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The Sharp-shinned Hawk symbolizes focus, resilience and navigating complexity. “Obstacles are the way.” Life’s hardships are not detours from your path — they are the path. www.themarginalian.org/almanac-of-b... @mariapopova.bsky.social #mariapopova #poetry #almanacofbirds
”The impossible happens regularly.” Rebecca Solnit makes a unique insightful point that we aren't seeing all our works’ wins. "What if we are winning?” Interview by Willow Defebaugh at Atmos Magazine @atmosmag.bsky.social atmos.earth/podcast/rebe...
Rebecca Solnit: Why Cynicism Feels Smart—and Isn’t | AtmosThe legendary writer and activist speaks on uncertainty, change, and the stories we choose to believe about what’s to come.atmos.earthEJN is offering reporting grants to journalists in Asia to support the production of in-depth stories on threats faced by orangutans, gibbons and other apes in captivity, as well as conservation strategies to protect these species and their habitats. earthjournalism.net/opportunitie...
Story Grants to Report on Asia’s Endangered ApesEJN is offering reporting grants to journalists in range countries in Asia* to support the production of in-depth stories on threats faced by orangutans, gibbons and other apes in captivity, as well a...earthjournalism.netReducing demand is “absolutely critical” for addressing the illegal trade of gibbons, says Susan Cheyne, vice chair of the Section on Small Apes at the IUCN. But what works depends on why people are buying gibbons in the first place. “Keep gibbons wild.” news.mongabay.com/2026/04/to-t...
To tackle trafficking in gibbons, experts probe what drives demand“When we first got Joy, we thought she was a monkey,” says Esther. A hunter had come to her village in the Malaysian state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo, to sell wild meat. He showed Esther (not h...news.mongabay.comAs gibbon seizures reached a record high in 2025. Authorities confiscated 336 gibbons between January and August alone, representing approximately 20% of all recorded seizures since 2016, according to an analysis by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
What drives the trafficking of gibbons? Conservationists shed light on demandAs gibbon seizures reached a record high in 2025, conservationists warn that dismantling the illegal trade requires a deep understanding of the diverse motivations driving consumer demand, contributor...news.mongabay.comInsightful, timely and beautifully articulated interview by Neil Vora, MD with @mongabay.com exploring pandemics, disease outbreaks, environmental degradation and the deep connections between nature, public health, equity and our collective livelihoods. news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026...
Measures must be taken now to prevent pandemics at the source, says epidemiologist“[The]cruel irony here [is] that the world cannot get its act together to address these threats … people are dying, animals are suffering, we’re losing rainforest … these are all interconnected threat...news.mongabay.com
Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concernPursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 - Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the Di...www.who.intRising demand for #exoticpets is pushing many #gibbon species to #extinction, with their strong family bonds making them especially vulnerable to the brutal trade www.theguardian.com/environment/...
For sale: one cute baby gibbon – mother probably killed by poachersRising demand for exotic pets is pushing many gibbon species to extinction, with their strong family bonds making them especially vulnerable to the brutal tradewww.theguardian.comIt’s World Water Day + International Day of the Seal 🦭 This guy is Sprouts, a California harbor seal from my time with the Pinniped Cognition & Sensory Systems Laboratory at UCSC — still one of my favorite chapters of my life! Support their research + conservation: pinnipedlab.ucsc.edu/support
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Mongabay Latam🏅 Mongabay Latam gana el premio Global Shining Light en la categoría Medios grandes, otorgado por la Global Investigative Journalism Network, por la investigación 'Los vuelos de la muerte: líderes indígenas asesinados en un territorio invadido por 67 narcopistas'. mongabay.org/es/impact/mo...
Assessment of exposure to zoonoses and perceptions of zoonotic transmission surrounding the Bwindi impenetrable forest, UgandaAuthor summary Emerging and re-emerging infectious zoonotic diseases continue to pose significant threats to human and animal health. In Uganda, there is a growing encroachment into forests resulting ...journals.plos.orgFamed for their free-flow swinging through the forest canopy, #gibbons are being relentlessly shot, stolen & incarcerated to supply an escalating #illegalpettrade that targets babies. Experts point to misleading social media content and a surge in private zoo collections as fueling the trade.
Gibbon trafficking pushes rehabilitation centers to the max in North SumatraMEDAN, Indonesia — Two infant siamang gibbons cling to each other. Barely 6 months old, their lanky limbs entwine their tiny bodies as they stare out of the triage cage, their wide eyes shining. Each ...news.mongabay.com
