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

Manatees were celebrated across the country on Wednesday. The marine mammals are threatened by increasing climate change ...

Of the 143 species that gave birth in 2024, 23 are part of internationally managed breeding programmes. Read more at ...

Mandai Wildlife Reserve welcomed 998 babies across 143 species in 2024. 34 of the species are listed as threatened under the ...

Despite their rotund appearance, manatees lack any significant fat stores and rely on warm waters to stay comfortable and ...

There are reports that some Alabamians have received unsolicited packs of seed, reports AL.com’s William Thornton. State officials have tested some and have identified tomato and onion seeds and have ...

A federal appeals court will hear arguments in May in a closely watched case about whether the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

A federal appeals court will hear arguments in May in a closely watched case about whether the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

The new regulation splits the West Indian manatee into the Florida manatee and Antillean manatee, which is found in the Caribbean The proposed rule does call for the Puerto Rico population of ...

It's about whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency improperly shifted permitting authority to Florida for wetlands ...

During the wet season, nearby Lake Okeechobee spills over and flows into the Everglades. Water flows southward through ...

There are three species of manatee. All three species of manatee – the Amazonian manatee, West Indian manatee, and West African manatee – are considered vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of ...