Study finds more than 350k trees illegally felled in Madagascar’s protected areas in five-year span
Feb 23, 2017, 5:22 pm By Mongabay
A study released this month by TRAFFIC, an NGO that monitors the wildlife trade, finds that…SpongeBob SquarePants and the ‘last frontier’ of the Philippines
Feb 23, 2017, 4:56 pm By Mongabay
Palawan, a slender archipelagic province whose furthest reaches lie more than 500 miles southwest of…The changing face of Amazon development: from land grab to eco-lodge
Feb 23, 2017, 10:48 am By Mongabay[caption id="attachment_193413" align="alignnone" width="768"] The rainforest surrounding the…This new primate is a ‘giant’ among tiny bushbabies
Feb 22, 2017, 4:39 pm By MongabayIn the forests of north-western Angola, scientists have discovered a new species of primate -- a…Judge halts excavation plans for largest-ever Brazilian goldmine
Feb 22, 2017, 3:35 pm By Mongabay
[caption id="attachment_193403" align="alignnone" width="768"] A large open pit goldmine in Western…Renowned biologist Edward O. Wilson calls for preserving half of Earth to save biodiversity
Feb 22, 2017, 2:49 pm By MongabayThe current issue of Sierra, a magazine published by the Sierra Club, contains a bold — perhaps…How acoustic monitoring gave us a last chance to save the vaquita
Feb 22, 2017, 7:11 am By Mongabay
Thanks to a five-year acoustic monitoring program, conservationists have detected the rapid decline…Scrapping Nigerian superhighway buffer isn’t enough, say conservation groups
Feb 22, 2017, 2:50 am By Mongabay
A state government in Nigeria has announced that it will scale back plans to create a buffer zone…Audio: Naomi Oreskes on what stories we can’t let get lost in the noise of 2017 and why scientists should speak up
Feb 21, 2017, 5:59 pm By Mongabay
Normally we’re focused on international conservation and environmental science news here at the…Environmental lawyer killed in the Philippines
Feb 21, 2017, 4:41 pm By Mongabay
Environment and human rights advocates in the Philippines gathered Tuesday to honor their colleague…Proposed Trump policy threatens Critically Endangered Grauer’s gorilla
Feb 21, 2017, 12:38 pm By Mongabay[caption id="attachment_193343" align="alignnone" width="768"] A recent study found that only about…What happens when the soy and palm oil boom ends?
Feb 21, 2017, 11:50 am By Mongabay
Over the past thirty years demand and production of oils crops like oil palm and soybeans has boomed…Scimitar-horned oryx return to the Sahara nearly two decades after going extinct in the wild
Feb 20, 2017, 4:55 pm By Mongabay
Conservationists are celebrating the successful reintroduction of an iconic antelope species, the…Introducing Mongabay news alerts
Feb 20, 2017, 1:26 pm By Mongabay
Now Mongabay readers can keep up-to-date on the latest conservation and environmental science…African bush babies gain a new genus
Feb 20, 2017, 9:00 am By Mongabay
Galagos have a reputation among scientists for being one of the more mysterious primates, in large…Singapore’s wild bird trade threatens exotic species
Feb 20, 2017, 3:13 am By Mongabay
Singapore has historically been a major hub for bird trade. But the trade, largely poorly managed,…It’s World Pangolin Day!
Feb 18, 2017, 12:00 am By Mongabay
It's time to celebrate World Pangolin Day -- again. Today, February 18, is dedicated to the…Protected areas found to be ‘significant’ sources of carbon emissions
Feb 17, 2017, 4:00 pm By Mongabay
Deforestation is a big source of atmospheric carbon, one that is increasingly targeted by climate…Newly discovered gecko loses scales in ‘really bizarre’ behavior
Feb 16, 2017, 5:21 pm By Mongabay
When at risk, go naked. At least that’s the defense strategy of a newly described species of gecko…Saving Jamaica Bay’s diamondback terrapins
Feb 16, 2017, 11:02 am By Mongabay
As the white motorboat juddered to a stop in the middle of a marsh in New York City’s Jamaica Bay,…
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