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November 12, 2026

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A newborn green turtle crawls across a sandy beach towards the sea after being released from a wildlife protected area on Mataking Island in Malaysia's Sabah region on Sept. 25. Green turtles have made the rare jump from endangered to "least concern," a remarkable conservation success at a time when many species are declining globally.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Oct 14, 2026

Green turtles buck trend of species decline, offering hope for conservationists

By Sara Hussein

Populations of the species have become more stable thanks to decades of efforts including egg relocation, marine protection and trade bans.

Rescuers evacuating a mother orangutan and her baby trapped by smoke from forest and land fires in a palm oil plantation area in Pelang village, Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Sept. 18.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Oct 9, 2026

Walking through flames: Orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires

Dozens of orangutan have been rescued from wildfires burning across parts of Sumatra and Borneo in recent months.

In its latest Living Planet Report, the World Wide Fund for Nature said that the populations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Oct 8, 2026

Populations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says

The 2026 Living Planet Report estimates that overall populations fell by an average of around 2.5% per year over the 52-year period.

The volcanic island of Zavodovski in the South Sandwich Islands lost more than 680,000 — or two-thirds — of its chinstrap penguins between 2011 and 2025, according to the British Antarctic Survey.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Oct 8, 2026

Climate change strips island of title as largest penguin colony, study shows

By Laurent Thomet

The volcanic island of Zavodovski lost more than 680,000 of its chinstrap penguins between 2011 and 2025, according to the British Antarctic Survey.

An octopus and a fish at Porthkerris reef off Cornwall, England, in August of last year

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Sep 29, 2026

How Europe’s intensifying marine heat waves threaten its fisheries

Species that have sustained coastal communities in Spain and southern England for generations are disappearing.

Fruit bats rest on tree branches inside a temple complex in India

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Sep 25, 2026

Study reveals evolutionary history of bats, dating back 65 million years

By Will Dunham

The largest combined bat genome and fossil study ever conducted is bringing some clarity to the puzzling past of the flying vertebrates.

In Japan, the northern boobook lives in a wide range of places and breeds in parks in urban areas during the summer, among other locations.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Aug 25, 2026

Northern boobook flies from Japan to Philippines nonstop, research shows

The study could help with preservation efforts of the owl species.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.

Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan

By Elizabeth Beattie

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