Shreya Dasgupta

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Shreya Dasgupta is a Newswire editor at Mongabay. She's a writer, editor and podcast producer, focusing on science and the environment.

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Pathogens ‘lurking’ in Lao PDR’s wildlife markets can lead to emergence of zoonotic diseases

Four get maximum sentence for murder of Costa Rican sea turtle conservationist

Deadly bat disease has now reached Washington state

5 reasons why many conservation efforts fail

Japan kills 333 whales, including 200 pregnant females

Snake photographed in Ethiopia may be new species of venomous viper

Two Chinese ivory smugglers sentenced to 35 years each in jail

Another catastrophe: Ship carrying 1,235 metric tons of coal sinks in Sundarbans

Alaska’s first new butterfly species in decades could be rare hybrid

‘Exploitation crisis’: Civil war fueling ‘sharp rise’ in poaching and trafficking of South Sudan’s wildlife

Global carbon dioxide emissions stay flat for second year in a row

Obama administration will not allow oil drilling off Atlantic coast

Unhealthy environment kills 12.6 million people every year: WHO study

These little-known, colorful birds are latest victims of Indonesia’s caged-bird trade

Will mining company drive mass extinction of Madagascar’s wildlife?

Hunt for rare fragrance is pushing one of world’s most expensive trees towards extinction: Al Jazeera documentary

Laos could be the ‘most important’ home for the elusive Owston’s civet

New ‘Blue Economy Challenge’ wants your solutions to transform the aquaculture industry

Facebook emerging as a ‘thriving’ wildlife trade marketplace

Smallest of giant flowers ‘accidentally’ discovered in the Philippines

A forest full of beetles: an interview with bug researcher Caroline Chaboo

‘Status symbols’: Japan emerging as major hub for illegal trade in slow lorises due to their popularity as pets

‘Biogeographical oddity’: New monitor lizard is the only large predator on remote Pacific Island

Peace agreements often ignore natural resources, report finds

Eight newly discovered species of whip spiders could soon become extinct

Survival International files formal complaint against WWF for allegedly violating human rights of Baka ‘Pygmies’

It’s World Pangolin Day again. What can you do to help?

Recovery of Island foxes a ‘historic success’; officials recommend removing them from endangered species list

‘Fluorescent flashlights’: Newly discovered glow-in-the-dark polyps light up snails in the Red Sea

Toxic beetles and poisonous plants: Study reveals how southern Africa’s ‘bushmen’ make deadly poison arrows

Focus on great apes, draws attention from other species, finds study

Photos: ‘Extremely rare’ baby albino turtle spotted in Australia

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