Good news: Stunning ‘extinct’ toad rises again in Ecuador (photos)
Sep 1, 2015, 5:27 pm By Rhett ButlerA thought-to-be-extinct toad from the highlands of Ecuador has been rediscovered by three teams of…Rhino killing on record pace in South Africa
Sep 1, 2015, 3:55 pm By Rhett ButlerThe pace of rhino killing in South Africa is running well ahead of last year’s record, report…Will Indonesia’s new palm oil subsidy undermine no-deforestation push?
Sep 1, 2015, 1:52 pm By Philip Jacobson[dropcap] W[/dropcap]ith the demand landscape for Indonesian palm oil set for a seismic shift from…Sarawak pledges to protect its last remaining orangutans
Sep 1, 2015, 6:00 am By Morgan Erickson-DavisBornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) have declined more than 50 percent over the last 60 years,…INTERPOL rejects Malaysia’s request to place journalist on Red Notice list
Aug 31, 2015, 2:38 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisOn August 4, 2015, Malaysian police issued an arrest warrant against British investigative…The Cat Ba Langur: a primate walks the razor’s edge of extinction
Aug 31, 2015, 2:18 pm By Glenn Scherer[caption id="attachment_67419" align="alignleft" width="768"] A Cat Ba langur group hangs out on a…A researcher’s mission to keep people and elephants out of harm’s way in Kenya’s Trans-Mara District
Aug 31, 2015, 5:00 am By Sue PalminteriWe’ve all had experiences with that one guest that just won’t leave the party. First you try…Rainforests doomed unless world adopts ‘development without destruction’
Aug 29, 2015, 11:02 am By Rhett ButlerTropical forests face a dire future unless humans adopt a radically different approach to protecting…400+ dams could irrevocably harm Amazon ecology — but solutions exist
Aug 28, 2015, 1:54 pm By Glenn SchererDams and reservoirs affect fish and other riverine fauna by creating barriers to movement, both…The many paths towards sustainable palm oil in India
Aug 28, 2015, 1:50 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisThis is the second of a two-part series on palm oil in India. Read the first part here. Love it or…Indonesian village opts to protect mangroves, preserve livelihoods
Aug 28, 2015, 1:05 pm By Philip JacobsonPreserving mangrove forests is instrumental to bringing down emissions rates in Indonesia, a…Hundreds of new Amazon dams an “ecological experiment” on global scale
Aug 27, 2015, 4:50 pm By Glenn SchererA boom in dam construction is sweeping the Neotropical regions of the world. In the Amazon, the…Indonesian artist prepares another underwater reef-to-be
Aug 27, 2015, 12:49 pm By Philip JacobsonAn Indonesian artist is preparing to put in place the second in a series of giant underwater…GigaPan: Providing big picture context to conservation science without sacrificing the details
Aug 27, 2015, 12:30 pm By Sue PalminteriScale has traditionally been one of the most challenging aspects of science and conservation…Vacationing couple may have discovered a new dwarf lemur species
Aug 27, 2015, 11:26 am By Brittany Stewart[caption id="attachment_67307" align="alignnone" width="768"] The island of Nosy Hara, Madagascar.…Land concessions responsible for large-scale deforestation in Cambodia
Aug 26, 2015, 6:37 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisLand concessions for large-scale agricultural plantations are stripping off Cambodia’s forest…Oil exploration plans in Argentine national park fuel local anger
Aug 26, 2015, 3:23 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisPedestrians forming the usual throng on Buenos Aires’ Calle Florida were surprised to encounter a…Trapped between zoo and sanctuary: the dilemma of the institutionalized ape named Sandra (commentary)
Aug 25, 2015, 11:54 pm By Rhett ButlerArgentina Justice Elena Amanda Liberatori has the difficult and unprecedented task in the next few…India poised to drive a shift towards sustainable palm oil
Aug 25, 2015, 5:52 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisNote: a shortened version of this article first appeared in The Guardian. In a food stall on a dusty…Sick of light verdicts, Indonesia to school judges on wildlife crime
Aug 25, 2015, 4:23 pm By Philip Jacobson[dropcap]T[/dropcap]o achieve greater rigor of verdicts for those convicted of wildlife crimes, who…
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