Some turtle embryos can influence their own sex, study finds
Aug 2, 2019, 10:27 am By MongabayThe sex of some turtle species is influenced not by genes but by the temperatures they experience in…The challenges of campaigning against wildlife trafficking in Vietnam
Aug 1, 2019, 12:09 pm By MongabayHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — In late January, WildAid and the Ho Chi Minh City-based Center of…New film reveals at-risk ‘uncontacted’ Awá tribe in Brazilian Amazon
Aug 1, 2019, 11:06 am By MongabayIn August 2018, deep in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in Northeast Maranhão state, an expedition of…Logging, mining companies lock eyes on a biodiverse island like no other
Jul 31, 2019, 9:39 pm By MongabayA unique island ecosystem and culture lying 270 kilometers (170 miles) off Papua New Guinea is once…Fuel trafficking sustains illegal mining in Peru’s Madre de Dios
Jul 31, 2019, 5:18 pm By MongabayUpon traveling through Lechemayo, a town in the Puno region of Peru, many visitors come to the…Venezuelan crisis: Caring for priceless botanical treasures in a failed state
Jul 31, 2019, 3:19 pm By MongabayThe Botanical Garden of Caracas, past and present: Seen in the glowing-green banner image at the top…Forest loss threatens territorial gibbons in southern Borneo
Jul 31, 2019, 2:44 pm By MongabayGibbons living in southern Borneo have the largest territories of any of their close relatives,…Study shows how to protect more species for less money in western Amazon
Jul 31, 2019, 12:05 pm By MongabayJaguars, sloths, owls, vipers, spider monkeys — all of these live within the vast western Amazon,…Deforestation drops in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, but risks remain: experts
Jul 31, 2019, 10:55 am By MongabayDeforested areas in Brazil’s most imperiled biome, the Mata Atlântica, were reduced by 9.3…‘Extremely rare’ fossil tooth of hamster-sized monkey found in Peru
Jul 31, 2019, 9:48 am By MongabayIn 2016, researchers digging along the Río Alto Madre de Dios in the Peruvian Amazon uncovered…Indonesia investigates oil spill in Java Sea by state energy company
Jul 31, 2019, 8:32 am By MongabayJAKARTA — A newly drilled oil well operated by Indonesian state-owned energy company Pertamina has…Reef fish are faring fine in eastern Indonesia, study suggests
Jul 31, 2019, 6:01 am By MongabayThe coral reefs of the lesser Sunda-Banda seascape in southeastern Indonesia host some of the…Travelogue: Visiting an indigenous rainforest tribe in Borneo (Insider)
Jul 31, 2019, 3:46 am By MongabayIn 2007, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) launched the Heart of Borneo, an initiative that aimed…Microplastic waste fouls up beaches on Sri Lanka’s southern tourism coast
Jul 31, 2019, 12:53 am By MongabaySri Lanka’s southern coastline is dotted with popular resorts and beaches, but this once pristine…A Philippine community that once ate giant clams now works to protect them
Jul 31, 2019, 12:05 am By MongabaySAMAL ISLAND, Philippines — Sixty-five-year-old Ruby Gutierrez wakes up at exactly six in the…Peru’s crackdown on coca pushes illegal growers toward protected areas
Jul 30, 2019, 5:34 pm By MongabaySAN GABÁN, Peru — “We have to sit down and talk,” says Julián* as he shakes off his…Malagasy president considers backing declaration on conservation goals
Jul 30, 2019, 2:45 pm By MongabayIf a sufficient number of signatories back a petition outlining conservation priorities for…Top Mongabay beach reads for the ‘dog days’ of summer
Jul 30, 2019, 2:16 pm By MongabayThe ‘dog days’ are that time each year when Sirius, the Dog Star, rises just before the sun,…Authorities investigate murder of indigenous leader in Brazilian Amazon
Jul 30, 2019, 12:28 pm By MongabayBrazilian authorities are investigating the murder of an indigenous leader in the northern state of…West Nile virus lingers longer in birds exposed to light pollution
Jul 29, 2019, 3:01 pm By MongabayLight pollution could lead to more infections with West Nile virus by increasing the amount of time…
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