Sifaka lemurs listed as “critically endangered” amid mysterious die-off
May 15, 2018, 12:13 pm By MongabayLemurs in Madagascar have been under pressure from deforestation, poaching, drought and other…Typo derails landmark ruling against Indonesian palm oil firm guilty of burning peatland
May 15, 2018, 11:44 am By MongabayJAKARTA — A landmark Indonesian case that saw an oil palm company fined millions of dollars for…Audio: Sylvia Earle on why we must act now to save the oceans
May 15, 2018, 10:14 am By MongabayOn today’s episode, renowned marine biologist Sylvia Earle joins us for an in-depth conversation…Higher incomes, not higher carbon dioxide levels, drive forest gains, study finds
May 15, 2018, 9:51 am By MongabayRising concentrations of climate-altering carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have little to do with…Damming the Amazon unfettered after Brazilian purge (commentary)
May 14, 2018, 3:35 pm By Mongabay
The Belo Monte mega-dam under construction. Belo Monte displaced as many as 40,000 people and did…Scientists highlight 9 new reef fish species off West Papua
May 14, 2018, 10:18 am By MongabayScientists in Indonesia have found nine stunning new reef fish species in the protected waters off…Indonesia enlists plantation companies to ensure haze-free Asian Games
May 14, 2018, 8:30 am By MongabayKIRAM, Indonesia — The well-being of tens of thousands of athletes and spectators at Asia’s…Longest recorded whale shark migration eclipses 20,000 kilometers
May 14, 2018, 6:30 am By Mongabay
A team of scientists has tracked a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) across more than 20,000 kilometers…Climate change could be intensifying dust storms in India, experts say
May 14, 2018, 3:46 am By MongabayIndia could witness an increase in the severity and frequency of dust storms and thunderstorms due…Report unmasks indiscriminate killer of elephants: poaching not for ivory, but for skin
May 14, 2018, 1:29 am By MongabayGrowing Chinese demand for products made from elephant skin is a rapidly growing threat to the…Report blames coal-fired plant in Bali for pollution, loss of livelihoods
May 14, 2018, 1:23 am By MongabayAway from the frenetic tourism development that has taken over the beaches of southern Bali, the…Vibrations from elephant calls and movements reflect distinct behaviors, study says
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The well-known trumpeting call of an elephant indicates anger or alarm. The more common but less…Six new peeping frogs discovered in western Mexico
3:00pm By MongabayScientists have discovered six new species of peeping frog in the western Mexican states of Jalisco,…Scientists find ‘ground zero’ of deadly frog pandemic
1:54pm By MongabayScientists started to get worried in the 1970s when frogs in Australia and Central and South America…A boon for birds: Once overlooked, China’s mudflats gain protections
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Zhang Lin spends much of his time with his right eye glued to a spotting scope, scanning the tidal…Latam Eco Review: Colombia’s last nomadic tribe faces extinction
11:57am By MongabayBelow are summaries of the most popular stories by our Spanish language service, Mongabay Latam,…Tanzania’s Maasai losing ground to tourism in the name of conservation, investigation says
11:15am By MongabayThe government of Tanzania is casting aside Maasai communities to make way for lucrative high-end…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, May 11, 2018
10:19am By MongabayHere are a few stories published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests A look at what…New species of shrew discovered on a single mountaintop in the Philippines
5:19am By MongabayScientists have described a new species of shrew that’s known to live only near the top of Mount…Sumatran habitat for tigers, orangutans gets a partial reprieve from development
Thu 12:41pm By MongabayACEH, Indonesia — Officials in the Indonesian province of Aceh have vowed to safeguard the last…
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