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Niger creates desert park bigger than Hungary

Military called in to stop Cameroon elephant slaughter – but may be too late

Madagascar lifts rosewood ban. Or does it?

Elephant death-toll rises to almost 500 in one park in Cameroon (warning: graphic photo)

International Bird Area in Kenya saved from conversion into biofuel crop

Possible embezzlement halts WWF-run REDD project in Tanzania

Cute baby animal photos of the day: twin Malagasy giant jumping rats born at London Zoo

Scientists recommend marine protected areas for Madagascar

Madagascar – The Last Inheritor of Gondwana: Documentary Review

Innovative conservation: wild silk, endangered species, and poverty in Madagascar

Republic of the Congo expands park to protect fearless chimps

Photo: World’s smallest chameleon discovered in Madagascar

Scientists create high resolution, 3D maps of forests in Madagascar

The camera trap revolution: how a simple device is shaping research and conservation worldwide

Humans drove rainforest into savannah in ancient Africa

Another food crisis looming in Africa: nearly 5 million South Sudanese lacking food

Majority of protected tropical forests “empty” due to hunting

Price of gorilla permit increases to $750/day

Caution urged in sale of Madagascar’s illegal timber stockpiles

Photos of the day: a celebration of wetlands (for World Wetlands Day)

Frog perfume? Madagascar frogs communicate via airborne pheromones

Featured video: music in Madagascar to protest illegal logging

Delayed response to Somalia famine cost thousands of lives

Elephant poachers kill unarmed wildlife ranger in Kenya

Bycatch-reducing fish trap wins $20,000

Photo: Tiny lemur discovered in Madagascar forest

Eco-toilets help save hippos and birds in Kenya

Top 10 Environmental Stories of 2011

Earth systems disruption: Does 2011 indicate the “new normal” of climate chaos and conflict?

Droughts could push parts of Africa back into famine

Cultural shifts in Madagascar drive lemur-killing

New large horned viper discovered, but biologists keep location quiet

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