Benji Jones

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Benji Jones is a freelance reporter who covers science, animals, and the environment.

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18 stories

‘Death by a thousand holes’: Scientists race to avert a salamander crisis

Benji Jones 19 Dec 2018

Deforestation surges in Virunga National Park in the wake of violence

Benji Jones 5 Oct 2018

On the hunt for a silent salamander-killer

Benji Jones 13 Sep 2018

Three new frog species found in disappearing Atlantic Forest

Benji Jones 30 Mar 2017

Almost 1M hectares ‘missing’ from land holdings of major palm oil companies

Benji Jones 29 Mar 2017

In defining plantations as forest, FAO attracts criticism

Benji Jones 21 Mar 2017

New bill aims to cut protection of 1M hectares of Brazilian rainforest

Benji Jones 10 Mar 2017

Newly discovered Tanzanian frog already facing extinction

Benji Jones 2 Mar 2017

Protected areas found to be ‘significant’ sources of carbon emissions

Benji Jones 17 Feb 2017

A close relative of Geckolepis maculata, Gecklolepis megalepis, a new species of fish-scale gecko, was described earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Frank Glaw

Newly discovered gecko loses scales in ‘really bizarre’ behavior

Benji Jones 16 Feb 2017

Scientists ‘impressed and delighted’ by animals found in remnant forests

Benji Jones 20 Jan 2017

‘Out of control’ wildfires damage protected areas in northern Peru

Benji Jones 17 Jan 2017

Peru rainforest lost to illegal gold mining eclipses 10 Manhattans

Benji Jones 24 Nov 2016

Gold mining invades new areas of Peruvian Amazon

Benji Jones 11 Nov 2016

Small oil palm plantations are having big impacts on Peru rainforest

Benji Jones 28 Oct 2016

Gold mining deforestation in Peruvian reserve surpasses 450 hectares

Benji Jones 13 Oct 2016

Gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Signs of regrowth offer hope for Peruvian rainforest cleared for gold

Benji Jones 5 Oct 2016

China’s reforestation program a letdown for wildlife, study finds

Benji Jones 27 Sep 2016

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