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Global warming may be causing animals to shrink

Can non-timber forest products help conserve the Amazon?

Malaysia’s rainforests being insidiously replaced with plantations of clones

Ganges River Dolphin population falls below 300, faces new threat from oil exploration

Temperate forests store more carbon than tropical forests, finds study

U.S. approves logging of 381 acres of primary rainforest in Alaska

Beer waste to be used for home biofuel production

Smart biofuels that don’t hurt people or the environment are possible

Moths defend against bats by ‘jamming’ sonar

Florida announces python hunt following snake invasion

Dragonflies migrate 14,000-18,000 km from India to S. Africa

Birdwatching contributes $36 billion annually to U.S. economy

20-foot-long washes up on New York beach

Indian tiger reserve no longer has tigers

China to support greener palm oil

Pangolins threatened by illegal trade for traditional Chinese medicine

Protection of land crabs critical to the conservation of coastal tropical forests

New glass could reduce one billion annual bird deaths from U.S. window collisions

Indonesia releases revenue sharing rules for REDD forest carbon projects

Environmental groups increasingly powerful, says researcher

Illegal Amazon timber passed off as eco-certified in massive wood laundering scheme

Auckland Zoo bans Cadbury chocolate due to palm oil content

Photo: the incredible shrinking of the Aral Sea

China to establish giant oil palm plantation in DR Congo

Ebola virus found in pigs

Research into drugs derived from natural products declining

Credit Suisse, UBS, BNP Paribas to help finance cutting of rainforests for palm oil, say NGOs

Multinational corporation continues destruction of orangutan habitat in Indonesia

India hopes to reintroduce cheetah 60 years after extinction

Cutting back on calories extends lifespan of monkeys, finds study

Rhino poaching rises sharply due to Asian demand for horns

Photo: Salamander is first 4-legged animal discovered in U.S. in 50 years

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