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Find the latest global news on nature and wildlife on Untold Stories

Our worldwide news hub brings together the most important and inspiring updates from across the globe, covering the full spectrum of nature and wildlife. Here, you’ll find carefully curated news stories from trusted sources, highlighting everything from critical conservation efforts and endangered species updates to groundbreaking discoveries, climate impacts, and both the challenges and triumphs faced by our planet’s ecosystems.

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Sumatra floods erase 7% of the world’s rarest great ape population

Floods and landslides killed 58 Tapanuli orangutans in Indonesia’s Batang Toru forest, heightening extinction risk for the last 800 apes.

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Kenya park protest arrests spotlight Nairobi wildlife reserve encroachment

Police used tear gas and detained protesters at Nairobi National Park in Kenya, where new building plans intensify fears for urban wildlife habitat.

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Humpback whale habitat map guides protection near Tokyo’s remote islands

Researchers mapped humpback habitat off Japan’s Ogasawara Islands, helping align whale-watching and marine conservation with key nursery zones.

RECENT HEADLINES

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May 5, 2026

Mongabay

Facebook wildlife trade report exposes large-scale trafficking risks online

Investigators found banned animals advertised on Facebook, showing how digital markets can accelerate poaching and disease spillover worldwide.

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May 6, 2026

Mongabay

Bangladesh elephant killings highlight escalating human-wildlife conflict

Conservationists warned that elephant deaths in Bangladesh reveal failed corridor protection and rising danger for rural communities and herds.

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May 3, 2026

The Guardian

Reform council backs wild beaver releases despite national rewilding row

Leicestershire officials supported beaver reintroductions to reduce flooding, underscoring growing local demand for nature-based recovery.

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May 5, 2026

Mongabay

Whale shark tracking study secures new protected waters in Indonesia

A decade of satellite data helped justify a marine protected area, strengthening safeguards for whale sharks and local coastal fisheries.

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May 4, 2026

Mongabay

Wildlife trade expansion raises fresh warnings over disease spillover

Researchers linked growing wild animal commerce to higher pathogen exchange, making enforcement and surveillance urgent for public health.

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May 4, 2026

The Guardian

Returning curlew call underscores extinction threat across Welsh wetlands

A rare curlew heard in Anglesey highlighted breeding failures in Wales and the need for landscape-scale wetland and farmland management.

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May 4, 2026

The Guardian

State land restoration plan targets wildlife bridges prisons and peatlands

UK ministers proposed greener public land uses, including wildlife crossings and habitat restoration, to improve biodiversity on state estates.

GOOD READS

Beaver releases illustrate how rewilding can reduce flood risk locally

The Guardian

May 3, 2026

5 min read

Wildlife disease warnings grow as legal and illegal animal trade expands

Mongabay

May 4, 2026

5 min read

Citizen bird counts help reshape migration planning across European wetlands

Phys.org

April 29, 2026

5 min read

Coastal Kenyan schools restore mangroves to protect fish nursery habitat

Mongabay

April 28, 2026

5 min read

Spanish wildlife crossings cut road deaths for deer lynx and wild boar

Associated Press

April 24, 2026

5 min read

Biodiversity insurance proposals seek steadier funding for species recovery

New Scientist

April 22, 2026

5 min read

Urban pollinator gardens revive native habitat in polluted neighborhoods

ScienceDaily

April 18, 2026

5 min read

Community conservation initiatives empower local biodiversity restoration efforts

Deutsche Welle

April 16, 2026

5 min read

Citizen science projects contribute valuable data for wildlife research globally

BBC Earth

April 16, 2026

5 min read

Sustainable farming practices support coexistence between agriculture and wildlife

Reuters

April 15, 2026

5 min read

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