Mongabay is a nonprofit environmental science and conservation media platform that produces original reporting in English, Indonesian, Spanish, French, Hindi, and Brazilian Portuguese.
Mongabay Kids is our online environmental education platform committed to connecting children worldwide with nature and empowering them to engage in environmentally responsible behavior. We inform and inspire children ages 8-14 (and their adults) with our news stories, interactive activities, videos, and other features. Join us to explore wild species and places, meet wild guardians, and understand the vital connection between humanity and nature. Find your wild side, with Mongabay Kids!
For educators: We are committed to growing a nature mindset, by presenting facts, providing fun activities, and showing how to help protect and restore our species and ecosystems. Where possible, we engage in co-creation of content with children to better understand their learning styles, interests, and needs. We collaborate with scientists, conservation organizations, and storytellers to bring nature and conservation stories to life. We support the next generation of environmental stewards and leaders.
Meet our team!
Megan Strauss, Editor
Megan is a parent, illustrator, and environmental educator with a passion for conservation. Megan holds a PhD in Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior from the University of Minnesota for research on giraffe ecology in Tanzania. She lives in Australia, where she enjoys massive trees, noisy birds, hiking, gardening, and learning new things.
contact: megan [at] mongabay.com
David Brown, Editor
David is a biologist and environmental educator. He has researched giraffe population genetics, and along with his colleagues discovered that many of the giraffe subspecies in the wild may be distinct species. David has written for National Geographic Kids, Highlights, and Mongabay.com.
contact: david.brown [at] mongabay.com
Romi Castagnino, Host of Candid Animal Cam
Romi Castagnino is Associate Digital Editor & Host for Mongabay. Romi is a Peruvian conservation biologist and wildlife photographer based in Australia. She has conducted research in the Amazon Rainforest and tropical montane cloud forests of Peru using camera traps to study carnivore conservation. Driven by her passion for wildlife ecology, she founded Neofelis Films, a video production company focused on science communication, natural history and conservation documentaries.
María Ángeles Salazar Rustarazo, Content Production Manager, Mongabay
María has a background in languages and translation. She started helping Mongabay in 2013 as a volunteer translator and joined the team officially in 2015. She has always loved art, animals and the environment. She started drawing and painting when she was a child, and animals and plants have always been present in her drawings. After a few years focused on studies and work, in 2018 she decided to start taking art courses and practice more often to make art and creativity a bigger part of her life. She now combines her regular work with some personal illustration projects and contributes to Mongabay Kids with her drawings.
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