1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (600+ words) COLOMBO " Sri Lanka's marine research efforts have benefited in a rare instance where geopolitical unrest owing to the ongoing conflict in West Asia created an unexpected scientific opportunity. A United Nations-flagged Norwegian research vessel Fridtjof Nansen was redirected to Sri…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (843+ words) Move over cats and dogs. There's a new hot favorite pet in town: ants. In the latest episode of Mongabay Explains, we look at why people are obsessed with pet ants and why these insects are costing a fortune. Mongabay's…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1499+ words) A former South African police officer who became a notorious alleged rhino-poaching kingpin has been killed by unknown gunmen, police announced. Joseph "Big Joe" Nyalungu was shot dead at his office in the town of Mkhuhlu, near Kruger National Park,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (675+ words) The global rush for minerals needed for the green energy transition risks repeating the same old extractive patterns that have long left communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo bearing the costs while others reap the benefits, a lawmaker from…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (165+ words) The MS-289 runs through the Taquaperi Reserve in southern Mato Grosso do Sul, between Coronel Sapucaia and Amambai. For the Kaiow" and Guarani, it is both a road and a reminder of the land disputes that have shaped life there…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (378+ words) On May 21, residents of Sakwa, in southeastern Kenya, gathered to protest the government's plan to install a nuclear power plant near their homes, along Lake Victoria. Sakwa, in Siaya County, is home to the Luo tribe and lies along the…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1622+ words) Snow leopards haunt the rocky ridgelines of Central Asia, vanishing into terrain so rugged that researchers rarely catch more than a brief glimpse on camera traps. Locals call them "ghosts of the mountains." Their elusive nature, paired with the remote…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (717+ words) KATHMANDU " Nepali officials are preparing to hand over the government's ambitious new zoo to the country's leading wildlife conservation body. Whether that body is up to the task is up for debate. Discussions around the proposed zoo in Suryabinayak municipality…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (393+ words) World Turtle Day is celebrated every May 23 to raise awareness about the threats faced by turtles and tortoises. The IUCN has logged a total of 68 turtle, terrapin and tortoise species that are critically endangered. One of the most endangered, the…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (616+ words) An annual meeting of the regulatory body overseeing the tuna fishery across the Indian Ocean has agreed to update the rules governing one of the region's most iconic species: yellowfin tuna. At the meeting in the Maldives, parties agreed on…...