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Fieldwork in the wet grasslands of the Brazilian Cerrado often means long trudges through head-high reeds, following tapir ...

On April 25, 2026, a male elephant suffering from illness died in the hilly district of Rangamati in southeastern Bangladesh.

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I would like for me and my children to live here forever,” said Lâm Thu Sang, a resident of Vietnam’s Cần Thơ, a city of more ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In a ...

The Salween River, Asia’s longest free-flowing waterway that briefly serves as a border between Thailand and Myanmar, is ...