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  • A combination of increased microbial activity, thawing permafrost, and more frequent wildfires now means the Arctic is releasing more carbon dioxide than it’s storing, according to the 2024 Arctic Report Card.
  • The temperature has also been rising; the past nine years have been the warmest on record in the Arctic.
  • The changes have affected the

  • Fruit-eating bats play an important role in maintaining forest health by being seed dispersers. For decades, researchers have explored ways to harness this capacity as a reforestation tool.
  • One method has been to use fruit-derived essential oils to attract bats to deforested sites, where their seed-loaded feces may help stimulate regrowth.
  • A recently published study

Bryan Simmons, communications vice president at the Arcus Foundation, joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss the 25-year-old foundation’s philosophy, human rights focus, and how the latter is linked with conservation.“ We think about humans, nonhuman animals, and the environment as one inextricable whole that has many, maybe even an unlimited number of component elements that are

  • Indian scientists have proposed a new pangolin species, Manis indoburmanica, based on genetic analysis, suggesting it diverged from the Chinese pangolin 3.4 million years ago, though some experts call for additional evidence for full recognition.
  • The proposed Indo-Burmese pangolin’s range overlaps with the Chinese and Indian pangolins, and its unique traits include slight differences in