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Malaysia is a major transit point for ivory smugglers

Shreya Dasgupta 9 Sep 2016

Based on available evidence, non-lethal predator control is more effective than lethal means

Mike Gaworecki 8 Sep 2016

Mountain lions in Santa Monica Mountains could disappear within 50 years

Mike Gaworecki 7 Sep 2016

Black, white and unique: the Malayan tapir struggles for recognition

Kate Mayberry 7 Sep 2016

IUCN motions to ban the pangolin trade

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 6 Sep 2016

Ocean warming is “greatest hidden challenge of our generation,” according to IUCN

Mike Gaworecki 6 Sep 2016

Guest Commentary: Are grassroots organizations our best hope for combating the illegal wildlife trade?

Natalie Kyriacou 6 Sep 2016

Zimbabwe is dehorning its rhinos to curb poaching

Shreya Dasgupta 6 Sep 2016

Good news for Giant Panda, Tibetan Antelope in updated IUCN Red List

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Sep 2016

World’s largest gorilla now Critically Endangered

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Sep 2016

African elephant population declining at 8% per year

Mongabay.com 3 Sep 2016

How humans create as well as destroy species

Jack Peacock 2 Sep 2016

Calls for increased anti-poaching efforts to protect African forest elephants

Mike Gaworecki 1 Sep 2016

657 pangolins found wrapped in plastic, hidden in freezers

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Sep 2016

NOAA establishes final rule on marine mammal bycatch for seafood imports

Mike Gaworecki 31 Aug 2016

Tasmanian devils are rapidly evolving resistance to deadly cancer

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Aug 2016
A fresh tilapia from Lake Toba, where the fish are raised by small farmers and large companies, for local consumption and for export to countries like the U.S. Photo by Drriss & Marrionn/Flickr

Why did millions of fish turn up dead in Indonesia’s giant Lake Toba?

Aria Danaparamita 30 Aug 2016

Protected areas are effective conservation tools, but even they can’t keep out rising temperatures

Mike Gaworecki 30 Aug 2016

Field Notes: Expedition to Cuba seeks out new and endemic species

Elizabeth Devitt 30 Aug 2016

More than 300 reindeer killed by lightning in Norway

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Aug 2016

The biologist terrifying the US Forest Service and the timber and forest fire-fighting industries

Derek E. Lee 29 Aug 2016

US creates world’s largest marine reserve off Hawaii

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Aug 2016

Detector Dogs sniff out illegal ivory, help nab poacher in Tanzania

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Aug 2016

Yosemite as a case study in protected area downsizing and habitat fragmentation

Mike Gaworecki 26 Aug 2016

Planned Tapajós industrial waterway a potential environmental disaster

Sue Branford 26 Aug 2016

New species of extinct, kitten-sized marsupial lion named after David Attenborough

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Aug 2016

New ‘sleeping beauty’ frog discovered in fragmented Peruvian forest

Apoorva Joshi 25 Aug 2016

Pet trade’s “cute” and “adorable” label endangers the slow loris

Linda Lombardi 25 Aug 2016
Ricardo Miranda, one of the protest leaders and member of the M10 movement representing Ngäbe communities affected by the dam. Photo by Camilo Mejia Giraldo

PHOTOS: Panama revives stalled dam over strong indigenous opposition

Camilo Mejia Giraldo 25 Aug 2016

Endangered species often wait 12 years or more to be listed for protection

Shreya Dasgupta 25 Aug 2016

Study explores how new technologies can be linked to benefit conservation efforts

Mike Gaworecki 24 Aug 2016

Nixed Bolivian highway offers environmental lessons to big Brazil bank

Ana Rosa de Lima, Alexandra Ellerbeck 24 Aug 2016

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