Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest bleaching event yet
When Terry Hughes peered through the window of a small plane gliding over the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, what he saw troubled him greatly. Instead of healthy reef systems,…
Articles by Elizabeth Claire Alberts
Elizabeth C. Alberts is a staff writer for Mongabay. For updates on her work, follow her on Twitter via @ECAlberts.
Malaysian authorities seize record 6 tons of African pangolin scales
Customs authorities in Malaysia have made one of their biggest ever seizures of African pangolin scales, recovering 6 tons of the contraband in a container at the country’s busiest port.…
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