In early February, in downtown Bogotá, Colombia, Luis Alfredo Acosta recited a line in a book from memory: “I am from the ...

Oil palm is a crop whose derivatives have multiple uses, resulting in staggering global demand. Because of this, Peru’s ...

ARUNACHAL PRADESH — India. Over 60% of star anise trees have vanished from the region in just 84 years, pushing this valuable ...

A protected wildlife refuge in Nicaragua has suffered a wave of deforestation in recent years, fueled by controversial land ...

Dozens of Colombian waste pickers inundated Bogota’s iconic Bolivar Square with about 15 tons of recyclable goods Tuesday to ...

The Maya Golden Landscape in southern Belize is a patchwork of protected areas, agricultural lands and small communities, ...

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

We were amazed when we first noticed this behavior,” said Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research in the U.S. state of Washington. What started as a puzzling observation in ...

Leopards — solitary, enigmatic, nocturnal predators with golden fur splashed with dark rosette spots — have the widest range ...

I have spent much of my life studying predatory fishes in East Africa’s coastal waters, but never have I been more concerned ...

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s largest protected area, the Wilpattu National Park, recognized as one of the best places in the country to observe leopards in the wild, has long been a favorite among wildlife ...

Latin American cartels once were masters of the drug trade, but spikes in prices led them into controlling a new venture.