Every year, massive herds of large mammals take on arduous long-distance migrations to find food, favorable weather and a suitable place to raise their young. An international team of scientists has now launched the first-ever online atlas showcasing the migration paths of several hooved mammals, also known as ungulates, from around the world. The new…

• The last sighting by scientists of the Itombwe owl, a species endemic to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was in 1996.
• This was in Itombwe Nature Reserve, a protected area described by its director as “forgotten by a majority of organizations and people who support the conservation of biodiversity.”
• Being overlooked may have helped

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• As long-distance tree seed dispersers, hornbills help balance the ecology of the complex tropical forests they inhabit.
• Three decades of hornbill conservation in southern Thailand have been underpinned by efforts to transform former poachers into conservationists who are paid wages as nest guardians.
• A new study indicates that education programs in schools and villages surrounding

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• Since 2018, El Tambor Project has been using assisted natural regeneration to restore native vegetation in a biodiverse and endemic species-rich cloud forest in the Venezuelan Andes.
• The project’s objectives include not only the restoration of the cloud forest, but also the protection of the wild fauna, such as the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus), which

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Torrential rains and strong winds from Typhoon Yagi devastated northern Vietnam on Sept. 9, leaving a reported 58 people dead and 732 injured. Dozens more are missing.
In the week of Sept. 3, Yagi killed at least 20 people in the Philippines and four more in southern China. The total estimated death toll as of…

Severe drought and soaring temperatures are causing lakes and rivers in the Amazon to reach dangerously high temperatures, threatening species like the Amazon river dolphin, according to a recent study’s preprint.
In 2023, the Amazon experienced its worst drought in recorded history, coupled with the hottest dry season on record. The extreme climate…