The matrix matters: scientists find surprising biodiversity between forests
May 20, 2014, 4:45 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In human-dominated countryside areas, forests are often fragmented and scattered among a matrix of…Hope in the Heart of Darkness: huge population of chimpanzees discovered in the DRC
May 20, 2014, 1:26 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A recent study describes a new population of chimpanzees, which forms a continuous cultural group…Chinese officials seize nearly a thousand dead pangolins
May 20, 2014, 10:53 am By Jeremy Hance
In one of the biggest pangolin trafficking cases yet recorded in China, officials confiscated 956…Camera trap catches rare feline attempting to tackle armored prey (VIDEO)
May 19, 2014, 1:34 pm By Jeremy Hance
One of the world's least known wild cats may have taken on more than it could handle in a recent…Dams be damned: study finds large dams are too expensive
May 19, 2014, 12:23 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Hydroelectric power, supplied mostly from dams, provides approximately 20 percent of the world's…The quiet zoo revolution
May 19, 2014, 8:51 am By Jeremy Hance
A quiet zoo revolution has also been occurring over the past twenty-five years. Rather than just…Greenpeace: Timber laundering rampant in the Brazilian Amazon
May 18, 2014, 4:13 am By Rhett Butler
A two-year investigation by Greenpeace has revealed the extent of timber laundering in two major…Hong Kong begins destroying 131,000 pounds of elephant ivory
May 17, 2014, 7:31 pm By Rhett Butler
Hong Kong has begun destroying its 29.6-metric-ton stockpile of confiscated ivory. On Thursday…Indonesia's biological wonders are worth the fight
May 17, 2014, 7:14 pm By Rhett Butler
Environmentalists and conservation people, including myself, are a whining lot. It’s our…Rainforest Alliance eco-certified coffee hits 1 billion pounds
May 17, 2014, 7:11 pm By Rhett ButlerCoffee produced under the Rainforest Alliance's certification system topped a billion pounds…Publishing industry dramatically reduces reliance on rainforest fiber
May 17, 2014, 6:37 pm By Rhett Butler
The world's largest publishing companies have adopted policies that significantly curtail use of…Lemur expert becomes first woman to win top conservation prize
May 17, 2014, 6:30 pm By Rhett Butler
Lemur expert Patricia C. Wright has become the first woman to win the prestigious Indianapolis…Dancing frogs: scientists discover 14 new species in India (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
May 16, 2014, 4:26 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Scientists have discovered 14 new species of frogs in the mountainous tropical forests of India’s…Connecting forests, saving species: conservation groups and communities plan wildlife corridor in Panama
May 16, 2014, 12:34 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
With the cooperation of hundreds of ranchers and researchers, Azuero Earth Project aims to replant a…53 indigenous activists on trial for police-protester massacre in Peru
May 15, 2014, 4:29 pm By Jeremy Hance
In the summer of 2009, on a highway in Peru known as Devil's Curve: everything went wrong. For…Scientists discover giant sperm fossilized in bat feces
May 15, 2014, 3:46 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In a cave in Australia, researchers from the University of New South Wales discovered giant…Former Miss South Pacific steps into new conservation role
May 15, 2014, 1:34 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Alisi Rabukawaqa, an articulate, vibrant, 26-year-old Fijian known in Oceania as Miss South Pacific…Chinese poachers caught with 555 marine turtles, most dead (PHOTOS)
May 15, 2014, 11:36 am By Jeremy Hance
On Friday, eleven Chinese fishermen were caught by Filipino police with 555 marine turtles, 378 of…Vazahaha is Malagasy for 'gringo': Conservation, national identity, and conflicting interest in Madagascar
May 15, 2014, 9:33 am By Jeremy Hance
In the fight for conservation Madagascar is without a doubt on the front lines. Not only are most of…New report reveals human rights abuses by corporations, governments in the Amazon
May 14, 2014, 1:49 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Regnskogfondet (the Rainforest Foundation of Norway) recently released a 52-page report that gives…
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