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Mongabay Newscast episode 5: UN Climate talks and the impending Trump presidency, conserving salamanders in Mexico, and more

Mike Gaworecki 15 Nov 2016
Amone Ayesa collects wood in the Entoto forest outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by Maheder Haileselassie Tadese

The people of Ethiopia’s forests

Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 15 Nov 2016

Sweden sets legal precedent with prosecution of Myanmar teak trader

Mike Gaworecki 15 Nov 2016

Nepal goes high-tech in its fight against rhino poachers

Giovanni Ortolani 14 Nov 2016

New frog species discovered near Australian airport

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Nov 2016

New report: Brazil’s Cerrado could sidestep conversion for agriculture

John Cannon 13 Nov 2016

Computing cost-effective wildlife corridors

Julia John 11 Nov 2016

Feral pigs, vampire bats, and infectious diseases in rural Brazil

Mike Gaworecki 11 Nov 2016

Climate change is impacting all aspects of life on Earth: new study

Shreya Dasgupta 11 Nov 2016

Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain

Mike Gaworecki 10 Nov 2016

Its own rhinos hunted to extinction, Vietnam is a hub for the rhino horn trade

Isabel Esterman 10 Nov 2016

Hunting stymies rainforest regrowth, says a new study

John Cannon 10 Nov 2016

Endangered species database ‘outdated’, underestimates risk of extinction: new study

Shreya Dasgupta 10 Nov 2016

World’s tallest tropical tree discovered, along with nearly 50 other record-breakers

Mike Gaworecki 10 Nov 2016

Controversial Jakarta land reclamation project gets legal go-ahead

Mongabay Indonesia 9 Nov 2016

From Ohio to Indonesia: captive-bred Sumatran rhinos may be the species’ only hope for a future

Linda Lombardi 8 Nov 2016

Most illegal ivory comes from recently killed elephants: new study

Shreya Dasgupta 8 Nov 2016

Asia races to save the Critically Endangered helmeted hornbill

Roz Evans 7 Nov 2016

Bat threats difficult to anticipate on wind farms

John Cannon 7 Nov 2016

Was Borneo once a land of tigers?

Taufik Wijaya 7 Nov 2016

Discovery of baby Chinese alligators boosts hope for rare species

Shreya Dasgupta 7 Nov 2016

Scientists say current plan to protect the vaquita will not save the species

Mike Gaworecki 4 Nov 2016

Elephant poaching costs African nations $25 million a year in lost tourism revenue

Shreya Dasgupta 4 Nov 2016

Higher incomes driving Indonesian smallholders to oil palm and rubber

John Cannon 3 Nov 2016

From Indonesia to Ohio: the struggle to breed Sumatran rhinos in captivity

Linda Lombardi 3 Nov 2016

New atlas bolsters global perspective of fisheries – book review

John Cannon 3 Nov 2016

Nations come together to save Kenya’s disappearing coastal forests

Sophie Mbugua 3 Nov 2016

Illegal fishing threatens Easter Island’s natural resources

Pablo Hernández Mares 2 Nov 2016

Nigerian superhighway project draws international attention over threats to local communities and wildlife

Mike Gaworecki 2 Nov 2016

New millipede discovered in California has 414 legs, 4 penises

Shreya Dasgupta 2 Nov 2016

Mongabay Newscast episode 4: Inside scoop on new Netflix documentary “The Ivory Game;” orangutan habitat under threat in Indonesia

Mike Gaworecki 1 Nov 2016

Thirst for coltan, gold threatens Venezuelan forests, indigenous lands

Jeanfreddy Gutiérrez Torres 31 Oct 2016

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