Reestablishing a wild population of American burying beetles
May 30, 2016, 1:40 pm By Mike Gaworecki
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden released 110 pairs of endangered American burying beetles at…Study suggests trees sleep at night
May 30, 2016, 11:00 am By Mike Gaworecki
We’ve known for centuries that plants are governed by a circadian rhythm just as much as humans:…New Cambodian protected forest offers hope for endangered wildlife
May 27, 2016, 7:20 pm By Daniel Pye
A new protected area in northern Cambodia has raised hopes for the future of five critically…Scientists puzzled by slowing of Atlantic conveyor belt, warn of abrupt climate change
May 27, 2016, 1:40 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Scientists in the Labrador Sea recently made the first retrieval of data from one of 53 lines moored…The key to tropical conservation: scrap big projects, invest in people
May 27, 2016, 12:20 pm By Liz Kimbrough
[caption id="attachment_186688" align="alignnone" width="768"] A double wattled cassowary. Dr. Andy…Indonesia’s birds being wiped out by pet trade
May 27, 2016, 2:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Birds are hugely popular pets in Indonesia. A 2011 study found, for instance, that more than…Video: Critically Endangered monkey ‘chatters’ for camera
May 27, 2016, 1:20 am By Shreya DasguptaThese monkeys seem to love "selfies". In 2011, a female black-crested macaque (Macaca nigra) took…BREAKING: Norway commits to zero deforestation
May 26, 2016, 1:20 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Norway is a leader in funding forest conservation around the world (see here, here, and here, for…Thousands of Southeast Asian newts being collected from the wild for pet trade
May 26, 2016, 3:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
A little-known group of amphibians — the Southeast Asian newts — are in high demand as pets, a…An improbable future for Nicaragua’s inter-oceanic canal
May 25, 2016, 5:20 pm By Adam SteinHector CastanedaKaren Masters
Scientists have warned that a controversial proposal to construct an inter-oceanic canal through…Peruvian gov’t affirms illegal plantation activity in Amazon rainforest
May 25, 2016, 5:20 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Yesterday, Peru's forest authority issued a public statement confirming illegal actions on the part…The Borneo rainbow toad has been missing for 87 years — until now
May 25, 2016, 3:40 pm By Mike GaworeckiDisease, habitat loss, and rising global temperatures are taking their toll on the world’s…Zika: from obscure virus to global health emergency
May 25, 2016, 3:20 pm By Jenny Gonzales
[caption id="attachment_186641" align="alignnone" width="768"] A Brazilian child with microcephaly.…The results are in: Winners of the Mongabay internship awards
May 25, 2016, 12:20 am By Brittany Stewart
Last year, Mongabay published nearly 100 articles written by journalists participating in its…First-ever photos of long-lost blue-eyed bird from Brazil
May 24, 2016, 4:00 pm By Mongabay.comA long-lost bird has been sighted in Brazil after a 75-year absence, reports BirdLife International.…Epilogue: Conservation still divided, looking for a way forward
May 24, 2016, 2:00 pm By Jeremy HanceOther stories in Mongabay's Conservation, Divided series: Part 1: Has big conservation gone astray?…The assassinations of Mother Nature’s guardians (commentary)
May 24, 2016, 12:40 pm By Fred Bercovitch
The risk of murder is higher for environmental activists and wildlife officers than for police…World’s most expensive coffee often produced from caged, abused civets, study finds
May 24, 2016, 9:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
If you’re a coffee connoisseur, you’ve probably heard of kopi luwak — the world’s most…Saving reef fish from the impacts of a hit film
May 23, 2016, 4:20 pm By Mike Gaworecki
You’re probably familiar with the 2003 animated film Finding Nemo — it was a box office hit that…Dams flood 36,000 hectares of Brazilian rainforest
May 23, 2016, 4:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisSeveral years ago, two dams were built across the Madeira River in western Brazil. Now researchers…
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