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A new report lists the world’s 25 most endangered primates. Most people have never heard of them. https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/a-new-report-lists-the-worlds-25-most-endangered-primate…

A new report lists the world’s 25 most endangered primates. Most people have never heard of them.
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. A new report, “Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates,” catalogs the species closest to the brink. Compiled by more than 100 scientists and conservationists, it’s a stark warning: without urgent action, some of our closest […]

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🔥 Armed groups, cattle ranchers drove 35% rise in Colombia’s deforestation in 2024
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/armed-groups-cattle-ranchers-drove-35-rise-in-colombias-deforestation-in-2024/

Armed groups, cattle ranchers drove 35% rise in Colombia’s deforestation in 2024
The prediction came true: deforestation in Colombia increased in 2024 after two years of decline, just as the environment ministry had warned since April last year. The ministry announced that Colombia lost 1,070 square kilometers (413 square miles) of forest in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, when deforestation hit 793 km2 (306 mi2). Former […]

Just came back from a wonderful ~4h hike in the #mangfalltal. We stopped here, had some cake and coffee in the shade and had just a good time.
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"Critically endangered chameleon discovered outside its known habitat in Madagascar"
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Critically endangered chameleon discovered outside its known habitat in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO — At the end of April, a team of researchers scouring a scarred area of spiny forest in southwestern Madagascar came across three individuals of a critically endangered chameleon species. Furcifer belalandaensis had not previously been recorded outside of a tiny, 4-square-kilometer (1.5-square-mile) area near the village of Belalanda after which it’s named, so […]

I didn't comment on the race because it was brilliant from start to finish, certainly the best one in Miami so far #MiamiGP

Source: Apple expands its Tata partnership in India by assigning it the iPhone and MacBook after-sales repair business, taking over from Taiwan's Wistron (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)
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South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/south-africa-to-ban-highly-toxic-pesticide-terbufos/

South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos
In a decision welcomed by advocacy groups and researchers, South Africa’s Cabinet has approved a ban on the import of Terbufos, a highly toxic pesticide linked to the deaths of six children in a South African township in October 2024. On June 12, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister of Presidency, said the ban will be accompanied by […]

🎣 New study maps the fishmeal factories that supply the world’s fish farms
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/new-study-maps-the-fishmeal-factories-that-supply-the-worlds-fish-farms/

New study maps the fishmeal factories that supply the world’s fish farms
Fish farms boomed globally in recent decades — more than half the world’s seafood now comes from aquaculture — but it’s not a boom all environmentalists support. One argument that critics of industrial aquaculture make is that the fishmeal and fish oil used to make the feed for popular carnivorous species like salmon is not sustainably […]

Blue cranes now listed as vulnerable in South Africa https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/blue-cranes-now-listed-as-vulnerable-in-south-africa/

Blue cranes now listed as vulnerable in South Africa
The blue crane, South Africa’s national bird, is now at greater risk of extinction, as a new regional assessment lists the species as “vulnerable.” “A Near-Threatened listing is no longer appropriate, now that the population is declining,” states the recently published Red Data Book of Birds, which follows the International Union for Conservation of Nature […]