86 percent of big animals in the Sahara desert are extinct or endangered
Dec 3, 2013, 4:42 pm By Jeremy Hance
Bigger than all of Brazil, among the harshest ecosystems on Earth, and largely undeveloped, one…Where have all the dugongs gone?
Dec 3, 2013, 3:49 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Legend has it that lonely sailors mistook them for beautiful, mythical mermaids. But as it turns…Animal Earth: exploring the hidden biodiversity of our planet
Dec 3, 2013, 10:32 am By Jeremy Hance
Most of the species on Earth we never see. In fact, we have no idea what they look like, much less…Brazil could boost agriculture without destroying forests
Dec 2, 2013, 8:55 pm By Rhett Butler
Brazil could substantially boost its agricultural output while increasing protection of its native…Plantations used as cover for destruction of old-growth forests in Myanmar
Dec 2, 2013, 4:09 pm By Jeremy Hance
As Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom airs on the BBC, the forests documented in the series are…Reversing local extinction: scientists bring the northern bald ibis back to Europe after 300 years
Dec 2, 2013, 11:51 am By Jeremy Hance
The northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita), also called the hermit ibis or waldrapp, is a migratory…22,000 elephants slaughtered for their ivory in 2012
Dec 2, 2013, 10:28 am By Jeremy HanceAs the African Elephant Summit open in Botswana today, conservationists released a new estimate of…Little dude takes the prize: rare dormouse wins BBC camera trap contest (photos)
Dec 2, 2013, 9:22 am By Jeremy Hance
The image of a rare dormouse has won the fourth annual BBC Wildlife Camera-Trap Photo of the Year…New organization works to raise the profile of the world's littlest bear
Dec 2, 2013, 8:37 am By Jeremy Hance
The world's least-known bear also happens to be the smallest: sun bears (Helarctos malayanus), so…Hedge fund downgrades stock over company's links to illegal logging in Russian Far East
Dec 1, 2013, 9:37 pm By Rhett Butler
A hedge fund manager has downgraded Lumber Liquidators' stock over the company's alleged links to…Palm oil company Bumitama under fire for clearing rainforest, endangering orangutans
Dec 1, 2013, 7:44 pm By Rhett Butler
Bumitama Agri, an Indonesian palm oil producer, is breaking the law by clearing forests and…Illegal timber, rhino horn, elephant ivory seized in raids across Africa
Dec 1, 2013, 6:01 pm By Rhett Butler
Raids in southern and eastern Africa yielded a stash of contraband linked to illegal poaching and…Journalism prizes explore community forestry, commodity supply chains, China's seafood consumption
Dec 1, 2013, 12:17 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Mongabay.org announces three new $20,000 environmental reporting prizes under its Special Reporting…Video: the conservation drone revolution
Nov 29, 2013, 4:24 pm By Rhett Butler
The use of small autonomous flying vehicles — model airplanes to hobbyists — is revolutionizing…Scientists discover new cat species roaming Brazil
Nov 27, 2013, 11:58 am By Jeremy Hance
As a family, cats are some of the most well-studied animals on Earth, but that doesn't mean these…Bonobos have lost 72 percent of their habitat
Nov 27, 2013, 10:52 am By Jeremy Hance
Only 28 percent of bonobo habitat remains suitable for the African great ape, according to the most…Google Earth reveals fish catch is 6 times greater than thought in Persian Gulf
Nov 26, 2013, 9:03 pm By Rhett Butler
Google Earth has once again been used by researchers for scientific discovery.Mangrove ecosystems being obliterated in Myanmar
Nov 26, 2013, 7:42 pm By Rhett Butler
Mangrove cover in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Delta declined by nearly two-thirds between 1978 and 2011,…Controversial palm oil project approved in Cameroon rainforest
Nov 26, 2013, 6:42 pm By Rhett Butler
A controversial palm oil project set in the West African rainforest in Cameroon has won a three-year…Camera traps reveal Amur leopards are breeding in China (photos)
Nov 26, 2013, 1:50 pm By Jeremy Hance
Good news today about one of the world's rarest mammals today: camera traps in China's Wangqing…
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