Articles by Tiffany Roufs

Sorting fish on an Malaysian fishing boat. Photo by Rhett A. Butler / mongabay.com Climate change is already having a severe impact on the atmosphere and oceans around the world.…

An interview with Mrinalini Watsa: new organization gives first time students a research and education opportunity in the Peruvian Amazon While conducting doctoral research on tamarin reproductive biology in the…

Can alternative income programs save Fiji's reef fish? If a country's residents, historically, didn't fret about their coastal resources or concern themselves with starvation, what happens when those previously abundant…

The Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) may get a bad rap in Brazil, where referring to someone as a "tapir" essentially equates to calling them an "ass," but history has shown…

Mongabay's internship program awards prizes for articles published in 2014. This year, Mongabay published over 165 articles written by journalists participating in its internship program. To highlight some of the…

Protecting the biodiversity of the Amazon basin is an immense undertaking, and to its credit the Brazilian government has a set procedure for doing so. However, there are gaps in…

Although conservation has good intentions, it can give rise to conflicts when the interests of conservationists put local peoples’ livelihoods at stake. A study published in mongabay.com’s open-access journal Tropical…

Once found throughout much of Asia, the dhole—a wild dog species that looks something like a jackal—has been displaced by humans from much of its range. But a new study…

When assessing the status of an endangered species, conservationists often take into account environmental factors, such as threats to habitat, and behavioral patterns of breeding and feeding. Increasingly, scientists also…

Waza National Park in West Africa is a refuge to many endangered and vulnerable species. Walk through the grounds and you may see red-fronted gazelles grazing or giraffes sauntering between…

An African wild dog scans the bushland for prey. Photo Credit: AT Ford Crisp lines of light begin to play out across the landscape. As the morning light grows, blades…

Protecting biodiversity may be crucial for successfully storing carbon in forests, scientists say. A recent publication on Oryx - The International Journal of Conservation suggests that biodiversity loss –especially through…

No more than 75 Sumatran rhinos remaining in wild Nearing extinction, the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is running out of options. A native of Indonesia and Malaysia, the Sumatran rhino…

New study faults adaptive 'Novel Ecosystems' concept with ignoring true values of biodiversity, restoration Over the past few years a new conservation approach known as the "novel ecosystems" concept has…

Marrying religion and conservation could be key to making Fiji's fisheries sustainable Fijians appear to enter life with vocal cords prepped for singing. It's an ideal trait, because most are…

Mongabay.org offers journalists opportunity to report on government muzzling of environmental activists Mongabay.org recently announced a new Special Reporting Opportunity for journalists to focus on governmental shutdown of environmental groups…

Leaves are vital trees organs that support many important functions. A recent study published in PNAS found that each tree species in tropical rainforests possesses distinctive bacterial communities – called…

Saving one of the world's most endangered primates means re-thinking conservation When Noga Shanee and her colleagues first arrived in Northeastern Peru on a research trip to study the yellow-tailed…

A bird's eye view of speciation in the Neotropics How long does it take for a new species to develop? Not long, it turns out. In fact, only a few…

An interview with Emily Graslie - host of the video blog The Brain Scoop and Chief Curiosity Correspondent at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History Have you ever been offered…

Tchimpounga, chimpanzees, and extractive industries in the Republic of Congo "Tchimpounga is not just a sanctuary," shouted Rebeca Atencia above the din of the outboard motor, as she pointed to…

Between the Forest and the Sea: Passing Down Traditions Part I of this series: Life & Climate Change in Guna Yala Part II of this series: The Yarsuisuit Collective In…

Part I of this series: Life & Climate Change in Guna Yala Part III of this series: Passing Down Traditions The indigenous Guna of Panama are at the forefront of…

Bumblebees exposed to pesticides suffered adverse effects to their foraging behavior, according to a new study co-authored by Nigel Raine and Richard Gill in the journal Functional Ecology. Bumblebees (Bombus…

Catching older fish may impact a school's ability to migrate from spawning grounds to feeding areas, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.…

Part II of this series: The Yarsuisuit Collective Part III of this series: Passing Down Traditions The island-dwelling Guna people of Panama are one of the most sovereign indigenous communities…

On the morning of July 14, 2002 Qi Qi ate breakfast as he always did. As the world’s only captive baiji – or Yangtze river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) – Qi…

What do the climate and orangutans have in common? They are both threatened by coal - the first by burning it, and the second by mining it. At the recent…

A ground-breaking bat call library is released from one of India’s biodiversity hotspots The Western Ghats is one of the world’s eight richest biodiversity hotspots. A UNESCO World Heritage site,…

The indigenous people of the Amazon live in areas that house many of the Amazon’s diverse species. The Rupununi region of Guyana is one such area, with approximately 20,000 Makushi…