Reading , German filmmaker and author Werner Herzog’s new book, I recalled my childhood fixations on the inexplicable. I had ...

Over the years, Mongabay staff and contributors have conducted numerous interviews with Jane Goodall. The following is a ...

While European countries band together to help tackle devastating fires, Africa is being left on its own, writes Nick Ferris.

The outlook for mountain gorillas has been positive since 2018, when a survey showed that the population exceeded 1,000. It’s a remarkable comeback for a species that faced extinction in the last ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a new public health advisory after two suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever in Abuja tested negative for Ebola and Marburg ...

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Conservation is facing a convergence of crises: accelerating ecological decline, weakened institutions, disinformation-fueled ...

Matthew Scott Luskin receives funding from NASA, ARC, and the National Geographic Society. The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction. They live in Africa’s ...

The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction. They live in Africa's largest forest, extending over the continent's west and central regions. Large populations ...