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…Debating deforestation in Indonesia and APP's forest conservation policy
Jan 24, 2014, 6:55 pm By Rhett Butler
For the past decade and a half, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has been one of the most controversial paper…Key highland habitat for rare condor protected in Ecuador
Jan 24, 2014, 4:27 pm By Rhett Butler
Conservationists have acquired a 2,800-ha (7,000-acre) property that completes the acquisition of…Hong Kong to destroy 4,000 dead elephants' worth of ivory
Jan 24, 2014, 2:52 pm By Rhett Butler
The government of Hong Kong will destroy 28 tons of ivory confiscated from traffickers, reports CNN.…Next big idea in forest conservation? Using drones to catch poachers, monitor forests
Jan 24, 2014, 1:34 pm By Rhett Butler
At the foothills of the Himalayas, elephants, rhinoceroses, and tigers stir in the green forests.…New dolphin discovered in the Amazon
Jan 23, 2014, 2:28 pm By Rhett Butler
Researchers have discovered a new species of river dolphin from the Amazon. Writing in the journal…The next best thing: how well do secondary forests preserve biodiversity?
Jan 23, 2014, 12:14 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Secondary forests, which are areas that were previously cleared of old-growth cover, now comprise…How “insect soup” might change the face of conservation
Jan 23, 2014, 10:09 am By Tiffany Roufs
Much of what we know about patterns of biodiversity has come from extensive fieldwork, with expert…EU proposes 40% emissions reduction target for 2030
Jan 22, 2014, 3:57 pm By Rhett ButlerThe European Commission has proposed setting a binding greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of…
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