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Dry forests disappearing faster than rainforests in Latin America

Deforestation accelerates in Belize

Rodent robbers fill role of mega mammals, help spread tropical trees

Predicting the distribution of tropical dung beetles

Herp paradise preserved in Guatemala

Less than 100 pygmy sloths survive

New frog species leaves scientists’ fingers yellow

Animal picture of the day: the boat-billed heron

Jaguar v. sea turtle: when land and marine conservation icons collide

Wildlife in the tropics plummets by over 60 percent

Oil company blamed for fire in Belize national park

Belize enacts moratorium on rosewood

Tink frog calls allow researchers to measure population

Airborne lasers discover undocumented deforestation in Belize park

Camera traps go under the ocean, seeking sharks

Photo: new cookies-and-cream insect surprises researchers in Belize

Earth systems disruption: Does 2011 indicate the “new normal” of climate chaos and conflict?

Evidence mounts that Maya did themselves in through deforestation

Seismic trails cut by U.S. oil firm in Belizean national park used by illegal loggers

Featured video: saving baby orphaned sloths

Yeti crab cultivates bacteria on its claws to feed itself

Turkey picture for Thanksgiving

Museum specimens reveal the tracks of an amphibian epidemic

Climate change already worsening weird, deadly, and expensive weather

Picture of the day: cookies and cream moth?

Costa Rican fishermen plundering Colombian waters for sharks

Little-known animal picture of the day: salmon-bellied snake

Panama canal drives forest conservation, offers insight on value of ecosystems

Cameratraps take global snapshot of declining tropical mammals

Singing frog leads to insights into human hearing

Animal picture of the day: the Jesus Christ lizard

Photo: six new mini-moths discovered

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