Orangutan found tortured and decapitated prompts Indonesia probe
Jan 16, 2018, 8:45 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Conservation authorities in Indonesia are investigating the death of an orangutan whose…Haiti’s most popular ecotourism destinations
Jan 15, 2018, 11:07 am By MongabayThe tropical Caribbean island of Haiti is a paradise with a rich, fascinating history, natural…Indonesian villages see virtually zero progress in program to manage peatlands
Jan 15, 2018, 10:44 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Of the nearly 3,000 villages located within peatlands throughout Indonesia, only one is…Belize imposes offshore oil moratorium to protect reefs
Jan 15, 2018, 5:50 am By MongabayThe government of Belize halted all exploration for oil in its territorial waters from Dec. 29,…Venezuela’s Mining Arc boom sweeps up Indigenous people and cultures
Jan 15, 2018, 1:00 am By MongabayAn illegal miner carries a traditional gold pan, called a “batea” in the Las Cristinas mine in…Peru declares a huge new national park in the Amazon
Jan 12, 2018, 4:07 pm By MongabayLORETO REGION, Peru — Starting yesterday, 868,927 hectares of forest in Peru’s Loreto Region…A Pacific bluefin tuna sold for $323,000. Can the species be saved?
Jan 12, 2018, 1:57 pm By Mongabay
A single Pacific bluefin tuna sold for 36.45 million yen, or $323,111, during the famed New Year…Moth rediscovered in Malaysia mimics appearance and behavior of bees to escape predators
Jan 12, 2018, 1:56 pm By MongabayPolish researchers have rediscovered a moth in Malaysia that was previously known only from a…Trump threatens NASA climate satellite missions as Congress stalls
Jan 12, 2018, 10:48 am By Mongabay
Hurricane Harvey seen from space. Slashing Earth Observation satellite funding would not only blind…Indonesian parliament pushes for passage of palm oil legislation this year
Jan 12, 2018, 10:34 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Lawmakers in Indonesia are adamant about passing new legislation on the palm oil…Indonesia’s Aceh extends moratorium on new mining sites
Jan 12, 2018, 8:57 am By MongabayBANDA ACEH, Indonesia — The government of Indonesia’s Aceh province will reject applications for…Nature’s frontline: Environmental news for the week of January 12, 2018
Jan 12, 2018, 8:40 am By MongabayTropical forests Virgin Atlantic has stopped buying REDD+ carbon credits from a conservation project…Natural World Heritage Sites in trouble, especially in the Tropics
Jan 11, 2018, 6:36 pm By MongabayElephants in Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo by ENOUGH Project on Visual…Colombian pipeline bombed hours after end to ceasefire
Jan 11, 2018, 5:15 pm By Mongabay
BOGOTA, Colombia – A renewed conflict could once again be on the horizon after leftist rebels…There’s a new member of the lemur family
Jan 11, 2018, 3:15 pm By MongabayScientists have found a new species of dwarf lemur in southeastern Madagascar. Grove’s Dwarf lemur…Critically endangered monkeys found in Ghana forest slated for mining
Jan 11, 2018, 2:23 pm By Mongabay
While surveying the rainforests of eastern Ghana’s Atewa mountain range, scientists stumbled upon…Poachers blamed as body of Sumatran elephant, missing tusks, found in protected forest
Jan 11, 2018, 5:59 am By MongabayPALEMBANG, Indonesia — Wildlife activists in Indonesia suspect poachers poisoned an elephant found…Wars kill wildlife in Africa’s protected areas, study finds
Jan 11, 2018, 4:33 am By Mongabay
Wars or armed conflict of any kind can have just as devastating an impact on wildlife as on people,…Lions deal blow to giraffe numbers by targeting young, study finds
Jan 11, 2018, 3:52 am By MongabayLions put a damper on the number of young giraffes that survive to maturity, according to a new…Efforts to save island wildlife from extinction get a boost from new database
Jan 10, 2018, 7:04 pm By Mongabay
Though the approximately 465,000 islands on planet Earth represent just over five percent of total…
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