Unraveling the secrets of one of the world's most mysterious big cats
Dec 22, 2013, 4:10 am By Tiffany Roufs
The Sunda clouded leopard has always been shrouded in mystery. Only declared a separate species from…Giant clams are easy to recognize, but genetics proves there is more than meets the eye
Dec 21, 2013, 3:18 am By Tiffany Roufs
Giant clams are among the more easily spotted invertebrates of the marine realm. However, some are…Anti-elephant poaching story goes viral in China
Dec 20, 2013, 6:34 pm By Rhett Butler
A newspaper story about the impact of the ivory trade has gone viral in China, raising awareness…Scientists discover a new coral in the French Polynesia
Dec 20, 2013, 2:26 pm By Tiffany Roufs
With humans scattered throughout the globe, it is hard to imagine lands still unexplored or species…Indonesia appoints head of REDD+ agency to implement forest conservation plan
Dec 20, 2013, 1:45 pm By Rhett Butler
Indonesia has selected the first chief of its new REDD+ agency: Heru Prasetyo, an administrator and…New marsupial discovered in Ecuador
Dec 20, 2013, 12:32 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Researchers working in Ecuador have identified a previously unknown species of shrew-opossum,…Featured video: what would a world without wildlife look like?
Dec 20, 2013, 8:19 am By Jeremy HanceGreenpeace today released a clever video highlighting the global biodiversity crisis with a little…Conservation Hail Mary works: Mate for near-extinct fish found!
Dec 19, 2013, 11:08 pm By Rhett Butler
Researchers are celebrating after an urgent global search turned up a female mate for a fish that is…Natural sponges: forests help moderate floods, droughts
Dec 19, 2013, 8:54 pm By Rhett Butler
A new study adds further evidence for the 'sponge effect' of forests.Indigenous groups win right to pursue Chevron assets in Canada in Amazon pollution case
Dec 19, 2013, 6:57 pm By Rhett ButlerIndigenous plaintiffs in a long-running legal dispute against Chevron won the right to pursue the…UN raps Malaysia on palm oil abuses, risks
Dec 19, 2013, 6:42 pm By Rhett Butler
Malaysia's push to join the ranks of rich countries shouldn't come at the expense of the environment…Palm oil exports to fall in 2013/2014
Dec 19, 2013, 6:40 pm By Rhett Butler
Palm oil exports may drop for the first time in 16 years due to price trends in the oilseed market,…Hershey commits to zero deforestation for palm oil
Dec 19, 2013, 6:20 pm By Rhett Butler
In an effort to avoid palm oil linked to deforestation, candy giant Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) will…Little elephant is the first scientific record of dwarfism in the wild
Dec 19, 2013, 1:39 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Biologists in Sri Lanka have published the first documented evidence of dwarfism in an adult wild…Chickens before cows: new study finds cattle have outsized greenhouse gas footprint
Dec 19, 2013, 11:45 am By Jeremy Hance
If you want to lower your greenhouse gas emissions, choose chicken or poultry over beef and dairy,…Top 10 HAPPY environmental stories of 2013
Dec 19, 2013, 10:01 am By Jeremy Hance
1. China begins to tackle pollution, carbon emissions: As China's environmental crisis worsens, the…Ongoing deforestation reported in Borneo concession held by APP supplier
Dec 18, 2013, 8:32 pm By Rhett Butler
Up to 1,400 hectares of forest have been cleared in a concession belonging to an Asia Pulp & Paper…Brazilian cattle producers standardize audits to exclude deforestation from supply chain
Dec 18, 2013, 6:46 pm By Rhett Butler
Brazil's largest cattle producers have agreed to standardize and make public their audits as part of…Madagascar's most famous lemur facing big threats
Dec 18, 2013, 12:35 pm By Jeremy Hance
The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), perhaps the most well-known of Madagascar’s endemic animals,…Using stories to connect people to biodiversity: an interview with Tara Waters Lumpkin, PhD
Dec 18, 2013, 10:13 am By Tiffany Roufs
In a world where extinctions are almost commonplace and global warming barely raises an eyebrow,…
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