Giant tree-dwelling rat discovered in the Solomon Islands
Sep 27, 2017, 6:37 am By Mongabay
For a long time, people living on the Vangunu Island in the Solomons spoke about the “vika”, a…Snow leopards no longer ‘endangered,’ but still in decline and in need of urgent conservation measures
Sep 26, 2017, 8:05 pm By Mongabay
The latest update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species had bad news about the conservation…Scientists sequence plant DNA in the field to identify species within hours
Sep 26, 2017, 3:01 pm By MongabayScientists can now rapidly read the DNA of an organism—even a plant—anywhere. Researchers at the…Amazon dam operator defies order to shut down, police action looms
Sep 26, 2017, 3:01 pm By Mongabay
A 2010 Greenpeace Brazil protest against the proposed Belo Monte dam. Photo by Roosewelt Pinheiro /…The plight of predators: Q&A with the director of ‘The Hunt’
Sep 25, 2017, 3:29 pm By MongabayPredators are often depicted as the villains in films and other media. Even in wildlife…At 2017 minimum, scientists ask: Is Arctic entering the Thin Ice Age?
Sep 25, 2017, 12:28 pm By Mongabay
The sun reflects over thin sea ice and a few floating icebergs near the Denmark Strait off of…Colombian president honored in Washington, D.C. for efforts to protect biodiversity
Sep 25, 2017, 12:01 pm By MongabayWASHINGTON, D.C. – He prowled the stage like a puma moving through Colombia’s rainforest. With a…Trade in wild birds going ‘unchecked’ in Vietnam: new report
Sep 25, 2017, 6:14 am By Mongabay
Thousands of birds, suspected to have been caught from the wild, are being sold openly in Vietnam,…Two Indonesian soldiers found to be smuggling dozens of porcupines
Sep 25, 2017, 4:53 am By MongabayPADANG, Indonesia — Two soldiers were caught trying to smuggle dozens of Malayan porcupines…The world’s 5 most Endangered wild cats
Sep 23, 2017, 12:11 am By MongabayWild cats around the world face a long list of challenges as their habitat is degraded, their food…Liberian park protects Critically Endangered western chimpanzees
Sep 22, 2017, 10:17 am By MongabayThe Liberian government designated a new national park in August 2017 that will protect an important…Documenting Africa’s poaching epidemic: Q&A with the director of ‘The Last Animals’
Sep 22, 2017, 9:13 am By MongabayAfter years of documenting some of the world’s bloodiest conflicts, a vacation in Kenya inspired…Poor grade for Malaysia, Singapore brands in palm oil sustainability: WWF
Sep 22, 2017, 7:41 am By Mongabay
The majority of Malaysia and Singapore’s most popular brands have failed to push for the use of…Can the Javan rhino be saved before disaster strikes?
Sep 22, 2017, 6:24 am By Mongabay
As the old saying warns, it’s bad enough to put all your eggs in one basket. If you have to,…Wild Kratts episode up for film festival award teaches about rare white bear
Sep 21, 2017, 7:24 pm By MongabayAn episode of the popular cartoon Wild Kratts has been named a 2017 finalist in the…Temer uses controversial deforestation data in speech to UN
Sep 21, 2017, 6:21 pm By MongabayRepresentatives of more than 150 civil society organizations gathered in Brasilia on Tuesday (19…Capturing the wonder and vulnerability of coral reefs in real-time: Q & A with the director of “Chasing Coral”
Sep 21, 2017, 2:29 pm By MongabayCoral reefs support 25% of the world’s marine species, protect shorelines, support fisheries, and…Does forest certification really work?
Sep 21, 2017, 2:11 pm By Mongabay
Tropical timber has earned a bad reputation. When we think of timber from lush, tropical forests, it…When will cattle ranchers be proud to show their farms in the Amazon? (commentary)
Sep 21, 2017, 12:31 pm By MongabayOn one of our business trips to the city of Madison, in the U.S., we visited Graze, a restaurant…‘Ships, sonar and surveys’: Film explores impacts of a noisy ocean
Sep 21, 2017, 8:06 am By Mongabay
Animals in the world’s oceans have faced an ever-increasing cacophony in recent decades. They’re…
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