Indonesian presidential candidates ignore environmental concerns as haze returns
Jun 24, 2014, 2:10 pm By Rhett Butler
New data from NASA and the World Resources Institute (WRI) show that peat fires are again burning in…'Hope springs eternal': the anniversary of the death of Lonesome George
Jun 24, 2014, 12:19 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Today marks the anniversary of the death of Lonesome George, the world’s last Pinta Island…Scientists: Neotropical otter should not be considered threatened
Jun 24, 2014, 9:54 am By Jeremy Hance
The Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) should not be considered threatened by the IUCN Red List,…Shot vulture leads conservationists to bizarre black-market for bird parts
Jun 24, 2014, 8:50 am By Jeremy Hance
Around 11 AM on Thursday, 27 February 2014, Angoulou Enika was lying hidden in the tall grass on the…Are banteng making a comeback in Cambodia? Researchers find new population
Jun 23, 2014, 6:12 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Researchers have discovered a new population of banteng, a species of wild cattle, in northwestern…Wilmar to investigate palm oil company allegedly destroying orangutan forest
Jun 23, 2014, 6:02 pm By Rhett Butler
A Wilmar supplier is allegedly destroying orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo, potentially…World Heritage Committee takes ten minutes to reject Australia's bid to strip forests of protection
Jun 23, 2014, 4:05 pm By Jeremy Hance
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee today unanimously rejected a controversial proposal by the…Monkeys reset camera trap, record first-ever images of flat-headed cats in park
Jun 23, 2014, 3:03 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Photo trapping is a popular technique for gathering images and information about elusive wildlife.…Dying for Fiji's Sea Cucumbers
Jun 23, 2014, 2:49 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Redfish, Greenfish, Blackfish. Pinkfish, Curryfish, Lollyfish. They sound like Dr. Seuss characters…Regional court kills controversial Serengeti Highway
Jun 23, 2014, 10:54 am By Jeremy Hance
The Serengeti ecosystem got a major reprieve last week when the East African Court of Justice (EACJ)…Five years after landmark agreement in Sabah, government shows signs of moving forward on wildlife corridors
Jun 23, 2014, 9:33 am By Jeremy Hance
Five years ago an unlikely meeting was held in the Malaysian state of Sabah to discuss how to save…Deforestation drives tigers into contact, conflict with humans
Jun 20, 2014, 6:13 pm By Rhett Butler
Conflicts between tigers and humans will continue to increase unless the destruction and loss of…The palm oil diet: study finds displaced orangutans have little else to eat
Jun 20, 2014, 4:08 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In a recent study, researchers assessed how orangutans have adapted to living among oil palm…Apeidemiology: researchers model ape disease transmission for the first time
Jun 19, 2014, 9:55 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In a nine-year-long study published recently in PLOS ONE, a team of researchers attempted to…A carnivorous rodent? Researchers found one in Indonesia
Jun 19, 2014, 2:42 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Researchers have discovered a new carnivorous water rat on the island of Sulawesi that's so unique…Chinese fishermen get the ultimate phone video: a swimming tiger
Jun 19, 2014, 1:07 pm By Jeremy Hance
Two Chinese fishermen got the catch of their lives...on mobile phone this week. While fishing in the…U.S. raises $800 million for oceans, including $7 million from Leonardo DiCaprio
Jun 19, 2014, 11:05 am By Jeremy Hance
A U.S. State Department conference on the oceans raised an impressive $800 million for marine…Using Google Earth to protect uncontacted tribes in the Amazon rainforest
Jun 19, 2014, 9:10 am By Jeremy Hance
In 2008, images of an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil created ripples. With…Billy Joel welcomes New York Senate's approval of ivory ban
Jun 18, 2014, 3:41 pm By Rhett Butler
Musician Billy Joel has weighed in on the ivory bill making its way through the New York State…Fly and wasp biodiversity in Peru linked to strange defense strategy
Jun 18, 2014, 2:07 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Entomologists working in Peru have revealed new and unprecedented layers of diversity amongst wasps…
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