In ‘Sexy Killers,’ journos probe Indonesian candidates’ ties to Big Coal
Apr 16, 2019, 7:55 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — A new documentary film that shows the links between Indonesian coal and energy companies…Colorful display of newly described stick insects confounds scientists
Apr 16, 2019, 7:49 am By Mongabay
If in the midst of a forest you chance upon a crawling twig, you may be in the presence of a stick…Conservation may offer common ground in Afghan conflict
Apr 15, 2019, 7:50 pm By Mongabay
War, drugs, corruption, and terrorism are terms Westerners are more likely to associate with…Deforested habitats leave migratory birds ill-prepared for journey north
Apr 15, 2019, 7:14 am By Mongabay
To many in North America, the sound of birds among the early spring trees is the sound of renewal:…Palm oil, logging firms the usual suspects as Indonesia fires flare anew
Apr 15, 2019, 7:07 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — Oil palm and logging companies in Indonesia have come into public glare once again as…To rescue Sumatran rhinos, Indonesia starts by counting them first
Apr 15, 2019, 2:53 am By Mongabay
LAMPUNG, Indonesia — Indonesian rhino researcher Budiono recorded every sign of living animals in…Deforestation diminishes access to clean water, study finds
Apr 15, 2019, 1:32 am By Mongabay
Deforestation can reduce communities’ access to clean drinking water, according to a recent study…In Bali, a village hews to unwritten rules to manage its forest
Apr 14, 2019, 11:08 pm By Mongabay
PENGOTAN, Indonesia — Hundreds of top-heavy bamboo stalks stretch up from the ground and lean…New Amazonian species of short-tailed whip scorpion sheds light on ‘the mating march’
Apr 12, 2019, 3:17 pm By Mongabay
A new species of short-tailed whip scorpion has been discovered in the eastern Amazon. The discovery…How a sheriff in Brazil is using satellites to stop deforestation
Apr 12, 2019, 3:14 pm By MongabayBefore becoming the chief of police at the Police Specialized in Crimes Against the…Solving the mystery of the UK’s vanishing hen harriers
Apr 12, 2019, 12:44 pm By Mongabay
Gliding over the moors of England in search of prey, the hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) may never have…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…
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