This new primate is a ‘giant’ among tiny bushbabies
Feb 22, 2017, 4:39 pm By MongabayIn the forests of north-western Angola, scientists have discovered a new species of primate -- a…Judge halts excavation plans for largest-ever Brazilian goldmine
Feb 22, 2017, 3:35 pm By Mongabay
[caption id="attachment_193403" align="alignnone" width="768"] A large open pit goldmine in Western…Renowned biologist Edward O. Wilson calls for preserving half of Earth to save biodiversity
Feb 22, 2017, 2:49 pm By MongabayThe current issue of Sierra, a magazine published by the Sierra Club, contains a bold — perhaps…How acoustic monitoring gave us a last chance to save the vaquita
Feb 22, 2017, 7:11 am By Mongabay
Thanks to a five-year acoustic monitoring program, conservationists have detected the rapid decline…Scrapping Nigerian superhighway buffer isn’t enough, say conservation groups
Feb 22, 2017, 2:50 am By Mongabay
A state government in Nigeria has announced that it will scale back plans to create a buffer zone…Audio: Naomi Oreskes on what stories we can’t let get lost in the noise of 2017 and why scientists should speak up
Feb 21, 2017, 5:59 pm By Mongabay
Normally we’re focused on international conservation and environmental science news here at the…Environmental lawyer killed in the Philippines
Feb 21, 2017, 4:41 pm By Mongabay
Environment and human rights advocates in the Philippines gathered Tuesday to honor their colleague…Proposed Trump policy threatens Critically Endangered Grauer’s gorilla
Feb 21, 2017, 12:38 pm By Mongabay[caption id="attachment_193343" align="alignnone" width="768"] A recent study found that only about…What happens when the soy and palm oil boom ends?
Feb 21, 2017, 11:50 am By Mongabay
Over the past thirty years demand and production of oils crops like oil palm and soybeans has boomed…Scimitar-horned oryx return to the Sahara nearly two decades after going extinct in the wild
Feb 20, 2017, 4:55 pm By Mongabay
Conservationists are celebrating the successful reintroduction of an iconic antelope species, the…Introducing Mongabay news alerts
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Now Mongabay readers can keep up-to-date on the latest conservation and environmental science…African bush babies gain a new genus
Feb 20, 2017, 9:00 am By Mongabay
Galagos have a reputation among scientists for being one of the more mysterious primates, in large…Singapore’s wild bird trade threatens exotic species
Feb 20, 2017, 3:13 am By Mongabay
Singapore has historically been a major hub for bird trade. But the trade, largely poorly managed,…It’s World Pangolin Day!
Sat 12:00am By Mongabay
It's time to celebrate World Pangolin Day -- again. Today, February 18, is dedicated to the…Protected areas found to be ‘significant’ sources of carbon emissions
Feb 17, 2017, 4:00 pm By Mongabay
Deforestation is a big source of atmospheric carbon, one that is increasingly targeted by climate…Newly discovered gecko loses scales in ‘really bizarre’ behavior
Feb 16, 2017, 5:21 pm By Mongabay
When at risk, go naked. At least that’s the defense strategy of a newly described species of gecko…Saving Jamaica Bay’s diamondback terrapins
Feb 16, 2017, 11:02 am By Mongabay
As the white motorboat juddered to a stop in the middle of a marsh in New York City’s Jamaica Bay,…Grief, anger and fear in the aftermath of a deadly coal-mining disaster in Jharkhand State, India
Feb 16, 2017, 8:50 am By Mongabay
LALMATIA, India -- When the Lalmatia coal mine in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand collapsed on…Wilmar grabbed indigenous lands in Sumatra, RSPO finds
Feb 16, 2017, 3:13 am By Mongabay
On Jan. 1, 2017, the world’s largest association for ethical palm oil production came to a…Camera traps proving to be powerful tool for studying endangered species in remote locations
Feb 15, 2017, 2:46 pm By Mongabay
The only known population of the Sira curassow, a large bird in the Cracidae family listed as…
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