Imperial cormorant in Patagonia. Photo courtesy of WCS. Scientists have succeeded in capturing amazing footage of the imperial cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps) diving 150 feet below the ocean's surface—and it's from…
Scientists have discovered new colonies of Critically Endangered short-tailed chinchilla in Chile. Photo by: Martin Espinosa. The short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla) once inhabited a range including the mountainous regions of…
A male black necked swan with three babies in Heart Lake at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo. Photo by: Julie Larsen Maher © WCS. The black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)…
B95, the remarkable rufus red knot who has flown from the Earth to the moon in terms of distance. Photo by: Jan Van de Kam. He is so long-lived that…
Young Guarani girl in Misiones. Photo by: World Land Trust. Last month, three Guarani communities, the local Argentine government of Misiones, and the UK-based NGO World Land Trust forged an…
The Chacaon peccary, the newest member of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Queens Zoo. Photo by: Julie Larson Maher. The Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri) was only known from fossils and thought…
Right of left: Evgenia Chirikova, Edwin Gariguez, Ma Jun, Ikal Angelei, Caroline Cannon, and Sofia Gatica. Photo courtesy of Goldman Environmental Prize. A controversial dam, a massive mine, poisonous pesticides,…
Camera traps set up in the Jujuy Province of Argentina have captured rare images of the elusive and playful Andean cat and Pampas cat, along with other South American wildlife,…
The coastline of the 'Patagonian Sea' covered with seabirds and seals. Photo by: W. Conway. Claudio Campagna will be speaking at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco on…
A two week old Patagonian mara makes his photographic appearance at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Central Park Zoo. Photo by: Julie Larsen Maher © WCS. The Patagonian mara (Dolichotis…
A snowstorm engulfed parts of the driest place on earth this month: the Atacama desert in South America. Images captured by NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Terra Satellite…
The Eskimo curlew painted by Archibald Thorburn. The Eskimo curlew is (or perhaps, 'was') a small migratory shorebird with a long curved beak, perfect for searching shorelines and prairie grass…
A meeting between government representatives, scientists, and conservationists in Asuncion, Paraguay this month resulted in the adoption of an action plan to provide urgently needed conservation framework for the migratory…
A new study in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science finds that the premontane forests of Argentina and Bolivia are susceptible to large-scale shifts due to climate change, losing…
Although developers and government often tout dams as environmentally-friendly energy sources, this is not always the case. Dams impact river flows, changing ecosystems indefinitely; they may flood large areas forcing…
Brazil, the US, and China have biggest overall environmental impact. Developing countries are not the only ones that could benefit from a little environmental support. Wealthier countries may need to…
From 2000 to 2005 the world lost over a million square kilometers of forest. Forests continue to decline worldwide, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National…
Southern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) are easily distinguished by the spiked plumes on their head, their neon-yellow eyebrows, and red eyes. But these wild-looking penguins are also endangered: the IUCN…
With Britain now moving to explore for oil and gas in the Falkland Islands, Argentina has cried foul. Buenos Aires claims that the Falklands, or the Malvinas as Argentines refer…
A recent PhD graduate of Ohio State University, Sarah Lehnen studies America's birds with a particular focus on migrating shorebirds. Mongabay.com's seventh in a series of interviews with 'Young Scientists'.…
An interview with Megan Parker, founder of Working Dogs for Conservation For millennia dogs have been helpers to humans: they have herded and protected livestock, pulled sleds, hunted game, led…
Argentina bans fishing, trawling in eco-rich area Argentina bans fishing, trawling in eco-rich area mongabay.com October 9, 2008
'Snow leopard' of the Andes is one of the world's most endangered cats 'Snow leopard' of the Andes is one of the world's most endangered cats: An interview with Mauro…
Markets may save rainforests An interview with Dr. Andrew Mitchell of the Global Canopy Program: Markets could save rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com August 18, 2008 Markets may soon value…
Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble: An interview with small cat specialist Dr. Jim Sanderson Rhett…
Argentina's primates under threat from agriculture Argentina's primates under threat from agriculture Gabriel E. Zunino and Martin M. Kowalewski special to mongabay.com June 9, 2008 Five species of non-human primates…
Land-clearing fires send smoke across Argentina, Paraguay Land-clearing fires send smoke across Argentina, Paraguay mongabay.com September 11, 2007 Thousands of fires likely set for land-clearing are sending thick smoke over…
New Park in Argentina Protects 500,000 Penguins New Park in Argentina Protects 500,000 Penguins mongabay.com August 9, 2007 The government of Argentina will create a new marine park along the…
