Elephant protector and fossil hunter Richard Leakey leaves outsized legacy in Kenya
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Tue 5:58am By MongabayMAASAI MAU, Kenya — Two years ago, Kenyan authorities evicted 30,000 people from their homes in…Spurred by investor-friendly law, palm oil firms sue to get licenses back
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Jan 21, 2022, 12:31 pm By MongabayIllegal mining in protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon saw as much as a fivefold increase since…As climate change melts Antarctic ice, gentoo penguins venture further south
Jan 21, 2022, 10:16 am By MongabayThe crew of the M/V Arctic Sunrise, an icebreaker vessel owned by Greenpeace, were sailing through…Bleached reefs still support nutritious fish, study finds
Jan 21, 2022, 3:05 am By MongabayEscalating ocean temperatures stemming from climate change are devastating the world’s tropical…‘Central African Forests Forever’: Meindert Brouwer’s book looks to solutions
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Jan 18, 2022, 3:51 am By MongabayTiger conservationists in Thailand are reeling following the recent killing of two tigers in Thong…Here’s how science is trying to conserve the monarch butterfly’s forests
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Jan 17, 2022, 8:45 am By MongabayKATHMANDU — Stuffed garbage bags float gently down the Bisnumati River in the western part of…Bare-faced curassows return to Argentina’s Iberá after 50-year absence
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