Hedgehogs are now listed as “near threatened” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list after a decline in numbers of at least 30% over the past decade across much of their range. While hedgehogs were once common across Europe, and were until now listed as of “least concern” on the red list, […]
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A Community’s Bond with India’s Endangered Hoolock Gibbons
In the village of Barekuri, Assam, Mohit Chutia and his community share a unique connection with the endangered hoolock gibbons, the only ape species in India. Chutia, often called “bandar” (monkey) by locals, has formed a deep bond with the gibbons, treating them like family. The village is home to just 19 of these apes, […]
Jaguars Bid for Survival in Brazil’s Wetlands
As fires rage across the Pantanal in central-western Brazil, the world’s largest tropical wetland, jaguars are showcasing a remarkable ability to adapt to the intensifying threats of their environment. While countless species suffer from the impacts of these fires, jaguars survive by using riverside refuges and sustaining themselves on prey like caimans and capybaras, which […]
Cambodia’s once-massive national park continues to lose its forest
One of Cambodia’s largest protected areas, Botum Sakor National Park, continues to lose tree cover, recent satellite data show. Officially designated as a national park in 1993, Botum Sakor initially covered more than 182,000 hectares (450,000 acres) of evergreen, semi-evergreen and mangrove forests. Older surveys from the 1990s and 2000s show that the park was […]
‘We Are Reaching Points of No Return’: WWF Report Finds Wildlife Has Declined 73% in Half a Century
According to the Living Planet 2024 report — compiled by WWF and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) — Earth’s wildlife populations have plummeted by 73 percent on average in half a century. The highest declines — 95 percent — were seen in the Caribbean and Latin America, the report said. A 76 percent decline […]
Report exposes meatpackers’ role in recent chemical deforestation in Brazil
A recent investigation has uncovered new significant links between Brazil‘s top meatpackers — JBS, Marfrig and Minerva — and widespread environmental destruction in the Pantanal wetlands, the Amazon Rainforest, and the Cerrado savanna. The investigation, part of Mighty Earth’s Rapid Response deforestation monitoring program in partnership with Brazilian news outlet Repórter Brasil and sustainability NGO […]
Living Life in Full Bloom: Wildlife-Inspired Photo Magic
Imagine opening a book that brings the beauty of wildlife into your daily life, filling your senses with hope and creativity. “Living Life in Full Bloom” invites you to explore a lifestyle where nature and imagination come together, inspiring you to see the world through fresh eyes. How can wildlife photography inspire your everyday life? […]
World’s smallest living elephants listed as Endangered on Red List
A newly confirmed elephant subspecies is already at risk of extinction. Bornean elephants have wider faces and smaller bodies than other Asian elephants. Standing just 2.5 meters tall, they narrowly beat the African forest elephant to the title of the smallest living elephant. Though they were first named in 1950, disagreement over whether these mammals […]