‘Yoda bat’ happy to be recognized as new species
Aug 23, 2017, 5:35 pm By Mongabay
The character Yoda, the venerable Jedi Master from the Star Wars franchise, may have come from a…These 3 companies owe Indonesia millions of dollars for damaging the environment. Why haven’t they paid?
Aug 23, 2017, 4:32 am By MongabayJAKARTA — The Indonesian government is struggling to collect fines from companies found guilty of…Deforestation from gold mining in Peru continues, despite gov’t crackdowns
Aug 22, 2017, 10:57 pm By Mongabay
Tambopata National Reserve is a haven for plants and wildlife, not to mention ecologists eager to…Protests over geothermal development heat up in Central Java
Aug 22, 2017, 7:46 pm By Mongabay
PURWOKERTO, Indonesia — This January, the people of Karangtengah Village in Central Java were…Audio: A rare earth mine in Madagascar triggers concerns for locals and lemurs
Aug 22, 2017, 3:11 pm By MongabayOur first guest on this episode of the Mongabay Newscast is Eddie Carver, a Mongabay contributor…The world’s first biotacide (commentary)
Aug 22, 2017, 3:02 pm By Mongabay
Many refer to it as the Sixth Mass Extinction, but it isn’t. It’s different. We are not simply…Rhino horn on the auction block in South Africa
Aug 22, 2017, 10:12 am By Mongabay
South Africa’s first “legal auction rhino horn auction” opened Monday online, amid a global…Massive highway planned for Philippines’ Palawan Island
Aug 22, 2017, 5:54 am By MongabayPlans are underway for the construction of a massive superhighway on the highly biodiverse Palawan…Identifying the world’s top biodiversity investment returns
Aug 21, 2017, 3:48 pm By MongabayWe’ve all been there: you’re driving along a road lined with trees, when all of a sudden a…Doubts cloud Kenya’s renewed palm oil ambitions
Aug 21, 2017, 1:00 pm By Mongabay
ISIMICHINI, Kenya — In the 10 years Arthur Inzofu has been growing oil palm trees at his farm in…Modern Fish Act: boon to recreational fishing or risk to U.S. fishery?
Aug 21, 2017, 11:50 am By Mongabay
Many Americans enjoy the thrill of saltwater recreational fishing, a multi-billion dollar annual…How animals react to a solar eclipse
Aug 21, 2017, 9:02 am By MongabayFor a few minutes on Monday, August 21, the moon will blot out the sun completely, causing a total…Indonesia’s decision to share vessel tracking data ‘ill-advised,’ some say
Aug 21, 2017, 7:20 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Not everyone supports the Indonesian government’s decision to publish information on…Scientists combine crowd-sourced field observations with land-use and climate models to identify steps for migratory bird protection
Aug 18, 2017, 6:25 pm By MongabayA multi-national research team combined four diverse data sets to understand where migratory birds…Leading ivory trade investigator slain in Tanzania
Aug 18, 2017, 11:34 am By Mongabay
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – One of Africa’s top ivory trade investigators has been shot dead by…Kenyans fear proposed Trump cuts could threaten elephants, ranger jobs
Aug 18, 2017, 11:19 am By MongabayA worker at the Kenya Wildlife Service forensics lab. Kenyans fear that USAID cuts could shut the…Ever wondered how much your pet’s diet impacts the environment?
Aug 17, 2017, 5:23 pm By Mongabay
Based on a poll conducted last year by the Baltimore, Maryland-based Vegetarian Resource Group, an…Indians win key land rights victory in Brazil’s Supreme Court
Aug 17, 2017, 3:24 pm By Mongabay
Indians outside the Supreme Court building awaiting the verdicts in their favor on Wednesday. Photo…A clouded future: Asia’s enigmatic clouded leopard threatened by palm oil
Aug 17, 2017, 2:27 pm By MongabayTigers and orangutans are the well-known faces of the palm oil crisis. But the enigmatic clouded…New study: Bird species blossom in stable climates
Aug 17, 2017, 4:26 am By Mongabay
Stable climates tend to have more bird species, according to new research. There’s a widespread…
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