Articles by jeremy-hance

Forests make way for a palm oil plantation on the Indonesia island of Sumatra adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. Norway has promised Indonesia…

The red bird of paradise flower in Amacayacu National Park, Colombia. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 201o. To see more photos Colombian plant life: Flora in Colombia.

A Rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) in Big Basin State Park, California. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2007. This species is known for its poison, tetrodotoxin, a strong toxin that causes…

A guide trekking barefoot in the rainforests of Gabon. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2006. To see more photos from Gabon: 2006 Trip to Gabon.

An Oustalet's chameleon wanders across a sandy landscape near Isalo, Madagascar. This species is one of the world's largest chameleons. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. A new study finds…

A Hamadryas butterfly in Honduras, 2004. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler These butterflies are also known as Cracker butterflies, because males make a cracking noise to attract females. To see…

French conservationist, Stephanie Vergniault stands between two soldiers in the central African nation of Chad. Before them lies the skull of a poached elephant. Photo courtesy of: Stephanie Vergniault. Amid…

A black-maned lion in Kenya. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. Frustrated Kenyan herders are lacing corpses of cattle with poison to kill lions in revenge for the great cats attacking…

A girl from the indigenous group the Arhuaco in Colombia. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. The indigenous peoples of the Colombian Amazon have faced centuries of abuse, exploitation, and land-grabbing.…

A group of western lowland gorillas in the Congo Basin. Photo courtesy of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). A new study in PLoS ONE shows that protected areas are essential…

Known as Gullfoss, or the 'golden waterfall', this popular waterfall drops over 30 meters in southeast Iceland. Photo by: Tina A. Butler. To see more photos from Iceland: Touring Iceland.

A tarantula invades our shaving cup in the coastal rainforests of Suriname. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs. To see more photos from Suriname: Jeremy Hance and Tiffany Roufs' Suriname or Suriname…

In the northern hemisphere, flowers are blooming, trees are leafing, and the hemisphere is becoming a nicer shade of green. Here's some orchids from down south to celebrate. Lady of…

Mated white-naped cranes practice "calling" behavior as their first chick scampers below them at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo. Photo by: Julie Larsen Maher. "Calling" behavior means that mated…

Sunlight strikes a sand dune in Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Utah. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2008. To see more photos from Coral Pink Sand Dunes State…

In the rainforests of Suriname, dozens of not-yet-identified wasps crowd a leaf. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. To see more photos of insects from Suriname: Suriname Invertebrates.

A green bright-eyed frog (Boophis viridis) from Madagascar. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. Tomorrow, April 30th, is the second annual Save the Frogs Day with events on six continents.…

Along the Chobe River in Botswana, the white-hot sun of Africa falls behind an elephant feeding in the grasses. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs. To see more photos of sunsets and…

Asia's great hornbill Buceros bicornis. Photo by: Shumpei Kitamura. Hornbills are big and beautiful birds, but they are also key species in Asia's fragmented rainforests. As long distance seed-dispersers, hornbills…

Malayan water monitor (Varanus salvator) in Laos. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. This big lizard is adept at tree-climbing and can reach 1.5 meters in length. The IUCN Red…

Children in Maroantsetra, Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler, 2009. A special op-ed for Earth Day looks at the global environmental problems facing us, and how we have so far…

A Kaiapo man stands with his son in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by: Sue Wren. Yesterday amid protests and global criticism, Brazil awarded the contract for the Belo Monte dam…

A barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) takes off while another watches on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The barn swallow is present on every continent except Antarctica. Photo: Rhett A. Butler,…

Listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List, the tiny golden mantella (Mantella aurantiacais) is native to Madagascar. This one was filmed in the wild. Photo by: Rhett A.…

The clear-flowing Bohorok River running through pristine rainforest in Gunung Leuser National Park on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. Due to continuing destruction of…

A tufted puffin(Fratercula cirrhata) glides peaceably in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2007. To see more photos of birds in Alaska: Alaskan birds.

Weighing well-over 100 pounds, the capybara is the world's largest rodent. It is present in much of South America, including the Amazon rainforest and flooded savannahs. This photograph was taken…

A flock of brown pelicans flying (Pelecanus occidentalis) over crashing surf on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. To see more photos from the…

A wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) feeds on canopy fruit in Kanyanchu forest, Kibale Forest National Park in Uganada. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2006. Chimpanzees have become a globally symbol…

Mangroves at Baie D'Ambodi-Vahibe, Madagascar. © CI/ photo by Sterling Zumbrunn. According to the first global assessment of mangroves by the Global Marine Species Assessment (GMSA)—a joint initiative of the…