Sudden death of juvenile zoo elephant raises anew issues of life in captivity
Oct 4, 2017, 5:11 pm By Mongabay
Staff at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo may never know what, exactly, caused the sudden death of Warren,…Second Irrawaddy dolphin death in Borneo linked to fishing nets
11:50pm By MongabaySAMARINDA, Indonesia — Activists in eastern Borneo suspect that an Irrawaddy dolphin found dead on…Audio: Taking a closer look at the evidence for conservation effectiveness
3:33pm By MongabayWe take a closer look at the evidence for the effectiveness of forest certification schemes on this…A rhino called hope
11:12am By MongabayHarapan, a Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) born in captivity in the United States, has now…Even as Trump and Modi clash on energy, India and U.S. are partnering
10:04am By MongabayPresident Trump and Prime Minister Modi talk at the G20 summit in Germany this summer. Photo…Bats key pollinators for durian production, camera traps confirm
9:02am By MongabayCamera trap footage has shown, for the first time, that a threatened bat species in Malaysia is an…USAID Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge awards three Acceleration Prizes for rapid tech developments
Mon 4:38pm By MongabayThe USAID Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge announced three winners of an Acceleration Prize worth US…Amazon community on Tapajós River invaded by wildcat miners
Mon 3:09pm By MongabayA hundred beiradeiro families — peasants and traditional fishermen — live in Montanha-Mangabal,…Can community forestry deliver for Madagascar’s forests and people?
Mon 1:32pm By MongabayANOSY REGION, Madagascar — The land in the Mandrare River Basin, in southeastern Madagascar, does…Two new ‘birdcatcher’ trees described from Puerto Rico
Mon 4:33am By MongabayFrom the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, scientists have described two new species of Pisonia trees…Mining project in Leuser Ecosystem no longer has a valid permit
Sep 29, 2017, 6:49 pm By Mongabay
A mining project in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosytem that has for years pitted environmental activists…Meet the new Bernie Sanders spider
Sep 29, 2017, 2:46 pm By Mongabay
Several newly discovered spider species have been named in honor of US Senator Bernie Sanders and…Brazil: A World Champion in Political and Environmental Devastation (Commentary)
Sep 29, 2017, 11:54 am By Mongabay
the Paraná state government and its state legislative assembly aim to reduce the Devonian Escarp…China sends first pandas to Indonesia under captive-breeding agreement
Sep 29, 2017, 1:03 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — A panda couple arrived here on Thursday, kicking off a captive breeding program aimed at…New research suggests tropical forests are now a net source of carbon emissions
Sep 28, 2017, 4:45 pm By MongabayEarth’s tropical forests store an incredible amount of carbon, and as they grow they are…How effective is conservation in Madagascar? Series starts next week
Sep 28, 2017, 4:06 pm By Mongabay
To travel in Madagascar is to be reminded of just how small we are relative to our pale blue dot of…Temer walks back plan to open Denmark-sized area of Amazon to mining
Sep 27, 2017, 5:48 pm By Mongabay
A stretch of the Jari River inside the RENCA Reserve in Amapá state. Photo © Daniel Beltrá /…How much of a shock can an electric eel deliver? A scientist just found out first-hand
Sep 27, 2017, 5:35 pm By Mongabay
Last year, Kenneth Catania, a professor of biological sciences at Vanderbilt University in…Lawsuits test local governments’ ability to clean up Indonesia’s coal mining sector
Sep 27, 2017, 5:10 pm By Mongabay
A court in Indonesia has once again ruled in favor of coal mining companies whose licenses were…Camera trap records nearly extinct cuckoo bird in Sumatra
Sep 27, 2017, 12:39 pm By Mongabay
Park rangers in Indonesia said this week that they had photographed the nearly extinct Sumatran…
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