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More than 300 smuggled tortoises seized in Malaysia

Shreya Dasgupta 17 May 2017
Mt. Kenya Bush Viper, aka Ashe’s Viper (Atheris desaixi). Photo courtesy of CITES.

Kenya cracks down on illegal trade in rare and venomous vipers

Gitonga Njeru 16 May 2017

Manmade noise pollution even more prevalent in US protected areas than researchers expected

Mike Gaworecki 16 May 2017

50 new spiders discovered in Australia

Mongabay.com 12 May 2017

Hong Kong Ivory traders encouraging buyers to smuggle ivory: TRAFFIC

Shreya Dasgupta 11 May 2017

Howler monkeys booming in Belize sanctuary 25 years after translocation

John Cannon 10 May 2017

Extremely rare bay cat filmed in Borneo

Shreya Dasgupta 9 May 2017
Giraffes roam in Garamba National Park in DRC. Photo by Thomas Nicolon for Mongabay.

DRC’s Garamba National Park: The last giraffes of the Congo

Thomas Nicolon 9 May 2017

Protected species in Gulf of Mexico could take decades to recover from Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Mike Gaworecki 8 May 2017

Study finds hundreds of thousands of tropical species at risk of extinction due to deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 5 May 2017

Fighting a plant to save rhinos in Nepal

Giovanni Ortolani 5 May 2017
Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) forest scan in the Peruvian Amazon. The CAO uses advanced optical and chemical sensors in combination with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technologies to map forest carbon, chemistry, and other features. Image courtesy of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory/Greg Asner.

Indigenous lands ‘critical’ to forest protection in Peru, biodiversity maps show

John Cannon 5 May 2017

Scientists rediscover ‘lost’ monitor lizard in Papua New Guinea

Shreya Dasgupta 5 May 2017

Scientists mull risks of freeing rare albino orangutan in Borneo

Indra Nugraha 5 May 2017

Balinese rituals fuel spike in trafficking of endangered sea turtles

Johnny Langenheim 4 May 2017

Two new species of tarsier, rumored to be inspiration for Yoda, announced on Star Wars Day

Mike Gaworecki 4 May 2017

Going viral: How advancements in Ebola disease detection in wild apes can help to prevent dangerous outbreaks

Lalini Pedris 4 May 2017

Over the bridge: The battle for the future of the Kinabatangan

John Cannon 3 May 2017

Human-wildlife conflict is decimating leopard numbers in one of their last African strongholds

Mike Gaworecki 3 May 2017

A deep dive into the study of marine wildlife through bioacoustics

Mike Gaworecki 3 May 2017

Rwanda welcomes 20 black rhinos to Akagera National Park

Mongabay.com 3 May 2017

Preserving orangutan culture an ingredient for successful conservation

Linda Lombardi 2 May 2017

Conservation lessons from the bonobos

Kim Harrisberg 1 May 2017

Despite numerous challenges, rhinos are thriving in India’s Jaldapara National Park

Moushumi Basu 1 May 2017

Saving Congo’s sea turtles: progress made but dangers ahead

William Clowes 1 May 2017

Delicate Solomon Island ecosystem in danger of heavy logging

Elliot Dawea, John Cannon 1 May 2017

Corruption drives dealings with logging companies in the Solomon Islands

Elliot Dawea, John Cannon 1 May 2017

Cross River superhighway changes course in Nigeria

John Cannon 28 Apr 2017

As forests disappear, human-elephant conflict escalates in Nepal

Lillie Howell 28 Apr 2017

Overestimated range maps for endemic birds in India’s Western Ghats lead to underestimated threats, study finds

Mike Gaworecki 27 Apr 2017

Illegal trade threatens nearly half the world’s natural heritage sites: WWF

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Apr 2017

Plans to drill for oil near newly discovered Amazon Reef alarm scientists

Mike Gaworecki 26 Apr 2017

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