recovery plans are working with researchers and conservation groups to build citizen science skills and trial seagrass restoration techniques.
Electric Fences Help Farmers and Elephants Coexist in Zambian Borderlands
Much of Kasungu’s eastern boundary is fenced, but there’s no fence along its western boundary, located along Zambia’s eastern border.
Much of Kasungu’s eastern boundary is fenced, but there’s no fence along its western boundary, located along Zambia’s eastern border.
Illegal Wildlife Trade in Himalayan Countries Threaten Mountain Ecosystem
Illegal wildlife trade across the eight countries of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region has more than doubled since 2019, according to a January 2026 study.
Illegal wildlife trade across the eight countries of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region has more than doubled since 2019, according to a January 2026 study.
Honduran Authorities Seize Jaguar Kept as Pet, Put Spotlight on Local Trafficking
Investigators say the jaguar is a young female, about a year old, likely captured in the Mosquitia region and traded on the black market.
Investigators say the jaguar is a young female, about a year old, likely captured in the Mosquitia region and traded on the black market.
Seabed Life Triples After Bottom Trawling Ban in Scotland Protected Area
Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters.
Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters.
From Caws to Code: AI Helps Decrypt Animal Communication
The Earth Species Project has built a generalizable model that could be used across species; the team also works with scientists around the world to develop custom models for specific species.
The Earth Species Project has built a generalizable model that could be used across species; the team also works with scientists around the world to develop custom models for specific species.
The Southern Ocean Is Key to Our Planet’s Future & We Have a Chance to Protect It This Year (Commentary)
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) is responsible for governing these waters, and the U.K. is set to chair its pivotal 45th annual meeting this year.
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) is responsible for governing these waters, and the U.K. is set to chair its pivotal 45th annual meeting this year.