‘Tango in the Wind:’ New film captures courtship dance of critically endangered Hooded Grebe for first time ever
Aug 11, 2017, 11:35 am By Mongabay
The Hooded Grebe wasn’t discovered by scientists until 1974, due mainly to the fact that it lives…Land-swap rule among Indonesian President Jokowi’s latest peat reforms
Aug 11, 2017, 7:32 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — Indonesia, a country known for its annual forest and peat fires, is overhauling its…High volumes of ivory continue to be sold online in Japan
Aug 11, 2017, 6:01 am By MongabayThousands of jewelry, seals, scrolls and other items made of elephant ivory continue to be sold…Rethinking conservation funding models in Africa (commentary)
Aug 11, 2017, 12:27 am By MongabayConservation in sub-Saharan Africa faces monumental challenges. Rapidly growing human populations…The American pika: A case study in wildlife acclimating to climate change
Aug 10, 2017, 2:21 pm By Mongabay
Research published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment last month that examines…New study: Climate change shifts timing of floods in Europe
Aug 10, 2017, 2:17 pm By Mongabay
When rivers flood, the results can be devastating, ruining crops, disrupting ecosystems and…Plastic Fantastic? Indonesia plans to turn waste into road tar
Aug 10, 2017, 2:05 pm By MongabayIndonesia has a serious plastic waste problem. According to the country’s environment ministry,…Brazilian firm wants to build new dams in Amazon’s Aripuanã basin
Aug 10, 2017, 11:34 am By Mongabay
There are four dams already on the Aripuanã River. Intertechne Consultores wants to build two more…U.K. is the world’s biggest exporter of legal ivory, data analysis shows
Aug 10, 2017, 1:54 am By MongabayThe United Kingdom ships more legal ivory beyond its borders than any other country, according to an…Father and son butt heads in decades-long battle over bird tourism site
Aug 9, 2017, 9:43 pm By MongabayQUITO, Ecuador – Five years ago, Sergio Basantes and his wife Doris made history when they decided…Monkey rediscovered in Brazil after 80 years
Aug 9, 2017, 4:21 pm By MongabayAfter 80 years, scientists have rediscovered a lost species of monkey in a remote watershed in the…Critically endangered staghorn corals are benefiting from coral gardening in the Caribbean
Aug 9, 2017, 1:30 pm By Mongabay
It’s not just the Great Barrier Reef — coral reefs around the globe are in decline due to…Madagascar’s radiated tortoises have personalities, too
Aug 9, 2017, 12:28 pm By Mongabay
A 350-kilometer drive away from the frenzy of the nearest city, the thatched desert village of…Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link a double-edged sword for environment, wildlife
Aug 9, 2017, 10:51 am By Mongabay
When Haissazc Shuqkin Hisham traveled home to the northeastern state of Kelantan to celebrate the…In Colombia, deforestation gangs run rampant
Aug 8, 2017, 3:45 pm By Mongabay
GUAVIARE DEPARTMENT, Colombia – In Colombia, there are eight major areas of deforestation. Chief…New research provides baseline for evaluating effectiveness of US ban on ivory trade
Aug 8, 2017, 3:37 pm By Mongabay
Last year, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) announced a “near-total ban” on the commercial…Canary in the Arctic coal mine: warming harms migrating red knot
Aug 8, 2017, 3:19 pm By Mongabay
The red knot (Calidris canutus), is a medium-sized shorebird with an extremely wide range. It flies…Audio: Katharine Hayhoe on how to talk about climate change: ‘Share from the heart and then the head’
Aug 8, 2017, 12:39 pm By Mongabay“It was a complete breakthrough for me to realize that sharing from the heart, which is the…First real test for Jokowi on haze as annual fires return to Indonesia
Aug 8, 2017, 11:33 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Fire season has returned to Indonesia, marking the first real test of President Joko…Troubled firm aims to mine Madagascar forest for rare earth elements
Aug 8, 2017, 2:35 am By MongabayAMPASINDAVA PENINSULA, Madagascar — Solondraza, a 63-year-old farmer in northwestern Madagascar,…
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