Could Brazil's election decide the fate of the Amazon?
Tropical forest news is coming fast lately, and we've got a top expert to discuss it with, beginning with the deforestation rate of the Brazilian Amazon in 2022 which is on pace to match the dismal he...
20 Sep 202227min
Mongabay Reports: Spies in the sky, albatrosses alert authorities to illegal fishing
Can an albatross detect illegal fishing vessels? Findings from published research say yes: over the course of six-months, 169 albatrosses fitted with radar-detecting trackers covered 47 million square...
13 Sep 20227min
Sumatran elephants' future may hinge on their 'personhood'
There's less than 10 years remaining to save Sumatran elephants, says guest Leif Cocks, founder of the International Elephant Project, so we followed up with him to learn what is being done to save th...
6 Sep 202223min
Mongabay Reports: Chocolate frog, anyone?
Just kidding, you really shouldn't eat this. Last February, researchers described a new-to-science species of frog literally unearthed in the Peruvian Amazon during a rapid inventory of the lower Puta...
30 Aug 20226min
Top wildlife photography requires patience, ethics, and kindness
Since 2020, the "Prints for WIldlife" campaign has raised over 1.75 million for conservaiton funding for NGO, African Parks through a collaborative photography based initiative selling over 15,000 uni...
23 Aug 202222min
Mongabay Reports: Can bugs take a bite out of climate change?
Cricket One is one of the world's largest cricket farms, and it's serving up an impressive palette of insect protein. Vietnam-based reporter Mike Tatarski reports on companies cashing in on the insect...
16 Aug 202214min
Bitcoin, blockchain, and burgeoning energy use
Blockchain is an increasingly popular technology with quite a few applications and iterations, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), but can they aid conservation? The answer is c...
9 Aug 202249min
Mongabay Reports: Chimpanzee tool innovation reveals cultural evolution
Sonso Chimpanzees in Uganda began using a new method to drink water pooled in logs, 'moss-sponging.' Previously known to use balled-up leaves, the chimps began using this new technique with moss, rese...
2 Aug 20227min
