Rhett A. Butler

Rhett A. Butler

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Rhett Butler is the founder and CEO of Mongabay.

Rhett founded Mongabay out of his passion for wildlife and wild places.

He has traveled widely in the tropics and enjoys photography, hiking, and scuba-diving.

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Hurricane news for specific towns in Texas

Rhett A. Butler 24 Sep 2005

193,000 barrels of oil spilled in Gulf wetlands due to Katrina

Rhett A. Butler 23 Sep 2005

Fires rage in Bolivian rainforest

Rhett A. Butler 23 Sep 2005

What is a Category 5 Hurricane?

Rhett A. Butler 21 Sep 2005

Stronger New Orleans’ levees could have high real estate and environmental cost

Rhett A. Butler 21 Sep 2005

Pig iron production fueling Amazon deforestation

Rhett A. Butler 21 Sep 2005

Number of Amazon forest fires in Mato Grosso, Brazil fall 44%

Rhett A. Butler 21 Sep 2005

Cost of Iraq War to top $1.25 trillion says academic

Rhett A. Butler 20 Sep 2005

conservation scientists want $404 million to save disappearing amphibians

Rhett A. Butler 20 Sep 2005

Coca cultivation and eradication destroy rainforest

Rhett A. Butler 15 Sep 2005

Number of tourists visiting Antarctica surges over past decade

Rhett A. Butler 15 Sep 2005

Ecotourism in the rainforest, a guide to your first visit

Rhett A. Butler 14 Sep 2005

How to save disappearing amphibians subject of meeting this weekend

Rhett A. Butler 14 Sep 2005

Anti-HIV drug from rainforest almost lost before its discovery

Rhett A. Butler 13 Sep 2005

Divers to monitor health of coral reefs in the UAE

Rhett A. Butler 12 Sep 2005

Surviving animals from New Orleans aquarium to be sent elsewhere

Rhett A. Butler 9 Sep 2005

States housing thousands of evacuees — state by state estimates

Rhett A. Butler 8 Sep 2005

Number of hurricane evacuees sheltered in various states, cities

Rhett A. Butler 7 Sep 2005

Medicinal plants explored at Conservatory of Flowers

Rhett A. Butler 6 Sep 2005

Human evolution linked to climate change says study

Rhett A. Butler 6 Sep 2005

Gas hydrates in ocean could trigger catastrophic climate change

Rhett A. Butler 6 Sep 2005

500,000-year-old chimpanzee fossil found

Rhett A. Butler 6 Sep 2005

Ancient 46-foot long crocodile found in Amazon

Rhett A. Butler 3 Sep 2005

Easter Island Mystery revealed using mathematical model

Rhett A. Butler 1 Sep 2005

Illegal loggers to be imprisoned in Malaysia, possibly executed in Indonesia

Rhett A. Butler 30 Aug 2005

Hurricanes getting stronger due to global warming says study

Rhett A. Butler 29 Aug 2005

Indian state bans plastic bags

Rhett A. Butler 25 Aug 2005

Cockroaches and rats used as batteries?

Rhett A. Butler 24 Aug 2005

Two big conservation annoucements expected at upcoming wilderness conference

Rhett A. Butler 24 Aug 2005

Poor need renewable energy sources says Annan

Rhett A. Butler 23 Aug 2005

Plan to move African wildlife to America would undermine ecotourism and African economies

Rhett A. Butler 23 Aug 2005

Aerial survey of African continent completed, results eagerly awaited

Rhett A. Butler 22 Aug 2005

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