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What is killing Sumatra’s elephants? The battle to save one of our rarest animals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/28/elephants-deaths-spur-move-for-sanctuary-in-indonesia-aoe #Indonesia #Wildlife #WorldNews #Environment #GlobalDevelopment #Animals #AsiaPacific #Conservation #Biodiversity #PalmOil #LoggingAndLandclearing #ConservationAndIndigenousPeople #TreesAndForests #DronesNonmilitary

What is killing Sumatra’s elephants? The battle to save one of our rarest animals

Investigators are still searching for what caused the recent deaths of a mother and her calf, but conservationists say the animal’s shrinking habitat may be the first place to look

The Guardian

Environment | The Guardian US May 10

Newborns to silverbacks: counting mountain gorillas in Uganda – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/may/10/gorillas-census-counting-numbers-uganda-bwindi-impenetrable-national-park-aoe #EndangeredSpecies #Animals #NationalParks #Conservation #Wildlife #Uganda #Africa #Environment #ConservationAndIndigenousPeople

Newborns to silverbacks: counting mountain gorillas in Uganda – in pictures

National Geographic photographer and WWF ambassador Jasper Doest joined conservation teams during the latest mountain gorilla census in Bwindi Impenetrable national park, taking pictures of the apes and the people essential to their survival

The Guardian

Environment | The Guardian US Apr 30

Protecting lions and people: the biologist dedicated to tackling human-wildlife conflict https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/30/lion-wild-animals-livestock-moreangels-mbizah-human-wildlife-conflict-aoe #Wildlife #Conservation #Zimbabwe #ConservationAndIndigenousPeople #Environment #Animals #Africa #WorldNews #EndangeredSpecies

Protecting lions and people: the biologist dedicated to tackling human-wildlife conflict

Moreangels Mbizah has blazed a trail in Zimbabwe as the first black African woman to found a conservation organisation in the country

The Guardian

Science | The Guardian Apr 1

‘Guano is far more than just droppings’: scientists uncover the secrets of bat poo in Gorongosa park https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/01/mozambique-wildlife-conservation-gorongosa-bats-guano-dna-wildlife-pests-aoe #ConservationAndIndigenousPeople #Mammals #Conservation #Environment #Mozambique #Biology #WorldNews #Africa #Science #NationalParks #ConflictAndArms #Biodiversity #Geology #Wildlife

‘Guano is far more than just droppings’: scientists uncover the secrets of bat poo in Gorongosa park

The more than 100 bat species living in the Mozambican reserve’s labyrinth of caves play a key role in maintaining a fragile ecosysytem that benefits wildlife and people• Words and photographs by Kang-Chun Cheng

The Guardian

Environment | The Guardian US Mar 12

‘The last frontier’: how red globules of nickel ore are suffocating an island’s precious wilderness https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/12/clean-energy-demands-philippines-island-nickel-palawan-mining-environment-aoe #Mining #Philippines #Mining #GreenEconomy #AsiaPacific #Business #Environment #WorldNews #Farming #ConservationAndIndigenousPeople #FoodSecurity #HumanRights #HumanRights #GlobalHealth #AccessToWater #RenewableEnergy #Energy

‘The last frontier’: how red globules of nickel ore are suffocating an island’s precious wilderness

In the race to meet the demands of the energy transition, biodiversity hotspots such as Palawan in the Philippines are being increasingly mined for critical elements

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Sep 9, 2025

Peru accused of violating human rights after government rejects reserve for uncontacted peoples https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/sep/09/peru-accused-of-violating-human-rights-after-government-rejects-yavari-mirim-reserve-for-uncontacted-peoples #Conservationandindigenouspeople #Globaldevelopment #Indigenouspeoples #Worldnews #Americas #Peru

Peru accused of violating human rights after government rejects reserve for uncontacted people

Campaigners shocked after ministers voted against the 1.2m-hectare Yavari Mirim reserve after 20 years of debate

The Guardian

Business | The Guardian US Sep 3, 2025

‘The Dubai of South America’: how the promise of riches from lithium mining turned to dust in Bolivia https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/sep/03/lithium-mining-bolivia-salt-flats-indigenous-environment-ecosystem #Conservationandindigenouspeople #Globaldevelopment #Indigenouspeoples #Renewableenergy #Accesstowater #Conservation #Greeneconomy #Environment #Employment #Worldnews #Americas #Business #Bolivia #Mining #Mining #Energy

‘The Dubai of South America’: how the promise of riches from lithium mining turned to dust in Bolivia

Politicians have long promised the critical metal will rescue the economy but Indigenous locals say the push to exploit vast reserves threatens the ecosystem and their livelihoods

The Guardian