Pioneering Lebanese Conservationist Mona Khalil Dies Following Israeli Strike, Leaving Enduring Legacy for Sea Turtles
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Pioneering Lebanese Conservationist Mona Khalil Dies Following Israeli Strike, Leaving Enduring Legacy for Sea Turtles

Mona Khalil, a revered Lebanese environmental activist whose tireless efforts transformed a stretch of southern Lebanon’s coastline into a crucial nesting ground for endangered sea turtles, has passed away at 76. Khalil succumbed to injuries sustained two weeks prior when her home on Mansouri beach, near the southern city of Tyre, was hit during Israeli […]
Nebraska’s Sandhills: A Vast, Grass-Covered Dune System Vital for Wildlife and Ranching
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Nebraska’s Sandhills: A Vast, Grass-Covered Dune System Vital for Wildlife and Ranching

Stretching across north-central Nebraska, the Sandhills region represents the largest dune system in the Western Hemisphere, a unique landscape often overlooked compared to more famous desert dune fields. This vast area, covering approximately 20,000 square miles, is characterized by rolling hills blanketed in resilient grasslands. These grasslands not only support a significant cattle ranching industry, […]
Catastrophic Rains Decimate World’s Rarest Orangutan Population in Sumatra
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Catastrophic Rains Decimate World’s Rarest Orangutan Population in Sumatra

A recent period of extreme rainfall and devastating landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has pushed the world’s most endangered great apes, the Tapanuli orangutans, significantly closer to extinction. Research indicates that approximately 58 of these critically endangered primates, representing about 7% of the entire species, perished during the severe weather event last November. […]