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Mongabay

Scientists have combined passive acoustic monitoring, machine-learning tools and aerial surveys to estimate the population of North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay.

Using the method, researchers from Cornell University in the U.S. were able to estimate the daily population of the whales over a period of four months.

By Abhishyant Kidangoor
news.mongabay.com/2025/03/coun

Mongabay Environmental News · Counting whales by eavesdropping on their chatter, with help from machine learningWhat better way to track whales than listening in on them? Passive acoustic monitoring, in which microphones are placed underwater to pick up any sounds, has long helped scientists detect the presence, or absence, of whales in oceans. More often than not, however, the method isn’t that great at estimating the population of whales. To […]
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Mongabay

Far from international forums and economical centers, locals in one of the Amazon deforestation hotspots seek alternatives to agribusiness and gold mines.

Mongabay went to Pará state’s southwest and found examples of people struggling to keep sustainable initiatives in a region dominated by soy, cattle, gold and logging.

By Fernanda Wenzel
news.mongabay.com/2025/03/the-

Mongabay Environmental News · The rough road to sustainable farming in an Amazon deforestation hotspotMongabay went to Pará state’s southwest and found examples of people struggling to keep sustainable initiatives in a region dominated by soy, cattle, gold and logging.
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Mongabay

A rare population of leucistic, or partially white, purple-faced langurs near Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja Forest Reserve has attracted ecotourism interest, even as monkeys in general are perceived by farmers as crop-raiding pests.

Unlike albinism, leucism causes a partial loss of pigmentation, and researchers have documented around 30 white langurs in the area.

By Malaka Rodrigo
news.mongabay.com/2025/03/in-a

Mongabay Environmental News · In a land where monkeys are seen as pests, Sri Lanka’s white langurs are winning heartsCOLOMBO — Monkeys were expected to be among the chief culprits identified as Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide survey on March 15 of crop-raiding animals. But in a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an unusual population of langurs has captured attention, becoming a local tourist attraction. Purple-faced […]
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Alarming Report Finds US Bird Populations Are Still Crashing

"About one-third of all American bird species are of high or moderate conservation concern due to low populations, declining population trends, or other threats."

by @grrlscientist

#ornithology #birds #birding #StateOfTheBirds #endangered #conservation #ClimateCrisis #SciComm forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist

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Mongabay

Endangered Caribbean reef sharks and other shark species are making a striking recovery in Belize after plummeting due to overfishing between 2009 and 2019, according to recent observations.

Experts say the establishment of no-shark-fishing zones around Belize’s three atolls in 2021 is what enabled the population boom.

By Marco Lopez
news.mongabay.com/2025/03/cari

Mongabay Environmental News · Caribbean reef sharks rebound in Belize with shark fishers’ helpRosie knows the Lighthouse Reef Atoll like the back of her fin. She calls this atoll home and is a matriarch of the thriving population of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) living there. Her signature scar on her dorsal fin makes her easy to identify each year during monitoring surveys conducted by MarAlliance, a U.S.-based […]
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Mongabay

In the rainforests of West Kalimantan, in Indonesian Borneo, the Indigenous Dayak Iban listen to what they call “omen birds,” or birds they say sing messages from spirits, Mongabay’s Sonam Lama Hyolmo reported in November 2024.

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Mongabay Environmental News · Indigenous schools ensure next generations protect Borneo’s ‘omen birds’In the rainforests of West Kalimantan, in Indonesian Borneo, the Indigenous Dayak Iban listen to what they call “omen birds,” or birds they say sing messages from spirits, Mongabay’s Sonam Lama Hyolmo reported in November 2024. These omen birds include species such as the white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabarincus), scarlet-rumped trogon (Harpactes duvaucelii) and Diard’s trogon […]
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Mongabay

If you are caught cutting down the Amazon Rainforest illegally, chances are you will get off without being required to pay for the environmental damage. According to a recent report, only 5% of offenders have paid court-ordered fines for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

By Shanna Hanbury
news.mongabay.com/short-articl

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Flipboard Science Desk

Africa’s elephants have been in dramatic decline for 50 years. A new study explores what can be done to save them.

From @ConversationUS: The research "put together data from 1,325 surveys of elephant populations — everything we could find — to evaluate how elephant numbers in Africa have changed."

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The ConversationAfrica’s elephants have been in dramatic decline for 50 years. What can be done to save them – new studyMaintaining current elephant numbers, let alone reversing declines, requires new thinking and conservation innovation.
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Mongabay

Gebe Island in eastern Indonesia is the site of seven nickel mining concessions.

Local Indigenous communities say the mining sites have put their food security at risk, with pollution affecting fruit trees and root vegetables as well as depletion of local fisheries.

Forestry campaigners say the mining clashes with a 2007 law on small islands designed to prevent large-scale environmental destruction in these fragile ecosystems.

By Jaya Barends
news.mongabay.com/2025/03/nick

Mongabay Environmental News · Nickel miners dig up Indonesia’s Gebe Island despite Indigenous and legal oppositionGEBE ISLAND, Indonesia — Abdul Manan Magtiblo watched the excavator dump a piece of Gebe Island into the back of a truck. Barely a thicket remained on the buzz-cut upland above Umera village as the vehicle drove off to the nearby port. “That’s the PT Bartra Putra Mulia [BPM] nickel mine,” Manan, the village chief, […]
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Mongabay

The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when Charles Darwin first described it. That changed recently when researchers monitoring birds on Floreana recorded the rail at three different locations. These new sightings after 190 years are likely the result of efforts to eradicate invasive species on the island.

By Bobby Bascomb
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Mongabay Environmental News · A bird last seen by Darwin 190 years ago reappears on a Galápagos islandThe Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when Charles Darwin first described it. That changed recently when researchers monitoring birds on Floreana recorded the rail at three different locations. These new sightings after 190 years are likely the result of efforts to eradicate […]
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Cheri

Ocean #conservation tip of the week: When we think about microplastics, we often think about trash, but "dust" from synthetic tires is a significant source. As much as 78% of microplastics come from tires! 🙀 Tire bits break off and get washed into storm drains.

Less driving = fewer ocean microplastics

Better materials science and regulations = also good!

e360.yale.edu/features/tire-po

Yale E360Road Hazard: Evidence Mounts on Toxic Pollution from TiresResearchers are only beginning to uncover the toxic cocktail of chemicals, microplastics, and heavy metals hidden in car and truck tires. But experts say these tire emissions are a significant source of air and water pollution and may be affecting humans as well as wildlife.
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Mongabay

Recent events and policy decisions across the world are worrying conservationists and climate researchers.

Here, Mongabay lists out ten unique community-led initiatives across the world that show positive and proven impacts.

By Sonam Lama Hyolmo
news.mongabay.com/2025/03/10-u

Mongabay Environmental News · 10 unique community-led conservation solutions in the face of environmental despairNumerous events and policy decisions across the world in the last several months are causing despair among many environmentalists. The abrupt freeze, and potential termination, of international funds for conservation have hit global conservation and environmental projects, resulting in the halt of activities that have so far aided forest and wildlife conservation and supported Indigenous […]
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