It is the first whale to have died out of 15 entangled in shark nets on Australia’s east coast so far this year

Wetlands are an important part of the ecological system, providing a myriad of benefits for people, wildlife, and the environment. They also serve as "nature's kidneys," filtering out pollutants from ...

The highest priority must be to ensure land-clearing is properly regulated to save our native forests

SINGAPORE, Oct 20 — A leopard tortoise and a spiny-tailed monitor lizard were among endangered animals seized by Singapore’s National Parks Board (NParks) during a series of...

Diversity of Spiders (Arachnida Araneae) with a new record for India in and around Bidhannagar College campus, Salt Lake: part of a reclaimed urban habitat ABSTRACT Spider diversity was recorded from the Bidhannagar College campus and surrounding areas, a relatively new habitat located in a densely populated Salt Lake city near Kolkata that was developed on reclaimed land from East Kolkata Wetlands (India).

Goats are low-maintenance weed clearers, meadow mowers and bush bashers – and they might just be the secret weapon to future bushfire season preparedness * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Craig Homan’s herd of hungry goats has a busy schedule. A wet winter and an early spell of warmth have turbocharged vegetation growth in Sydney, creating a pipeline of work for the creatures whose skills as unstoppable eating machines make them consummate low-maintenance weed clearers, meadow mowers and bush bashers. Continue reading...

Authorities report progress to control pests – the yellow ant invaders – threatening the charismatic crustaceans * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Christmas Island’s red crabs begin their famed annual migration as authorities report progress to control pests threatening the charismatic crustaceans. More than 100 million red crabs making their annual trek from Christmas Island’s rainforest to the coast are creating a migration spectacle that occupies countless bucket lists. Continue reading...

Environmental justice activists have spoken out against coal and iron mining in South Africa, telling a recent human rights hearing that the industry violently undermines the country’s promised…

Three Arctic seal species have moved closer to extinction, as rapid sea ice loss continues to erode their breeding and feeding grounds, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of…

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. When Saabira Chaudhuri began covering consumer goods companies for…

Offshore wind had been poised to take off along the East Coast, with about 30 utility-scale farms planned. But the Trump administration’s opposition to wind power has caused most of those projects to ...

Researchers say decline in phytoplankton suggests weakened planetary capacity to absorb carbon dioxide