Madagascar: Conservation official arrested for killing 11 endangered lemurs
Mar 16, 2018, 12:48 pm By Mongabay
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Two weeks ago, the bodies of 11 critically endangered lemurs were…Sharp-eyed Mongabay readers spot a jaguarundi (commentary)
Mar 16, 2018, 11:36 am By Mongabay
The original misidentified picture. Photo by Natália Machado Thanks to some eagle-eyed Mongabay…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, March 16, 2018
Mar 16, 2018, 11:31 am By MongabayTropical forests Cash convinces forest dwellers to cut down fewer trees, a new study in five…Better agricultural planning could prevent 88% of biodiversity loss, study finds
Mar 16, 2018, 11:12 am By MongabayBetter planning could save a lot of wildlife, according to results from a study published recently…150 years after being discovered, African monkey with handlebar moustache becomes its own species
Mar 16, 2018, 10:54 am By MongabayAn African monkey first described to science more than 150 years ago has now been elevated to full…Save the Sumatran rhino ‘because we can’ (commentary)
Mar 16, 2018, 10:14 am By MongabayContributing editor Jeremy Hance argues today in an opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald that…Report finds projects in DRC ‘REDD+ laboratory’ fall short of development, conservation goals
Mar 16, 2018, 6:59 am By MongabayThe camera follows the men through the forest as they arrive at the splintered stump of what looks…Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking
12:15pm By MongabayBENI DEPARTMENT, Bolivia — The sound of hundreds of excited children drowns out the gentle hum of…Cerrado: can the empire of soy coexist with savannah conservation?
11:38am By Mongabay
Driving deep into the Cerrado, Bahia state, Brazil. Photo by Alicia Prager This is the second of six…Indonesia races to catch tiger alive as villagers threaten to ‘kill the beast’
11:12am By MongabayPEKANBARU, Indonesia — A wildlife conservation agency in Indonesia has deployed two special teams…Five years after zero-deforestation vow, little sign of progress from Indonesian pulp giant
9:46am By MongabayJAKARTA — Local and international watchdogs have criticized Indonesia’s biggest pulp and paper…Bushmeat hunting threatens hornbills and raptors in Cameroon’s forests, study finds
9:18am By MongabayHornbills, vultures and eagles are being hunted for bushmeat in Cameroon in much greater numbers…For climate action to take hold, activists need more than just polar bears
6:39am By Mongabay
Type “climate change” into any search engine and the results aren’t difficult to predict:…Activists eye bigger roles for local officials, businesses in Indonesia’s orangutan protection plan
2:20am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — Activists in Indonesia are calling for a set of federal guidelines on orangutan…Will Madagascar’s industrial shrimp trawlers make way for local fishers?
Wed 4:32pm By MongabayANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — For most people on the west coast of Madagascar, fishing is life. When…Carol Van Strum, crusader against Agent Orange, wins prestigious environmental award
Wed 3:31pm By Mongabay
Longtime environmental activist Carol Van Strum is now also the recipient of a prestigious…Chocolate and agroforestry accelerate in El Salvador
Wed 1:51pm By MongabayZACATECOLUCA, El Salvador — The waist-high trees in Jose Francisco Merino Umaña’s field have…Analysis: U.S. call to drill off all coasts, economic and ecological folly?
Wed 12:26pm By MongabayA 1926 picture of oil drilling at Huntington Beach California, makes clear what can happen when…Mysterious new butterfly named after YouTuber Emily Graslie
Wed 11:57am By MongabayIf you’re curious about the natural world, chances are you’ve seen Emily Graslie’s YouTube…Camera traps nab crop-raiding animals near farms in the Amazon
Wed 11:29am By MongabayPhotographs of crop-raiding animals taken with camera traps and conversations with farmers in the…
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