Rhinos and elephants can cause huge problems if reintroduced badly – here’s how to get it right
Moving large animals around is a seductive idea in conservation. If there are plenty of animals in one…
Biologists fear for humpback whale seen entangled in fishing gear near San Pedro
Biologists are hoping to save a humpback whale last seen entangled in a fishing net off the coast…
Unusual senses: the secret superpowers of amphibians and reptiles
The Surinam toad is one of the strangest frogs on Earth. Flat-bodied, tiny-eyed and adapted to the murky…
Northern quolls moved to north Queensland refuge as population dwindles
A team of ecologists is capturing and relocating female northern quolls to a north Queensland safe haven to…
Snakes, bobcats, mountain lions: the secret animal world beneath the Hollywood sign | Los Angeles
Atop Mount Lee, in the heart of Los Angeles, the wind is quiet. Two red-tailed hawks sail above,…
“She just rocketed through and then it was over,” says Nat Geo filmmaker on first-ever underwater camera footage of great white shark ripping prey from fishing line at Cape Cod
A National Geographic filmmaker has captured footage clearly showing great white shark depredation – the act of stealing…
Tell us: have foxes caused friction among neighbours where you live? | Animals
Have foxes in your area caused friction between you and your neighbours? If so, we want to hear…
Wild blacktip sharks can hear sounds from nearly 250 feet away and pinpoint where they come from; Florida experiments reveal how the predators locate sound underwater
The study also points to the importance of behavioural experiments in the natural environment. Sound does not behave…
Do hibernating animals need to go to the loo?
Lots of animals hibernate. Hedgehogs hunker down, dormice curl up in a ball, and bats take to their…
In 2025, Spain cleared invasive minnows from two mountain lakes in the Pyrenees; 10 months later, amphibians and aquatic invertebrates were back
Some mountain lakes in Spain are getting a second life. According to the Centre for Advanced Studies of…
After goats were removed in the 1990s and cats in 2001, Klein Curacao island restored native plants, helping nine bird species breed by 2022 | World News
Klein Curacao, a flat 130-hectare coral island about 10 km southeast of Curacao, was left bare by guano…
The mountain lion photo that helped change Los Angeles
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story…