In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, April 12, 2019
Apr 12, 2019, 11:44 am By MongabayTropical forests Invasive Burmese pythons are still a problem in the Florida Everglades, as…New species of ancient human found in a Philippine cave
Apr 12, 2019, 11:01 am By MongabayOver the past decade, archaeologists have dug out several pieces of bones and teeth from a cave on…Human pressure on the Serengeti’s fringes threatens the wildlife within
Apr 12, 2019, 9:19 am By Mongabay
Every year, millions of wildebeests, gazelles and zebras migrate between Serengeti National Park in…When cloud seeding bears no rain
Apr 12, 2019, 8:07 am By Mongabay
A recent attempt to induce rain amid a prolonged drought in Sri Lanka has fallen short, but that…‘It’s getting worse’: National parks in Honduras hit hard by palm oil
Apr 11, 2019, 6:42 pm By Mongabay
TELA, Honduras — On Feb. 6, 1995, an unidentified white pickup truck rolled up to the home of…Scientists urge overhaul of the world’s parks to protect biodiversity
Apr 11, 2019, 2:32 pm By MongabayCountries should concentrate on outcomes instead of actions when they set aside areas for parks and…Virtual Reality 360-degree video: An “empathy-generating machine” for conservation outreach?
Apr 11, 2019, 2:16 pm By Mongabay
People of all ages love wildlife videos, whether it’s seeing previously unheard-of species,…Arctic in trouble: sea ice melt falls to record lows for early April
Apr 11, 2019, 12:53 pm By MongabayA plane surveys early Arctic ice melt. Image by Esther Horvath / AWI When Arctic sea ice hit its…30 percent by 2030? Study maps out how to protect the world’s oceans
Apr 11, 2019, 12:20 pm By Mongabay
Scientists have mapped out an enormous network of potential protected areas, covering more than…EU consumption drives ‘import’ of tropical deforestation
Apr 11, 2019, 9:02 am By Mongabay
One-sixth of the carbon footprint of the average diet in the European Union can be directly linked…No rhino census this year as Nepal runs short of funds for survey
Apr 11, 2019, 8:23 am By Mongabay
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A planned census of Nepal’s greater one-horned rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros…Indonesia’s threat to exit Paris accord over palm oil seen as cynical ploy
Apr 11, 2019, 6:26 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — Environmental activists have blasted threats by a senior Indonesian minister that the…Peru: Get to know the diverse wildlife of the cloud forests of Pampa Hermosa | VIDEOS
Apr 11, 2019, 5:04 am By Mongabay
Biologist Sean McHugh, along with filmmaker and photographer Jasmina McKibben, recently traveled to…Experts warn: As G-20 tariffs drop, carbon emissions skyrocket
Apr 10, 2019, 2:39 pm By MongabayWhen the Trump administration slapped tariffs on aluminum and other products imported to the United…Kenya on the brink of acquitting ivory trafficker number four (commentary)
Apr 10, 2019, 11:03 am By Mongabay
It could be four in a row. On April 11, Chief Magistrate Francis Kyambia is set to make judgement in…Russia plans to release nearly 100 belugas, orcas from icy ‘whale jail’
Apr 10, 2019, 9:01 am By Mongabay
Russian authorities have announced that they will release all 97 whales currently being held captive…Indonesia creates three marine protected areas within Coral Triangle
Apr 10, 2019, 1:07 am By Mongabay
DARUBA, Indonesia — The Indonesian government has established three new marine protected areas…In Indonesia, an earthquake leaves devastation on land and under the sea
Apr 9, 2019, 11:49 pm By MongabayPALU, Indonesia — Few people knew about the luscious coral off Palu, in Indonesia’s Central…There is no conservation justification for bringing the tapir back to Borneo (commentary)
Apr 9, 2019, 12:37 pm By MongabayThe past few years there has been a dedicated lobbying/promotional campaign among local amateur…Madagascar: Rio Tinto mine breaches sensitive wetland
Apr 9, 2019, 12:27 pm By MongabayA large mineral sands mine in southeastern Madagascar has trespassed into a “sensitive zone,”…
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