Articles by jeremy-hance

The small wild cat, the margay in Belize. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. Researchers have stumbled on a surprising talent of this small predatory cat: while studying the pied tamarin…

The elusive forest buffalo in Gabon. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. While most people are familiar with the African buffalo or cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), its forest-dwelling subspecies (Syncerus caffer…

One of the few photos of Jerdon's courser, and probably the world's best. Photo by: Simon Cook/Birdlife International. Jerdon's courser, listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List, is…

A killer whale surfaces in the Ross Sea. Photo courtesy of: David Ainley. The Ross Sea is considered by marine biologists to be the last great marine waters untouched by…

A boy in Laos heads out with goggles and spear to go spearfishing. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. To see more photos of people in Laos: Laos people.

Deforestation threatens uncontacted natives in Paraguay. The man had set up camp and was preparing to cook live turtles for a meal when he was seen by people he did…

A bumble bee ponders in Kenya. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. Research over the last few years has overturned the idea that insects are instinctual automatons. Instead researchers are uncovering…

A last look at the now extinct Selmunett lizard (Podarcis filfolensis ssp. Kieselbachi). Photo by: Arnold Sciberras. Arnold Sciberras, a Maltese herpetologist, says the Selmunett lizard is gone. Native to…

This hermit ibis in the Bronx Zoo is considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2008. 'Critically Endangered' is the highest rating given to…

Footballers in Botswana. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs, 2009. To see more aerial photos in Botswana: Aerial Botswana.

A baby caiman at Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. To see more Costa Rican photos: Costa Rica.

Is this oil palm plantation a forest? According to the UN definition of forest it could be. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. However, a new resolution from the Association…

A well-camouflaged frog hangs out in the rainforests of Suriname. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2008. To see more photos of frogs in Suriname: Amphibians in Suriname.

Men fishing on the Mekong River at daybreak in Laos. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. To see more photos from the 4000 island region of Laos where thousands of…

An orphaned baby three-toed sloth lies on top of a stuffed panda. The sloth was being kept in a Trio indigenous community in Suriname. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2008.…

Outlying islands in Southeast Alaska. Photo by: Tyler Poelstra. A quiet war is going on in Southeast Alaska. A bill in congress is promising to deliver 80,000 acres of prime…

A group of white-nosed coatis are on the move in Costa Rica. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. To see more photos of mammals in Costa Rica: Mammals.

Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. With a one billion dollar fund from Norway, Indonesia is…

Unidentified bee approaching an unidentified bird of paradise flower. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. At mongabay.com we love to take photos. However, sometimes it proves difficult to decipher what species…

A salmon-bellied snake (Mastigodryas melanolomus) slips through the undergrowth in Costa Rica. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. A new study has found evidence that snake populations may be declining…

Capuchin monkey in Suriname shows off. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2008. To see more photos of capuchins: Capuchin monkeys.

A little bee-eater alights on a branch over the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs, 2009. To see more photos of Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Photos.

Along the Karakoram highway in the Xinjjiang province of Western China, men drive their yaks. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2006. To see more photos of the highway: Karakoram highway…

A common woolly monkey at a rehabilitation center in Colombia for animals trafficked in the pet trade. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2010. The common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha) is…

Forest destruction in Papua New Guinea by RH Ramu Logging in 2009. Photo courtesy of Ecological Internet. Below the radar of larger environmental organizations, Ecological Internet has successfully campaigned on…

Like some prehistoric beast, a hippo rises from a mudflat on the Chobe River that it shares with dozens of other hippos. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs, Botswana, 2009. To see…

Archey's frog. Photo courtesy of: Phil Bishop. Archey's frog is a marvel. Listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List, this New Zealand amphibian—which sports a number of prehistoric…

A white-throated toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) female captured in Ecuador. Photo by: Kimberly Holbrook. New research shows that the toucans of South America and the hornbills of Asia and Africa are…

Malaysia plans to build a coal plant on the northern edge of Lahad Datu Bay in Sabah, Borneo. The plant will sit between a pristine rainforest, home to a number…

An unidentified rodent from Xinjiang, China. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2006. I have not been able to indentify this species. If you can help, please contact me. To see…