Next big idea in forest conservation? Connecting forest fragments
Jan 31, 2014, 9:59 am By Jeremy Hance
Dr. Stuart Pimm is an expert in extinctions: why they happen, how fast they happen, and how they can…Migrating monarch butterflies hit shockingly low numbers
Jan 31, 2014, 8:57 am By Jeremy Hance
The monarch butterfly population overwintering in Mexico this year has hit its lowest numbers ever,…APRIL's green pledge falls short, say environmentalists
Jan 31, 2014, 1:25 am By Rhett ButlerAsia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd (APRIL), Indonesia's second-largest pulp and paper…Scientists discover new eagle ray imperiled by Japanese pest program (photos)
Jan 30, 2014, 10:35 am By Jeremy Hance
Scientists have described a new species of eagle ray in the northwest Pacific Ocean, which they have…Wonderful Creatures: meet the animal that has evolved a cushy, worry-free life inside an octopus
Jan 30, 2014, 9:07 am By Jeremy Hance
The range of habitats that animals have come to occupy is nothing short of staggering. Take the…Shell drops plans to drill in the Arctic for now
Jan 30, 2014, 8:06 am By Jeremy Hance
Facing plunging profits, Royal Dutch Shell has announced it will cut exploration and development…NASA data reveals impact of cyclones on forests in Vietnam, Madagascar
Jan 30, 2014, 2:48 am By Rhett Butler
Forest disturbance in Madagascar and Vietnam increased significantly in the aftermath of cyclones…Rainforest Alliance to independently audit APP's zero deforestation commitment
Jan 29, 2014, 6:38 pm By Rhett Butler
The Rainforest Alliance has agreed to conduct an audit of Asia Pulp & Paper's progress in…Predator appreciation: how saving lions, tigers, and polar bears could rescue ourselves
Jan 29, 2014, 9:40 am By Jeremy Hance
In the new book, In Predatory Light: Lions and Tigers and Polar Bears, authors Elizabeth Marshall…A series of oil spills sully Caribbean paradise, coating mangroves and wildlife (photos)
Jan 29, 2014, 8:28 am By Jeremy Hance
On December 17th, officials first discovered a massive oil spill in the Caribbean-island nation of…Investigation finds Chinese factory slaughters 600 whale sharks a year
Jan 29, 2014, 12:15 am By Rhett ButlerA four-year investigation by WildLifeRisk, a Hong Kong-based marine conservation group, has found…Over 2,500 wolves killed in U.S. lower 48 since 2011
Jan 28, 2014, 10:59 am By Jeremy Hance
Hunters and trappers have killed 2,567 gray wolves in the U.S.'s lower 48 states since 2011,…Feral crèches: parenting in wild India
Jan 28, 2014, 8:43 am By Jeremy Hance
The Wildlife Conservation Society-India has been camera trapping wild animals for over 20 years in…Through careful management, indigenous people have shaped Asian rainforests for 11,000 years
Jan 28, 2014, 2:09 am By Rhett Butler
Humans have been actively managing vast areas of Southeast Asia's forests for longer than previously…287 amphibian and reptile species in Peruvian park sets world record (photos)
Jan 27, 2014, 11:44 pm By Rhett Butler
It's official: Manu National Park in Peru has the highest diversity of reptiles and amphibians in…Norwegian insurance giant blacklists palm oil companies
Jan 27, 2014, 6:41 pm By Rhett ButlerStorebrand, one of Norway's largest life insurance and pension savings companies, has sold off…Amazing discovery in Antarctica: sea anemones found living upside down under ice (photos)
Jan 27, 2014, 3:22 pm By Jeremy Hance
Sea anemones are supposed to sit on the bottom of the ocean, using their basal disc (or adhesive…Protected forests linked to healthy coral reefs in Fiji
Jan 27, 2014, 10:50 am By Tiffany Roufs
Increasing forest protection in the right areas could increase benefits up to 10.4 percent to coral…2013 was the seventh hottest year yet
Jan 27, 2014, 8:11 am By Jeremy Hance
Global warming continues apace as 2013 was the seventh warmest year in the past 133 years, according…NASA picture reveals shocking impact of California's drought
Jan 25, 2014, 5:42 pm By Rhett Butler
A pair of satellite images released this week by NASA reveal the shocking impact of California's…
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