Sub-Saharan African countries most vulnerable to invasive crop pests
Jun 22, 2016, 5:40 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Exotic species can wreak havoc on a country’s ecosystem and economy. The extensive damage that…“Less meat, less heat:” Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron call for less meat consumption to combat climate change
Jun 21, 2016, 5:40 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Avatar director James Cameron and former California governor/actor Arnold Schwarzenegger are joining…Amazonian catfish’s 5,000-mile migration endangered by dams
Jun 21, 2016, 3:20 pm By Claire Salisbury[caption id="attachment_187259" align="alignnone" width="768"] The giant Amazonian catfish is a…Policy makers meet to discuss forest conservation and ‘the future of humanity’
Jun 21, 2016, 2:20 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Last week, some 500 members from governments, corporations, and NGOs from 47 countries convened in…Widespread coral bleaching event to hit US hard for third straight year
Jun 21, 2016, 4:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
The global coral reef bleaching crisis is about the get worse. The catastrophic event that began…Search warrant executed at Global Plywood over alleged Lacey Act violations
Jun 20, 2016, 4:20 pm By Mike Gaworecki
A search warrant executed earlier this month at the premises of California-based Global Plywood and…New boa species “on its way to extinction” discovered in the Bahamas
Jun 20, 2016, 1:40 pm By Mike GaworeckiThere are now 12 known species of West Indian boas. A team from Harvard’s Museum of Comparative…No more fires in Indonesia?
Jun 20, 2016, 1:20 pm By Erik Meijaard
In late 2015, Indonesia featured heavily in the global headlines. Parts of the country were burning…Deadliest year on record for environmental activists
Jun 20, 2016, 12:20 pm By Sandra Cuffe
It's a dangerous time to take a stand for the environment. 2015 was the worst year on record for…Video: Baby frogs escape from snake in seconds
Jun 20, 2016, 4:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Clumps of frog eggs are often easy meals for snakes and wasps. But some baby frogs have evolved a…Hype and secrecy in wildlife conservation
Jun 18, 2016, 11:00 am By Erik Meijaard
All organizations love media attention, and wildlife conservation groups are no different. Both the…New book takes a humorous look at scientists’ “Fieldwork Fails”
Jun 17, 2016, 2:40 pm By Mike Gaworecki
You hear a lot about new and important discoveries scientists make in the field, but you don’t…In search of Madagascar’s “marine primates”
Jun 17, 2016, 1:20 pm By Mike Gaworecki
In March 2015, Charlie Gardner and his wife were performing a bird survey for the marine…10 conservation “fads”: how have they worked in Latin America?
Jun 17, 2016, 8:40 am By Aldo Orellana López and Alan Forsberg
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n May 2013, the journal Conservation Biology published an editorial describing…Controversial park plans in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve
Jun 17, 2016, 7:00 am By Sandra Cuffe
Other stories in Mongabay’s series on the Maya Biosphere Reserve: Killing of Guatemalan activist…After mass die-off, saiga antelope numbers go up in Kazakhstan
Jun 17, 2016, 3:20 am By Shreya DasguptaLast year, catastrophe hit saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan. About 200,000 of these critically…Scientists declare first mammal extinction due to climate change
Jun 16, 2016, 2:20 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Researchers in Australia say they’ve discovered the first mammal to go extinct due to…PHOTOS: On a Chinese mountain, an aging anti-poaching hero ponders the future
Jun 16, 2016, 2:00 pm By Wang Yan
Other stories in Mongabay’s series on changing forest practices in China: China’s Wanglang panda…Norway, U.S. pledge to coordinate forest protection efforts
Jun 16, 2016, 10:20 am By Mongabay.com
The governments of Norway and the United States on Wednesday pledged to strengthen efforts to…New ‘froggy-style’ mating position discovered in Bombay night frogs
Jun 16, 2016, 6:40 am By Shreya Dasgupta
In the forests of Western Ghats in India, scientists claim to have discovered a surprising new…
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