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Near real-time forest monitoring using remote sensing technology holds promise for improving forest management but must consider the associated personnel, logistics, and training needs to lead to on-the-ground action.

Authorities are working to mitigate the impact of the flood through rescue efforts, increased monitoring and the construction of artificial highlands.

Pangolin hunting in Central Africa has spiked since 2000, tracking increasing demand from Asia and leading to calls from scientists for a better understanding of what the loss of as many as 2.71 million animals means for the four African species.

The newly described Hoodwinker sunfish is the first sunfish in the Mola genus to be discovered in 130 years.

A new study demonstrates that orangutans can survive in human-impacted landscapes under the right conditions, underscoring the need for protections that go beyond primary forest.

Women living inside a national park in Guinea-Bissau feel helpless because animals damage their crops and they have limited alternative sources of income outside of the park.

The proposed Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act would end the possession and trade of shark fins in the U.S. Activists and advocacy groups often cheer such bans, but many experts say that they are not the best way to help struggling shark populations.

A team of researchers completed a meta-analysis of data from 50 studies to find the most effective methods of reducing wildlife mortality on roads.

Justified as a means of helping small farmers, assailed as a corporate trojan horse.

Glenn Hurowitz, the CEO of Mighty, a group that campaigns on behalf forests and other ecosystems, recently visited Olam’s oil palm plantations in the Central African nation of Gabon. The views expressed are his own.

Lawyer John Moreno Rutowski’s incarceration 62 days ago spurred outcry against Black Creek Group, an American development company that plans to convert beaches, mangroves, and dunes in a tranquil fishing town near the popular destination Todos Santos on the…

A recent study indicates that an area of the Madre de Dios region in southern Peru has the world’s third-highest known density of ocelots.

New research suggests that African wild dogs’ chances of survival might be dealt a serious setback as global temperatures continue to rise.

The average global temperature from January to June 2017 was 1.64 degrees Fahrenheit (0.91 degrees Celsius) above the 20th-century average of 56.3 degrees (13.5 degrees Celsius), the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports, just 0.29…

Catalyzed by the destruction of their sacred sites by previous dam projects along the Teles Pires and Tapajós rivers in the Brazilian Amazon, 200 Munduruku representatives began an occupation of the São Manoel hydroelectric dam building site earlier this week.

Digital games apply new technologies to engage a currently untapped audience with wildlife and potentially generate new revenue for conservation.

As Nepal works to counter poaching, the fortunes of rhinos and indigenous peoples are intertwined.

New laws are allowing unprecedented logging in Białowieża Forest, the largest lowland old-growth forest remaining in Europe.

A recent investigation found that, while the South American dry tropical forest known as the Gran Chaco is being toppled largely to make way for cattle ranching, charcoal from its trees is ending up on the shelves of international supermarket chains across…

The Elephant Action League sent undercover investigators into Vietnam, China and several other Asian countries to understand the intricate network involved in getting rhino horn from African countries into the hands of Chinese consumers.