As the mammal tree of life suffers hits, should we prioritize which species to save?
Dec 6, 2018, 4:12 am By Mongabay
The current mass extinction is eliminating whole branches of the mammal tree of life, which will…Tiny bits of ocean plastic threaten the survival of sea turtle hatchlings
Dec 5, 2018, 7:52 pm By Mongabay
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a growing threat to the survival of sea turtles, endangering the…Extreme floods on the rise in the Amazon: study
Dec 5, 2018, 3:24 pm By MongabayFlooding in the center of Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil in 2009. Image by Jochen Schöngart /…Culls push endangered fruit bat closer to extinction in Mauritius
Dec 5, 2018, 2:49 pm By Mongabay
The culling of fruit bats in recent years to protect crops in Mauritius has pushed the species…7 convicted of killing Honduran indigenous activist Berta Cáceres
Dec 5, 2018, 2:27 pm By Mongabay
A Honduran court has convicted seven men in the murder of indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres…Coal casts a shadow over U.N. climate talks in Poland
Dec 5, 2018, 11:06 am By MongabayKATOWICE, Poland — Joanna Flisowska is a native of the coal-mining city of Katowice in Poland. She…For Ugandan villagers, tradition and tourism help keep the peace with gorillas
Dec 5, 2018, 10:45 am By Mongabay
BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda — On a misty morning, a small group of critically…Deadly parrot virus found in native birds from Asia and Africa
Dec 5, 2018, 5:58 am By Mongabay
Parrots around the globe are captured and sold as pets in a thriving illegal market that has carried…Mosses could help rapidly detect pollution
Dec 5, 2018, 2:36 am By Mongabay
Drug-sniffing dogs are an accepted part of our modern world. In the near future, could…Agroforestry ‘home gardens’ build community resilience in southern Ethiopia
Dec 4, 2018, 5:13 pm By MongabayBULE, Ethiopia — A small village 370 kilometers (230 miles) south of the capital, Addis Ababa,…Top U.S. flooring retailer linked to Brazilian firm snagged in timber bust
Dec 4, 2018, 2:31 pm By MongabayFloor & Decor, a leading flooring retailer in the United States, has continued to purchase products…Tracing the safeguards against illegal logging in Vietnam
Dec 4, 2018, 1:48 pm By MongabayNGHE AN PROVINCE, Vietnam — An agreement on legally-sourced timber imports from Vietnam to the EU…The nature of conservation evidence: Imperfect, but good enough (commentary)
Dec 4, 2018, 12:17 pm By Mongabay
The best fictional detectives — Holmes, Tennison, Mars, Warshawski, Wallander — all employ their…In the belly of the beast: journalist delves into wildlife trafficking
Dec 4, 2018, 11:33 am By Mongabay
Rachel Nuwer, at center, pretends to shop for ivory and rhino horn in Nhi Ke, a northern Vietnamese…Bits of DNA in ocean water can reveal white sharks swimming nearby
Dec 4, 2018, 8:38 am By MongabaySharks shed bits of themselves into the ocean constantly. Scientists can now use DNA in these bits…A carbon bomb in Papua: 7 takeaways from our investigation
Dec 4, 2018, 8:33 am By MongabayLast week, The Gecko Project, Mongabay, Tempo and Malaysiakini published an investigation into the…For elusive Javan rhinos, camera traps are a benevolent Big Brother
Dec 3, 2018, 10:34 pm By MongabayYOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — “This is the world’s first ever video of a wild Javan rhino couple…‘Drifters of opportunity’: Seabirds track energy in tidal currents
Dec 3, 2018, 1:39 pm By Mongabay
Data from GPS-tagged seabirds, as they were swept along in the strong currents of the Irish Sea,…PHOTOS: Here are the winners of the 2018 British Ecological Society photo contest
Dec 3, 2018, 12:23 pm By MongabayA king penguin standing out starkly from the crowd took the top prize in the British Ecological…For the birds: innovations enable tracking of even small flying animals
Dec 3, 2018, 11:44 am By MongabayAnimal tracking has revolutionized our study of animal movements and behavior. Radio transmitter…
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