Palm oil culprits apprehended in the Leuser Ecosystem. Who sent them?
Nov 23, 2016, 8:00 am By MongabayKEUDE TRUMON, Indonesia — On Oct. 29, villagers here came upon an excavator tearing a gash through…Female chimpanzees wait for their turn at the top of the social pecking order
Nov 23, 2016, 6:00 am By MongabayHumans aren’t the only primates who jockey for higher social status and the rewards that go with…Scientists discover the real vocalists behind the ‘singing snake’: tree frogs
Nov 23, 2016, 4:40 am By MongabayNatives from some parts of the Amazon region have long believed that a deadly pit viper, the…American retirement funds contribute to deforestation and climate change
Nov 22, 2016, 6:40 pm By MongabayEven as a new administration hostile to efforts to combat global warming is poised to take over the…Silent soldiers of the extreme, or why I’m glad I’m not a wild yak
Nov 22, 2016, 12:40 pm By Mongabay[caption id="attachment_191135" align="alignnone" width="768"] Yak females at glacial edge. Photo…Small-scale farming threatens rainforests in Sumatra
Nov 22, 2016, 8:20 am By MongabayRainforest cover in the Indonesian archipelago has since declined rapidly in recent years giving way…Humpback whales learn habitat loyalty from their mothers, Alaskan study shows
Nov 22, 2016, 6:20 am By MongabayThe loyalty of humpback whales to their annual feeding grounds in Glacier Bay and Icy Strait,…69m people breathed toxic smoke from 2015 Indonesian fires: study
Nov 22, 2016, 5:40 am By MongabaySixty-nine million people were exposed to toxic haze as a result of last year’s devastating…Military training areas can be important wildlife refuges: new study
Nov 21, 2016, 10:40 pm By MongabayBombs and biodiversity can go hand in hand, a new study has found. Military training areas — used…Peruvian Melka group palm oil production company withdraws from RSPO
Nov 21, 2016, 8:40 pm By MongabayThe directors of palm oil producer Plantaciones de Pucallpa SAC decided to withdraw their company…If you’re in the U.S., your ramen noodles might become a lot safer for forests
Nov 21, 2016, 7:00 pm By MongabayAmericans might not even be aware of the impact their instant noodles are having on the world’s…Peru’s Manu National Park declared world’s top biodiversity hotspot
Nov 21, 2016, 11:00 am By MongabayPeru’s Manu National Park has claimed the distinction as the place with the greatest terrestrial…Over-fertilization diminishes the biodiversity of global grasslands
Nov 21, 2016, 11:00 am By MongabayAt first glance, grasslands may look like monotonous stretches of green or gold. But closer…Amazon oil spill impacts indigenous villages on Teles Pires River
Nov 21, 2016, 10:40 am By Mongabay[caption id="attachment_191100" align="alignnone" width="768"] Aerial view of the Teles Pires River…Fate of Colombian shellfish pickers closely tied to mangrove
Nov 21, 2016, 9:00 am By MongabaySANQUIANGA NATIONAL PARK, Colombia - Along the northern edge of Colombia’s Pacific coast region,…Yosemite’s yellow-legged frogs bounce back from near extinction
Nov 21, 2016, 7:20 am By MongabayMany amphibians worldwide are facing extinction, but one frog in California’s Yosemite National…Don’t feed the orangutans — a warning unheeded at popular ecotourism stop
Nov 21, 2016, 5:40 am By MongabayAbout a dozen foreign tourists clamored around an orangutan and her young child. “Can I take a…Major Congo Basin forest conference convenes in Rwanda
Nov 21, 2016, 3:00 am By MongabayProtecting one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet in the Congo Basin is no easy task. Nor…Tracking down logging roads in the Congo Basin
Nov 20, 2016, 7:00 am By MongabayIt’s no secret that logging roads stimulate the movement of people and goods into and through…Protecting gorillas at all costs: park rangers of the Congo
Nov 20, 2016, 4:00 am By MongabayKAHUZI-BIEGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of the Congo - I came out of my room and a park…
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