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This bird is disappearing from Indonesia’s forests for its song https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/this-bird-is-disappearing-from-indonesias-forests-for-its-song/

This bird is disappearing from Indonesia's forests for its song
The rising popularity of songbird singing competitions in Indonesia has led to the dramatic decline of the white-rumped shama, a bird known locally as murai batu. Mongabay Indonesia video contributor Rizky Maulana Yanuar recently reported that keeping such birds is deeply rooted in local culture. In Javanese society, a man is considered to be successful […]

Using a gigantic cat as a bed would do wonders for my anxiety.
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Giant otters, river sentinels, now listed as threatened migratory species
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/giant-otters-river-sentinels-now-listed-as-threatened-migratory-species/

John Losi prevented aid, a dozen cops did nothing. When those two cops (Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski) were charged, the police union protested, claimed assailant cops were “following orders,” and said that 57 cops quitting the squad (but not the force) did so in solidarity with the assailants.
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AI infrastructure growth threatens water-stressed Thai regions https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/ai-infrastructure-growth-threatens-water-stressed-thai-regions/

AI infrastructure growth threatens water-stressed Thai regions
Thailand’s massive surge in data center development is prompting concerns about water shortages and pollution in already stressed regions.

We will start seeing more and more of these; thanks, third party voters, for helping make global extinction even more likely.
Antarctic fur seals now endangered as climate change reduces krill for pups
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/antarctic-fur-seals-now-endangered-as-climate-change-reduces-krill-for-pups/

Kenyan Court allows landmark BP toxic waste lawsuit to proceed https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/kenyan-court-allows-landmark-bp-toxic-waste-lawsuit-to-proceed/

Kenyan Court allows landmark BP toxic waste lawsuit to proceed
The Environment and Land court at Isiolo has ruled that a class action lawsuit against British oil giant BP can proceed to a full hearing, in a case that alleges toxic waste left behind from oil exploration in the 1980s contaminated groundwater in northern Kenya, killing more than 500 people and thousands of livestock. The […]

Nearly three in four marine protected areas undermined by wastewater pollution https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/nearly-three-in-four-marine-protected-areas-undermined-by-wastewater-pollution/

Nearly three in four marine protected areas undermined by wastewater pollution
Wastewater pollution levels are higher inside many marine protected areas than in nearby unprotected areas, according to a new study published in the journal Ocean & Coastal Management. The researchers also found that nearly three-quarters of all MPAs — more than 12,000 globally — are exposed to wastewater nitrogen pollution from sewage and agricultural runoff. […]

The rate of global warming is accelerating, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/the-rate-of-global-warming-is-accelerating-study-finds/

The rate of global warming is accelerating, study finds
Global warming is accelerating at roughly double the pace of a decade ago, raising concerns for Earth systems, biodiversity and human health.

Nations not on track to meet UN 2030 pesticide risk reduction targets: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/nations-not-on-track-to-meet-un-2030-pesticide-risk-reduction-targets-study/

Nations not on track to meet UN 2030 pesticide risk reduction targets: Study
The world’s nations committed to halving overall threats to biodiversity from pesticides and other highly hazardous chemicals by 2030 at the 15th United Nations Biodiversity Conference in 2022. But new research finds most countries are trending in the wrong direction when it comes to ecological risks from pesticides, with the U.N.’s global risk reduction target […]