The largest biosphere reserve in Southeast Asia: Vietnam’s success story or a conservation failure? PART I
Sep 30, 2014, 1:24 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In 2010, poachers shot and killed the last Javan rhino in Vietnam, wiping out an entire subspecies.…Studying common birds could help save rare species in Thailand
Sep 30, 2014, 1:17 pm By Jeremy Hance
Studies in conservation biology often focus on rare, threatened species faced with impending…Malaysian palm oil company destroys Borneo forests, despite buyer's zero deforestation commitment
Sep 30, 2014, 11:40 am By Rhett Butler
Malaysian palm oil company Genting Plantations is continuing to destroy forests despite a…Armed conflict decimates tigers, rhinos, and swamp deer in Indian park
Sep 30, 2014, 9:26 am By Jeremy Hance
The human cost of war is horrendous. However, while most attention is focused on the suffering…Joint force uses Google Earth to find elephant poaching camps in Mozambique, captures poachers in raid
Sep 29, 2014, 10:03 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
On Monday, September 22, two ivory poachers were arrested in Mozambique during a late-night raid…A weed by any other name: remnant shrubs and trees play vital role in regenerating forests
Sep 29, 2014, 4:47 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Tropical forest restoration projects are exciting research sites for scientists studying factors…Did the world's only venomous primate evolve to mimic the cobra?
Sep 29, 2014, 10:26 am By Jeremy Hance
The bite of a slow loris can be painful, and sometimes even lethal. After all, this cute-looking…Dogs may be responsible for declining mammals in Brazil’s agroforests
Sep 26, 2014, 2:39 pm By Tiffany Roufs
With an estimated population of 700 million individuals, domestic dogs are the most abundant…Diverse, deceptive, declining: orchids threatened by deforestation in South America
Sep 26, 2014, 1:41 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Pushing past a thick fern leaf, Crain stopped short, overcome by joy. As he broke into dance, his…Coal mine has heavy impact in Indonesian Borneo
Sep 26, 2014, 5:37 am By Rhett Butler
Baharuddin should be happy. The rambutan and durian trees flanking his home are heavy with fruit.…Hitchhiking Caribbean lizard upends island biogeography theory
Sep 25, 2014, 11:15 pm By Rhett ButlerThe biggest factor determining species diversity and distribution on islands is not size and…Climate change to boost farmland, diminish harvests, says new study
Sep 25, 2014, 7:40 pm By Brittany StewartClimate change is likely to alter how we humans grow adequate amounts of food for a swelling global…Reintroduction program ups Mexico's scarlet macaw population by 34 percent in one year
Sep 25, 2014, 7:01 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisWhile listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, the scarlet macaw has disappeared from almost all of its…Four countries pledge restoration of over 30 million hectares of degraded land at UN Summit
Sep 25, 2014, 5:33 pm By Jeremy HanceIn 2011, Germany and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature launched the Bonn…Scientists uncover six potentially new species in Peru, including bizarre aquatic mammal (photos)
Sep 25, 2014, 1:01 pm By Jeremy Hance
A group of Peruvian and Mexican scientists say they have uncovered at least six new species near…In the shadows of Machu Picchu, scientists find 'extinct' cat-sized mammal
Sep 25, 2014, 12:41 pm By Jeremy Hance
Below one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, scientists have made a remarkable…Termites suffer in logged forests and palm oil plantations
Sep 25, 2014, 11:48 am By Tiffany Roufs
Ants appear more resilient to forest degradation than termites. Scientists have long studied how…Turning point for Peru's forests? Norway and Germany put muscle and money behind ambitious agreement
Sep 24, 2014, 4:56 pm By Jeremy Hance
From the Andes to the Amazon, Peru houses some of the world's most spectacular forests. Proud and…Scientists use genes, feces to study disappearing monkeys
Sep 24, 2014, 2:36 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Human pressures through tree clearing and poaching are reducing both forest and fauna in West…Towards the poles: tropical cyclones on the move
Sep 24, 2014, 2:30 pm By Tiffany Roufs
If you thought your relatively northerly or southerly location sheltered you from Mother Nature’s…
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