Bush administration says polar bears under threat Bush administration says polar bears under threat mongabay.com December 27, 2006 Today the Bush Administration said polar bears are in need of protection.…
A province in southern China has come up with a unique way to predict earthquakes: snakes. According to China Daily and as reported by Reuters, the earthquake bureau in Nanning,…
Madagascar Conservation & Development journal launches Madagascar Conservation & Development journal launches wildmadagascar.org December 25, 2006 Madagascar Wildlife Conservation, a Madagascar-based nonprofit, and the Jane Goodall Institute Switzerland have launched…
Wildfires are linked to Atlantic Ocean temperatures Wildfires are linked to Atlantic Ocean temperatures mongabay.com December 25, 2006 Scientists have linked the incidence of wildfires in the Western United States…
Apes sing for protection Apes sing for protection mongabay.com December 25, 2006 White-handed gibbons in Thailand use songs as a defense against predators according to a study by researchers at…
Madagascar plant may offer new treatment for malaria Madagascar plant may offer new treatment for malaria mongabay.com December 25, 2006 A plant traditionally used by healers in Madagascar may offer…
Antarctic ozone depletion exceeds that of Arctic Antarctic ozone depletion exceeds that of Arctic mongabay.com December 25, 2006 A new study comparing ozone depletion between the poles shows that the…
Leaf-mimicking insects at least 47 million years old Leaf-mimicking insects at least 47 million years old mongabay.com December 25, 2006 With the discovery of a 47 million year old fossil…
Warmer oceans reduce dispersal of shellfish larvae Warmer oceans reduce dispersal of shellfish larvae mongabay.com December 25, 2006 In a study published in the Dec. 25 Early Edition of Proceedings…
Evidence of massive simultaneous supervolcano eruption in NZ Evidence of massive simultaneous supervolcano eruption in NZ mongabay.com December 24, 2006 Eruptions of supervolcanoes capable of causing planetary climate disruptions and…
Squirrels predict years of bounty Squirrels predict years of bounty mongabay.com December 22, 2006 Squirrels are able to plan for the boom and bust seed production cycle of trees by…
Happy Feet' penguins declining fast in the Falklands 'Happy Feet' penguins declining fast in the Falklands mongabay.com December 22, 2006 The rockhopper penguin, a species featured in the movie Happy…
Giant squid captured! Giant squid captured! mongabay.com December 22, 2006 Japanese researchers captured a small female giant squid near the Ogasawara islands, 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo. The…
Impact of new forest law in India unknown Impact of new forest law in India unknown mongabay.com December 21, 2006 A new law giving land rights to millions of poor…
Giant dinosaur discovered in Spain, largest ever recorded in Europe Giant dinosaur discovered in Spain, largest ever recorded in Europe mongabay.com December 21, 2006 Researchers working in Teruel, Spain have…
Africa's rarest carnivore spotted in Tanzania Africa's rarest carnivore spotted in Tanzania mongabay.com December 21, 2006 Africa's rarest carnivore, Jackson's mongoose, was spotted in the mountains of remote southern Tanzania…
Satellite imagery to be used to detect illegal logging, determine sustainability Satellite imagery to be used to detect illegal logging, determine sustainability mongabay.com December 21, 2006 New types of satellite…
Moles and shrews can smell underwater Moles and shrews can smell underwater mongabay.com December 20, 2006 Mammals can smell underwater according to a study published in the December 21 issue…
Virgin dragon to give birth this Christmas Virgin dragon to give birth this Christmas mongabay.com December 20, 2006 A virgin Komodo dragon will give birth to offspring this Christmas (or…
Paraguay extends deforestation law that has cut forest loss by 85% Paraguay extends deforestation law that has cut forest loss by 85% mongabay.com December 20, 2006 The government of Paraguay…
Borneo governor arrested in rainforest for palm oil fraud Borneo governor arrested in rainforest for palm oil fraud mongabay.com December 20, 2006 The governor of East Kalimantan on Indonesian part…
Are Brazil nuts really sustainable? Only if hunting is controlled A lot of rainforest conservation initiatives embrace sustainably harvested non-timber forest products (NTFPs) like seeds and nuts as a means…
China launches green buying policy China launches green buying policy mongabay.com December 19, 2006 China's Ministry of Finance and the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) announced that starting in 2007,…
Papua New Guinea log exports to China surge Papua New Guinea log exports to China surge R. Butler, mongabay.com December 19, 2006 Papua New Guinea (PNG) log exports surged in…
New Zealand implements "green timber" policy New Zealand implements "green timber" policy mongabay.com December 19, 2006 New Zealand's government will only buy timber and wood products only from legally and…
Bush sued for failing to protect sea otters Bush sued for failing to protect sea otters R. Butler, mongabay.com December 19, 2006 A conservation group filed a lawsuit Tuesday in…
Pictures of newly discovered species in Borneo Pictures of newly discovered species in Borneo More than 400 species discovered on island rainforest since 1994 mongabay.com December 19, 2006 Yesterday's announcement…
France needs to act to protect French Guiana's rainforests An interview with rainforest plant expert Pierre-Michel Forget: France needs to act to protect French Guiana's rainforests mongabay.com December 19, 2006…
Europe's largest tropical rainforest invaded by gold miners Illegal mining threatens forest, biodiversity, natives in French Guiana Europe's largest tropical rainforest invaded by gold miners Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December…
52 species discovered in Borneo rainforest 52 species discovered in Borneo rainforest mongabay.com December 18, 2006 In 2006 scientists discovered 52 species in the highly threatened rainforests of Borneo according…
