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Himalayan Wolf Needs Recognition as Distinct Species, Study Finds

Himalayan Wolf Needs Recognition as Distinct Species, Study Finds

By Mayank Aggarwal The Himalayan wolf is a distinct species of wolf, which shows unique genetic adaptation to the difficult conditions in the Asian high altitude ecosystems, a study found, reiterating that it needs to be identified as a species of special conservation concern. “Conservation action for the Himalayan wolf is required and of global […]

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    Journalists Reporting on the Environment Faced Increased Dangers in 2018

    Journalists Reporting on the Environment Faced Increased Dangers in 2018

    By Kaamil Ahmed A pair of “French spies” had infiltrated India by sea to commit a “treasonous conspiracy,” an Indian minister claimed in late November. In reality, they were two visiting journalists, and their mission was an investigation into allegations of illegal sand mining in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. They had merely tried […]

    10 Most Intriguing Forest Stories of 2018

    10 Most Intriguing Forest Stories of 2018

    By Genevieve Belmaker and Joseph Charpentier Throughout 2018, forests continued to be threatened and destroyed. From the Amazon, to the Congo Basin, to the Mekong Delta and scores of places in between—journalists reporting for Mongabay filed hundreds of stories about the world’s forests. Although the significance of any one story is difficult to gauge in […]

    Investigators Find Slave Labor on Starbucks-Certified Brazil Coffee Plantation

    Investigators Find Slave Labor on Starbucks-Certified Brazil Coffee Plantation

    By Daniela Penha and Roberto Cataldo, Translator This story was produced via a co-publishing partnership between Mongabay and Repórter Brasil and can be read in Portuguese here. At first sight, the Córrego das Almas farm in Piumhi, in rural Minas Gerais state, seems to be a model property. “No slave or forced labor is allowed,” […]

    Pay More Attention to Forests to Avert Global Water Crisis, Researchers Urge

    Pay More Attention to Forests to Avert Global Water Crisis, Researchers Urge

    Australia’s Murray Darling basin covers more than a million square kilometers (approximately 386,000 square miles), 14 percent of the country’s landmass. It’s the site of tens of thousands of wetlands, but increasing demand for water has stretched its resources to the limit. Many of the basin’s wetlands and floodplain forests are declining—several former wetlands and […]

    Global Frog Pandemic May Become Even Deadlier as Strains Combine

    Global Frog Pandemic May Become Even Deadlier as Strains Combine

    By Morgan Erickson-Davis A fungus that has decimated frog populations around the world could get even deadlier, according to new research. The study found that hybridization of different types of the fungus creates strains that can cause greater mortality in frogs. And it warns that deforestation could make this impact worse. The fungus is called […]

    Hunting, Fishing Cause Dramatic Decline in Amazon River Dolphins

    Hunting, Fishing Cause Dramatic Decline in Amazon River Dolphins

    By Claire Asher Populations of two species of river dolphin in the Amazon are halving every decade, according to the results of a twenty-two year survey. The Amazon rainforest is home to the Amazon river dolphin, or Boto (Inia geoffrensis) and the Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis). But the results of a long-term study published in PLoS […]

    Sifaka Lemurs Listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ Amid Mysterious Die-Off

    Sifaka Lemurs Listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ Amid Mysterious Die-Off

    By Edward Carver Lemurs in Madagascar have been under pressure from deforestation, poaching, drought and other challenges for years. Now, in the much-visited Berenty Reserve near the island’s southern tip, one species faces a mysterious new threat. In the last month and a half, at least 31 Verreaux’s sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi) have died in the […]