Rhett A. Butler

Rhett A. Butler

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Rhett Butler is the founder of Mongabay.

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Low-use and abandoned logging roads negatively impact wildlife in the United States

Rhett A. Butler 1 Nov 2006

Shark biomimicry produces renewable energy system

Rhett A. Butler 1 Nov 2006

Amazon Stonehenge suggests advanced ancient rainforest culture

Rhett A. Butler 14 May 2006

Easter Island settled around 1200, later than originally believed

Rhett A. Butler 13 Mar 2006

Wind turbines could power China says expert

Rhett A. Butler 9 Mar 2006

Picture of newly discovered ‘blonde-haired’ lobster

Rhett A. Butler 8 Mar 2006

Evidence of early maize cultivation and agricultural trade uncovered in Peru

Rhett A. Butler 7 Mar 2006

Google, MIT support $100 laptop for the world’s poorest children

Rhett A. Butler 6 Oct 2005

Kepler’s – death of independent bookstore a missed opportunity?

Rhett A. Butler 9 Sep 2005

Hurricane could hit San Diego

Rhett A. Butler 8 Sep 2005

Visiting Croatia; tourists replace soldiers

Rhett A. Butler 8 Sep 2005

New Orleans Aquarium, Zoo escape Hurricane Katrina

Rhett A. Butler 30 Aug 2005

Amazon deforestation lower than last year says Brazil

Rhett A. Butler 27 Aug 2005

Renewable energy in China, a strategic future?

Rhett A. Butler 2 Aug 2005

Madagascar hopes movie will boost tourism and economy

Rhett A. Butler 7 Jul 2005

A long-term approach to helping the poor in Africa through private enterprise

Rhett A. Butler 5 Jul 2005

The real story of Madagascar; new information site explores the island

Rhett A. Butler 31 May 2005

Helping the poor by selling them stuff

Rhett A. Butler 24 May 2005

Green party quits government to protest Amazon deforestation

Rhett A. Butler 24 May 2005

Why visit the real island of Madagascar?

Rhett A. Butler 23 May 2005

People of Madagascar have origins in Borneo, Africa

Rhett A. Butler 3 May 2005

Borneo’s disappearing forests

Rhett A. Butler 26 Apr 2005

New media resource on the wildlife of Madagscar

Rhett A. Butler 25 Apr 2005

Amazon rain forest continues to fall; 200,000 square miles gone since 1978

Rhett A. Butler 24 Apr 2005

Down a river of blood into a remote canyon in Madagascar: Exploring the Manambolo River

Rhett A. Butler 24 Apr 2005

Drought, fire called biggest threats to Amazon rainforest ecosystem

Rhett A. Butler 23 Apr 2005

Freshwater aquarium fish under threat in the wild

Rhett A. Butler 22 Apr 2005

Is Earth Day a waste of time?

Rhett A. Butler 22 Apr 2005

Are rainforests still worth saving?

Rhett A. Butler 20 Apr 2005

Another look at global rainforest conservation

Rhett A. Butler 19 Apr 2005

Madagascar looks toward a brighter economic future with movie, new aid package

Rhett A. Butler 18 Apr 2005

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

Yo Yaj at Songkhla Lake, Thailand
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A desert pampas cat (Leopardus garleppi). A genetic study caused researchers to raise an alarm over a small, unique, dry mangrove-adapted population being genetically unhealthy, putting it at risk for local extinction. Image courtesy of the Peruvian Desert Cat Project.
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Creek in the Colombian Amazon. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.
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