Scientists discover 18 new spider-hunting spiders from Madagascar
Feb 9, 2018, 2:58 pm By Mongabay
With their long “necks” and sharp, fang-like mouthparts, assassin spiders hunt a strange prey…Scorched earth: Colombia’s refugee farmers returning to land
Feb 9, 2018, 10:30 am By MongabayMONTES DE MARIA, Colombia – Under a cloudless sky and a baking sun in late January, Argemiros…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, February 9, 2018
Feb 9, 2018, 9:53 am By MongabayTropical forests More dry forests falling to deforestation than climate change in Ecuador: new study…Tree-dwelling animals can ‘climb’ away from climate change, study finds
Feb 9, 2018, 8:40 am By MongabayAnimals that live in trees in the tropics are likely to be better at crossing mountains and dealing…Cattle invade Colombian national park
Feb 8, 2018, 8:24 pm By MongabayLa Paya National Park sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest along southern Colombia’s border…Whale of a tale: Protecting Panama’s humpbacks from ship collisions
Feb 8, 2018, 11:54 am By Mongabay
Areas rich in wildlife and human vehicle traffic rarely make for good news — think of the number…Code for cod and tech for tuna at the 2018 Fishackthon
Feb 8, 2018, 11:05 am By MongabayTechnological advances have revolutionized the global fishing industry. Depth-finders and sonar have…14-year sentence for Vietnamese activist over chemical spill protests
Feb 8, 2018, 10:55 am By MongabayOn Tuesday, a Vietnamese court sentenced Hoang Duc Binh to 14 years in prison for activism related…Faith in the forest helps Indonesia’s Dayaks keep plantations, loggers at bay
Feb 8, 2018, 6:44 am By MongabayKAMBIYAIN, Indonesia — The village of Kambiyain lies deep within the forests of Indonesian Borneo,…A run-on for sand leads to a creeping crisis worldwide
Feb 8, 2018, 5:20 am By MongabayEvery day, miners remove 5,500 to 6,000 truckloads of sand (about 20 tons each) from the scenic…Ecuador announces a new national park in the Andes
Feb 7, 2018, 2:41 pm By MongabayOn January 23, a new national park joined Ecuador’s 54 protected areas. Río Negro-Sopladora…A tale of two otters: settling in Singapore, suffering in China
Feb 7, 2018, 8:34 am By MongabayFew urbanites have seen an otter. Fewer still have seen a “romp” of them. Yet in Singapore, the…Orangutan shot 130 times in Indonesia, in second killing reported this year
Feb 7, 2018, 5:02 am By MongabayJAKARTA — A second orangutan has been found killed in Indonesian Borneo in as many months, this…Earthquake triggers spawning in world’s rarest fish a few thousand miles away
Feb 7, 2018, 12:05 am By MongabayLast month, a powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the northwest Pacific, rocking Alaska,…Audio: The cutting-edge technologies allowing us to monitor ecosystems like never before
Feb 6, 2018, 2:43 pm By MongabayOn today’s episode, we discuss the cutting-edge remote sensing technologies used to monitor…Fishing with insecticide-laced mosquito nets is a global phenomenon
Feb 6, 2018, 1:54 pm By Mongabay
Fishermen in the Dili district of Timor-Leste have found an extra perk of the insecticide added to…2018 Tyler Prize awarded to two US-based biological oceanographers
Feb 6, 2018, 1:48 pm By Mongabay
It was announced today that the 2018 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement will go to two…Robbery or retribution? Police investigate death of prominent conservationist in Kenya
Feb 6, 2018, 10:28 am By Mongabay
Esmond Bradley Martin, a well-known elephant and rhino conservationist, has been found dead,…Mountain lions often lose to wolves and bears, study finds
Feb 6, 2018, 7:21 am By Mongabay
The large, secretive puma (Puma concolor) may be at the top of its food chain, but it is not always…Scientists find ‘surprising’ connections between tropical forests
Feb 5, 2018, 6:29 pm By Mongabay
Though they may lie thousands of miles apart and house different species, the world’s tropical…
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