Joint research has, for the first time, ascertained the composition of the intestinal microbiome of the indri, a critically ...

A long-term ecological study reveals that protected forest fragments in southeastern Madagascar (Mandena) significantly ...

For more than six decades, the International Primatological Society (IPS) has brought scientists, conservationists and ...

A long-term ecological study reveals that protected forest fragments in southeastern Madagascar (Mandena) significantly improve the survival of ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. They are not yet gone. But for thousands of species, the Earth is already holding its ...

Have you ever seen such adorable small animals? We’ve got puppy dog eyes … As well as bunny, horse and even frog eyes too. We ...

The natural world is full of wonders that often seem to defy belief. Some creatures are so extraordinary, they look as if ...

Shaldon has become the first-ever UK zoo to care for the rare and elusive Goodman’s mouse lemur, Microcebus lehilahytsara.

Extinction is an overwhelming concept, difficult to grasp in its enormity and finality. Thousands of species are barreling ...

Ecological succession is the process by which the mix of species and habitat in an area changes over time. Gradually, these communities replace one another until a “climax community”—like a mature ...