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Sumatran tiger killed at London Zoo by potential mate

Mongabay.com 10 Feb 2019

Indonesia rescues captive orangutans, but leaves their owners untouched

Ayat S. Karokaro, Junaidi Hanafiah 8 Feb 2019
A blue pansy (Junonia orithya), a species occasionally available through Kipepeo Butterfly Project. Image by yakovlev.alexey via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Butterfly business: Insect farmers help conserve East African forests

Janet Njung’e 8 Feb 2019

How do you assess if a reintroduced species is thriving? Listen for it

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 8 Feb 2019

Latam Eco Review: ‘Andean ostrich’ gets some bling and Patagonia pumas protected

Mongabay.com 8 Feb 2019

What’s in a name? The role of defining ‘wilderness’ in conservation

John Cannon 7 Feb 2019

Conservation couture: Batik artisans make rhinos a fashion statement

Eni Muslihah 7 Feb 2019

Dodging charging elephants in a Kenyan forest (insider)

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Feb 2019
Marcelino Aguilar and Rumualdo López pray during a Maya fire ceremony celebrating the spiritual connection with the forest and other natural elements and asking the Creator for protection and wisdom. Image by Jorge Rodríguez for Mongabay.

Ancient spirituality guides a Maya town’s conservation efforts

Jorge Rodríguez 6 Feb 2019

Fries with that shark? U.K. chippies found selling threatened species

Mongabay.com 6 Feb 2019

Urbanization in Asia provides a window of hope for tigers, study finds

Mongabay.com 6 Feb 2019

Gorilla radio: Sending a conservation message in Nigeria

Linus Unah 6 Feb 2019

Good news from Mexico monarch reserve despite looming deforestation, mine threat

Mike Gaworecki 5 Feb 2019

Conservation groups press world leaders to protect 30% of the planet

Mongabay.com 5 Feb 2019

China’s Belt and Road Initiative could increase alien species invasion

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Feb 2019

Tech prize encourages solutions to threats from invasive species

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 4 Feb 2019

Exit the dragons: Mexico tackles trafficking of endangered lizards

Pablo Hernández Mares 4 Feb 2019

Wetland forests: What are they worth? (commentary)

Dr. Sam Davis, Lucia Ibarra 1 Feb 2019
Image via Putneypics/Flickr.

Indigenous peoples unite in fight to heal the Salish Sea

Lauren Crothers 1 Feb 2019
Francisco Escalante (foreground) and Óscar López have been community park rangers in Concepción Chiquirichapa since the mid 1970’s. Image by Jorge Rodríguez for Mongabay.

How a Mayan town restored its sacred cloud forest and water supply

Jorge Rodríguez 1 Feb 2019

Latam Eco Review: Seeing red over pink dolphins and flamingos

Mongabay.com 1 Feb 2019

Haiti’s first private nature reserve seeks to protect rare plants and animals

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Feb 2019
A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris). Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Octopus farming unsustainable, unethical, and unnecessary, scientists warn

Mongabay.com 31 Jan 2019

Wildlife rangers in DRC park report waning motivation, job satisfaction

Mongabay.com 31 Jan 2019

Deadly disease and warming ocean are wiping out a key starfish species

Mongabay.com 31 Jan 2019

Camera traps and customary wisdom help redefine bear conservation

Courtney Miceli 31 Jan 2019
Three Xunan-Kab workers consume honey from a broken cerumen pod. At harvest time, beekeepers use syringes to extract the honey. Whereas European honeybees store their honey and pollen and rear their larvae in honeycomb, Xunan-Kab store honey and pollen in cerumen pods, and use honeycomb only for larvae. Image by Richard Arghiris for Mongabay.

House of the Royal Lady Bee: Maya revive native bees and ancient beekeeping

Jennifer Kennedy, Richard Arghiris 31 Jan 2019

Cities could help conserve pollinator communities

Mike Gaworecki 30 Jan 2019

Warmer waters shrink krill habitat around Antarctica

Mongabay.com 30 Jan 2019

Borneo study explores links between farm expansion and deforestation

Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Jan 2019

To tackle great ape trafficking, follow the money, report says

Nora Ward 29 Jan 2019

Viral video of endangered lemur made people want one as a pet: Study

Mongabay.com 29 Jan 2019

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