Lemur expert becomes first woman to win top conservation prize
May 17, 2014, 6:30 pm By Rhett Butler
Lemur expert Patricia C. Wright has become the first woman to win the prestigious Indianapolis…Dancing frogs: scientists discover 14 new species in India (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
May 16, 2014, 4:26 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Scientists have discovered 14 new species of frogs in the mountainous tropical forests of India’s…Connecting forests, saving species: conservation groups and communities plan wildlife corridor in Panama
May 16, 2014, 12:34 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
With the cooperation of hundreds of ranchers and researchers, Azuero Earth Project aims to replant a…53 indigenous activists on trial for police-protester massacre in Peru
May 15, 2014, 4:29 pm By Jeremy Hance
In the summer of 2009, on a highway in Peru known as Devil's Curve: everything went wrong. For…Scientists discover giant sperm fossilized in bat feces
May 15, 2014, 3:46 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In a cave in Australia, researchers from the University of New South Wales discovered giant…Former Miss South Pacific steps into new conservation role
May 15, 2014, 1:34 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Alisi Rabukawaqa, an articulate, vibrant, 26-year-old Fijian known in Oceania as Miss South Pacific…Chinese poachers caught with 555 marine turtles, most dead (PHOTOS)
May 15, 2014, 11:36 am By Jeremy Hance
On Friday, eleven Chinese fishermen were caught by Filipino police with 555 marine turtles, 378 of…Vazahaha is Malagasy for 'gringo': Conservation, national identity, and conflicting interest in Madagascar
May 15, 2014, 9:33 am By Jeremy Hance
In the fight for conservation Madagascar is without a doubt on the front lines. Not only are most of…New report reveals human rights abuses by corporations, governments in the Amazon
May 14, 2014, 1:49 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Regnskogfondet (the Rainforest Foundation of Norway) recently released a 52-page report that gives…Tipping point already reached? West Antarctica in slow-motion, unstoppable melt
May 14, 2014, 12:43 pm By Jeremy Hance
Two hundred years from now, the planet could look very different. This week two landmark studies…Scientists uncover new marine mammal genus, represented by single endangered species
May 14, 2014, 9:04 am By Jeremy Hance.360.jpg)
This is the story of three seals: the Caribbean, the Hawaiian, and the Mediterranean monk seals.…NASA: 1997 all over again for Indonesia?
May 13, 2014, 8:45 pm By Rhett Butler
The latest data from NASA shows that conditions developing in the tropical Pacific are eerily…"Simmering conflict": the delicate balancing act of protecting India's wilderness
May 13, 2014, 3:20 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The Western Ghats of southern India, one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots, is a…Ag giant ADM boosts greener palm oil
May 13, 2014, 2:33 pm By Rhett Butler
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) will join a growing list of companies committing to stricter standards…Featured video: John Oliver skewers media 'balance' on climate science in viral video
May 13, 2014, 12:04 pm By Jeremy Hance
Sometimes you need comedians to tell the truth. On his new show, Last Week Tonight, comedian John…Uncovering the impact of big banks on the Amazon
May 13, 2014, 10:54 am By Tiffany Roufs
Mongabay.org announces up to $30,000 environmental reporting grant: The Brazilian Development Bank &…Scientists release odd-looking, Critically Endangered crocodiles back into the wild (PHOTOS)
May 13, 2014, 9:21 am By Jeremy Hance
Among the largest and most endangered crocodilians in the world, the gharial is on the verge of…Leonardo DiCaprio commits $1M toward ending elephant poaching crisis
May 12, 2014, 6:26 pm By Rhett Butler
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has stepped up with a $1 million donation to the Elephant Crisis Fund, an…Chinese luxury furniture linked to murder, near extinction
May 12, 2014, 1:19 pm By Jeremy Hance
Intricately carved, meticulously designed, and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars: this is…India, not China, has the world's worst urban air pollution
May 12, 2014, 10:17 am By Jeremy Hance
Breathing in urban India is hard: of the world's top twenty cities with the worst air, 13 of them…
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