California declares state of emergency after methane gas leak forces thousands from their homes
Jan 8, 2016, 1:20 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaAn ongoing methane gas leak at a facility in Southern California — what’s been called “the…New military base planned for Peru’s Madre de Dios region in an effort to fight illegal mining
Jan 8, 2016, 11:40 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaMining is widespread in the northern area of the Madre de Dios River, in southern Peru. Image…South African ban on domestic rhino horn sales in limbo after court overturns it
Jan 8, 2016, 11:20 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n late November, three South African judges lifted a ban on the domestic sale of…Talking to kids about extinction — with hope
Jan 8, 2016, 11:00 am By Commentary by <a class="author-link" href="httTwo months ago, on November 2, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park made the sad announcement that Nola, a…Indonesia loses flagship case against company accused of burning
Jan 7, 2016, 11:00 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaRound two, industry. Four months after Indonesia’s Supreme Court ordered an oil palm grower to pay…Illegal gold mining spreads to protected Peruvian reserve
Jan 7, 2016, 6:00 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaRecently released satellite images show that illegal gold mining activities have now encroached…New species of pitvipers discovered in endangered Mexican cloud forests
Jan 7, 2016, 4:40 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaScientists say they’ve discovered a new species of horned pitviper in the critically endangered…Tags that protect, as well as track, endangered carnivores
Jan 7, 2016, 2:20 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaPainted dogs, also known as African wild dogs, are among Africa’s most endangered species. Habitat…Peru to protect world’s largest-known population of giant Manta Rays
Jan 7, 2016, 4:40 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaOn December 31, 2015, Peru’s Ministry of Production passed a resolution banning fishing of manta…Will Uganda be able to fulfill its pledge to protect its forests?
Jan 6, 2016, 6:20 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaProtected forests in northern Uganda are under strain as people clear trees for farmland and to make…Marine protected areas are helping the Mesoamerican Reef recover
Jan 6, 2016, 10:20 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaAn assessment of ecosystem health in the Mesoamerican Reef found that marine protected areas (MPAs)…60 new species of dragonflies discovered in Africa
Jan 6, 2016, 6:40 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaA team of researchers has described 60 new species of dragonflies and damselflies from various parts…Could synthetic rhino horns help save the rhino?
Jan 5, 2016, 6:00 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaFirst came the horn From knee joints to human organs, and from prosthetics for pets to guns, it…Colombia’s palm oil boom blighted by bloody past and violent present
Jan 5, 2016, 6:00 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaWith Indonesia and Malaysia providing around 85 percent of the global palm oil supply, it can be…Jokowi’s plan to free captive birds earns unexpected backlash
Jan 5, 2016, 6:40 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaOn Sunday, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo released 190 birds into the wild outside the Presidential Palace…Facebook posts lead to arrest of two suspected tortoise thieves
Jan 5, 2016, 6:40 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaThailand officials have arrested two people in connection with the sale of critically endangered…What’s ahead for rainforests in 2016? 10 things to watch
Jan 4, 2016, 9:20 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaBetween Indonesia's massive forest fires, the official approval of REDD+ at climate talks in Paris,…Tasmanian Devils hit by a second contagious cancer
Jan 4, 2016, 4:40 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaIn 1996, researchers discovered a deadly cancer in Australia’s Tasmanian Devils. The transmissible…‘Bear-moving’ revamped: a better way to reduce conflict in the Himalayas?
Dec 31, 2015, 1:40 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaIn the Indian Himalayas, threatened Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) are frequently drawn to…Here are the top happy environmental stories of 2015
Dec 31, 2015, 11:40 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaWhile the top environmental stories of the year include more than a few bummers, it wasn’t all…
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