Hunting pumas to save deer could backfire, new research suggests
Apr 9, 2019, 12:05 pm By Mongabay
The puma family took biologist Mark Elbroch by surprise. They were supposed to be a ways off. But…Report highlights secretive business dealings of Indonesian VP hopeful
Apr 9, 2019, 8:23 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — A new report links two of Indonesia’s most prominent political figures, including a…Ice-free Alps? It could be a reality by 2100
Apr 9, 2019, 8:01 am By MongabayThe iconic snow-capped Alpine peaks may be a thing of the past for future generations if average…Sumatran governor jailed over bribes to award infrastructure projects
Apr 9, 2019, 5:44 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — A court in Indonesia has sentenced the governor of the Sumatran province of Aceh to…Natural forests best bet for fighting climate change, analysis finds
Apr 9, 2019, 3:35 am By MongabayNatural forests are 40 times more effective than plantations for storing carbon, making them the…Belize to nearly triple area under strict marine protected areas
Apr 8, 2019, 8:46 pm By MongabayThe government of Belize has approved a plan to nearly triple the area under its strictly protected…Photos: What are vipers?
Apr 8, 2019, 6:14 pm By MongabayMangshan Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis). This newly-described large pit viper is found in…3 massacres in 12 days: Rural violence escalates in Brazilian Amazon
Apr 8, 2019, 6:13 pm By MongabayMurdered Seringal São Domingos landless settlement leader Nemis Machado de Oliveira being buried.…Study concludes that nature benefits when more women make land management decisions
Apr 8, 2019, 4:36 pm By MongabayThe cause of conservation is advanced more assuredly when more women are included among the groups…Fishing for sharks in Honduras’s sanctuary seas: Q&A with biologist Gabriela Ochoa
Apr 8, 2019, 3:57 pm By MongabayIn 2011, the government of Honduras declared the country’s waters a shark sanctuary. The move…Planning without action will see the Javan rhino go extinct (commentary)
Apr 8, 2019, 11:29 am By MongabayOn the evening of Dec. 22, 2018, a group of fishermen who had snagged a saltwater crocodile in their…Illegal online sales driving mercury pollution crisis in Indonesia
Apr 8, 2019, 12:31 am By MongabayDENPASAR/BURU ISLAND, Indonesia — Illegal online mercury sales are booming in Indonesia, and…Climb confirms that the world’s tallest tropical tree tops 100 meters
Apr 7, 2019, 6:02 pm By MongabayThere’s a new record for the tallest tree in the tropics, and the scientists who found it say it…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, April 5, 2018
Apr 5, 2019, 2:02 pm By MongabayTropical forests Authorities have intercepted $52 million worth of pangolin scales en route from…On a wing and a prayer? Evidence for ways to conserve bats (commentary)
Apr 5, 2019, 1:42 pm By MongabayBats are a weird and wonderful branch of the tree of life. The only mammals that can truly fly, and…Unusual lizard lays eggs, then births a live baby — in the same pregnancy
Apr 5, 2019, 8:09 am By Mongabay
The yellow-bellied three-toed skink is not your typical lizard. Vertebrates or animals with…Indonesia arrests 7 for allegedly selling Komodo dragons over Facebook
Apr 5, 2019, 3:03 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Indonesian authorities have arrested seven suspected members of a trafficking ring…Indonesia oil slicks highlight weak enforcement against bilge dumping
Apr 5, 2019, 12:20 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Two ships have been spotted allegedly dumping waste oil in the sea off the eastern coast…Indigenous leaders decry Colombia’s deadly crackdown on land protesters
Apr 4, 2019, 2:22 pm By Mongabay
One person has reportedly died and another was injured after police in Colombia cracked down on a…Human population boom led to Madagascar’s megafauna extinction: Study
Apr 4, 2019, 1:36 pm By Mongabay
Until about 1,000 years ago, Madagascar was home to fantastical creatures like elephant birds,…
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