Call of the Wild Tiger: using acoustics software to identify individual tigers by their calls
Sep 6, 2015, 5:00 am By Sue PalminteriWildlife acoustics have been used for over twenty years by field researchers to estimate population…Indonesia’s mercury policy a good start, but kinks remain
Sep 5, 2015, 3:41 am By Philip JacobsonKinks still need to be worked out of Indonesia’s mercury policy, which mandates a phasing out of…Researchers find many, many moths in Bolivian national park
Sep 4, 2015, 1:42 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisA major expedition happening right now in Bolivia's Madidi National Park is aimed at figuring out…Peru’s Conundrum: a Pope’s environmental message divides his people
Sep 4, 2015, 1:37 pm By Glenn SchererA business executive sits at her desk, silently reading Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical on…Endangered fishing cat thought extinct in Cambodia, caught on camera
Sep 3, 2015, 3:33 pm By Glenn SchererAsia’s Endangered fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) went missing in 2003, and was thought to…Climate change causing big shifts in tropical forests
Sep 3, 2015, 3:19 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisIt's well known that climate change is significantly affecting the world's oceans as sea level rise…Busted: Guinean wildlife official arrested for trafficking chimpanzees
Sep 3, 2015, 2:54 pm By Rebecca KesslerOfficials have arrested Guinea's former wildlife director under allegations that he helped illegally…A tiny new catfish for the Amazon Basin
Sep 3, 2015, 1:31 pm By Rebecca KesslerAt a time when the mass destruction of the world’s biodiversity hotspots is often in the news,…Indonesia pledges to cut emissions 29 percent by 2030
Sep 3, 2015, 10:25 am By Philip JacobsonIndonesia will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 29 percent by 2030, the environment and forestry…goTenna provides low-cost remote communication without a cell network
Sep 3, 2015, 3:00 am By Sue PalminteriA ranger contacts his team through the dense forest to ask for backup support in investigating a…How many trees are cut down every year?
Sep 3, 2015, 12:37 am By Rhett ButlerWhen it comes to the world's forests, two of the commonly asked questions are "How many trees are…California takes step toward banning elephant ivory, rhino horn trades
Sep 2, 2015, 9:59 pm By Rhett ButlerToday the California Senate approved legislation that would ban the ivory and rhinoceros horn across…Man starts record-breaking walk to protect one of the world’s rarest primates
Sep 2, 2015, 2:22 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisWhen visiting a new country, it is recommendable to cram as many sights in as you can in a limited…Lies, deceit and abduction staff Thailand’s fishing industry
Sep 2, 2015, 2:07 pm By Philip Jacobson[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne night nearly four years ago in Mahachai, a gritty port town near Bangkok,…Global forest loss reached 46 million acres in 2014
Sep 2, 2015, 12:31 am By Rhett ButlerGlobal forest loss amounted to 18.7 million hectares (46 million acres) in 2014, a decline of about…Brazil’s deforestation alert system reports surge in Amazon forest clearing
Sep 1, 2015, 6:52 pm By Rhett ButlerConfirming what civil society groups have been saying for months, new data from the Brazilian…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,…
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