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news.mongabay.com > short-article > 2026 > 09 > longest-african-mammal-movement-recorded-by-zambian-wild-dogs

Longest African mammal movement recorded by Zambian wild dogs

8+ hour, 9+ min ago   (566+ words) Three male African wild dogs in Zambia have travelled more than 4,000 kilometers, about 2,500 miles, in search of new territory and mates, according to a new study. This nine-month odyssey, about half the distance between Cairo and Cape Town, reveals how…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 09 > indigenous-knowledge-x-tech-in-the-search-for-a-tiny-amazon-monkey

Indigenous knowledge x tech in the search for a tiny Amazon monkey

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (530+ words) How do you search for the world’s smallest monkey? Earlier this year, Nicolás Schuldt Durán took on this task after he was approached by members of an Indigenous community in Ecuador. Ever since, he’s been tapping into the knowledge of…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 09 > childrens-health-at-risk-in-south-borneo-as-el-nino-intensifies-indonesia-wildfires

Children’s health at risk in south Borneo as El Niño intensifies Indonesia wildfires

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1149+ words) BANJARMASIN, Indonesia — Siti Sarah slept in fits and starts through August as the fires broke out around her village and surrounding peatlands. One fire on Aug. 18 at first seemed a safe distance away, but in a heartbeat the flames were…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 09 > huge-ai-data-center-project-blindsides-water-stressed-town-in-brazil

Huge AI data center project blindsides water-stressed town in Brazil

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1702+ words) PARACATU, Brazil — As the president of Paracatu’s city council, Manoel Alves is used to being courted by companies and executives that want his blessing for new business. But on a Thursday afternoon in May 2026, he was upset talking on the…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 09 > to-save-europes-raptors-conservationists-say-look-to-west-africa

To save Europe’s raptors, conservationists say, look to West Africa

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (844+ words) Many raptor species, such as ospreys, return to the same wintering site year after year. “They are literally faithful to the same tree, whether it’s in Ghana, whether it’s in Guinea, or whether it’s in Gambia,” Mackrill said. Millions of…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 09 > birds-know-no-borders-interview-with-birdlife-africas-alex-ngari

‘Birds know no borders’: Interview with BirdLife Africa’s Alex Ngari

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (970+ words) “One important fact that we all need to understand is that migratory birds do not belong to any one country, but are a shared global heritage, and their survival requires a borderless safety net,” says Alex Ngari, who manages the…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 09 > what-conservation-rumors-reveal-about-climate-projects-in-the-congo-basin-commentary

What conservation rumors reveal about climate projects in the Congo Basin (commentary)

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (684+ words) In 2020, a strange rumor began circulating in villages around the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Tshopo province. A newly constructed scientific tower, people said, was extracting oxygen from the surrounding rainforest and sending it to Europe,…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 09 > world-heritage-status-for-south-sudan-parks-will-be-a-boon-for-the-birds

World Heritage status for South Sudan parks will be a boon for the birds

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1099+ words) The onset of the rains in South Sudan around April each year is accompanied by a remarkable avian spectacle. “There are so many storks that they kind of look like flies in the sky,” said Megan Claase, a conservation manager…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 09 > illegal-gold-mining-continues-in-indonesias-aceh-despite-government-crackdown-pledge

Illegal gold mining continues in Indonesia’s Aceh despite government crackdown pledge

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (954+ words) NAGAN RAYA, Indonesia – Two weeks after government and law enforcement leaders vowed to crack down on illegal gold mining in the semiautonomous Indonesian province of Aceh, local communities on the ground say excavators are still at work in the forest…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 09 > west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight

West Africa’s plan to save its vultures struggles to take flight

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1545+ words) “We’re now in a situation where it’s much harder to find vultures,” Nico Arcilla, president of the International Bird Conservation Partnership (IBCP), said in an interview. “But if you go to the markets you’ll see them, and you know people…...