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A black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra), a resident of Cerro Amay photographed in Belize. Image by Rhett A. Butler.

Guatemala: Proposed new park on indigenous land treads fine ethical line

Maxwell Radwin 4 Mar 2019

Our brains can lead us astray when making ‘eco-friendly’ decisions

Mongabay.com 4 Mar 2019

In Nigeria, hunters turn into guardians of the rarest gorilla on Earth

Linus Unah 4 Mar 2019

Architects bring bamboo revival to Indonesian village

Eko Rusdianto 4 Mar 2019

As extinction looms, can Javan rhinos survive in Ujung Kulon? (Commentary)

Haerudin R. Sadjudin 4 Mar 2019

Sri Lanka to put its biodiversity in the spotlight at global trade summit

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 3 Mar 2019

Marine protected areas are getting SMART (commentary)

Drew T. Cronin, Katherine Holmes, Dayne Buddo 3 Mar 2019
The spider Pamphobeteus sp. (Theraphosidae) and Chiasmocleis royi. Photo by Emanuele Biggi.

Video: scientists capture giant spider eating an opossum

Mongabay.com 2 Mar 2019

Taiwan: Extinct leopard subspecies allegedly seen by rangers

Erik Hoffner 2 Mar 2019

Why did Serengeti’s wild dogs disappear? Study challenges controversial hypothesis

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Mar 2019

Brazil’s Sinop Dam flouts environmental legislation (Commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 1 Mar 2019

Latam Eco Review: Mining bust in Peru, mining boom in Chile

Mongabay.com 1 Mar 2019

In the Congo Basin, a road cuts through once-untouched ape wilderness

Eugene N. Nforngwa 1 Mar 2019

Protests flare as pressure mounts on dam project in orangutan habitat

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Mar 2019

Indigenous hunters vital to robust food webs in Australia

Mongabay.com 1 Mar 2019

Kenya: Maasai herders work to keep themselves and wildlife roaming free

Michael Parks 28 Feb 2019

Vaquita still doomed without further disruption of totoaba cartels (commentary)

Andrea Crosta 28 Feb 2019

For the famed chimps of Gombe, human encroachment takes a toll

Anthony Langat 28 Feb 2019

Abandoned plantations in forested areas may not recover fully: Study

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Feb 2019

We know why zebras got their stripes, but how do they work?

Mongabay.com 27 Feb 2019

Nepal, in a bid to create a new rhino population, pauses to take stock

Abhaya Raj Joshi 27 Feb 2019

Blue whales remember best times and places to find prey

Mongabay.com 26 Feb 2019
Elephant in Namibia. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

It pays, but does it stay? Hunting in Namibia’s community conservation system

John Grobler 26 Feb 2019

Is there another Javan Rhino habitat as ideal as Ujung Kulon? (Commentary)

Haerudin R. Sadjudin 26 Feb 2019

New map shows every forest matters in helping save the Javan leopard

Gianluca Cerullo 26 Feb 2019

The odor side of otters: Tech reveals species’ adaptations to human activity

Visvak P. 25 Feb 2019

Allegation of forged signature casts shadow over China-backed dam in Sumatra

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Feb 2019

World’s largest bee filmed alive for the first time in Indonesia

Mongabay.com 25 Feb 2019

AI and public data identify fishing behavior to protect hungry seabirds

Marianne Messina 22 Feb 2019

Latam Eco Review: Icon status for jaguars and fears over lithium mining

Mongabay.com 22 Feb 2019

Research into chimp health benefits human, ecosystem well-being too

Giovanni Ortolani 22 Feb 2019

What the Congo Basin can learn from Filipino community forestry laws (commentary)

Tanja Venisnik 21 Feb 2019

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