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Two suspected poachers arrested for killing of Sumatran elephant

Mongabay.com 5 Jul 2018

Fingerprinting technology gives investigators an edge against pangolin traffickers

Mongabay.com 4 Jul 2018

New ‘goblin spiders’ from Sri Lanka named after Enid Blyton characters

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Jun 2018

Orangutan forest school in Indonesia takes on its first eight students

Jim Tan 21 Jun 2018

Puan, the world’s oldest Sumatran orangutan, dies at 62

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Jun 2018

One tortoise at a time: Q&A with zoo veterinarian Justin Rosenberg

John Cannon 19 Jun 2018

Oil palm plantations in Amazonia inhospitable to tropical forest biodiversity: Study

Mongabay.com 18 Jun 2018

Latam Eco Review: Paddington Bear Captured on Camera in Peru

Mongabay.com 15 Jun 2018

Footage of elusive Negros bleeding-heart dove captured in the wild

Mongabay.com 15 Jun 2018

Primate-rich countries are becoming less hospitable places for monkeys, apes and lemurs

John Cannon 15 Jun 2018

Poachers blamed in second Sumatran elephant death this year

Junaidi Hanafiah 11 Jun 2018

East Africa’s mountain gorilla population now numbers more than 1,000

Mongabay.com 5 Jun 2018

There may be hope for the extremely rare ‘sneezing monkey,’ report finds

Shreya Dasgupta 29 May 2018

Chinese giant salamander is at least five species — all nearly extinct

Shreya Dasgupta 24 May 2018

African vultures under the gun as lead ammunition takes a toll

Jim Tan 22 May 2018

TV host Ellen DeGeneres to visit Rwanda in mountain gorilla conservation effort

Basten Gokkon 18 May 2018

A boon for birds: Once overlooked, China’s mudflats gain protections

Benjamin Graham 11 May 2018

Wildlife decimated by the surge in conflicts in the Sahara and the Sahel

Mongabay.com 9 May 2018

Indonesian activists protest China-funded dam in orangutan habitat

Hans Nicholas Jong 9 May 2018

Black rhinos return to Zakouma National Park in Chad

Mongabay.com 7 May 2018

Indonesia cites twisted bowel in death of Javan rhino

Mongabay.com 4 May 2018

‘Rarest’ ape’s path to survival blocked by roads, dams and agriculture

John Cannon 3 May 2018

‘Rarest’ ape’s path to survival blocked by roads, dams and agriculture

John Cannon 3 May 2018

More than 800 totoaba swim bladders confiscated by Mexican authorities in smuggling busts

John Cannon 1 May 2018

More gorillas and chimpanzees living in Central Africa’s forests than thought

John Cannon 27 Apr 2018

‘Monumental’ bust in Madagascar triggers effort to save thousands of endangered tortoises

Mongabay.com 25 Apr 2018

Half a ton of pangolin scales seized on the way to Asia from Benin

John Cannon 19 Apr 2018

Population of world’s rarest giant turtle rises to 4 with new discovery

Shreya Dasgupta 13 Apr 2018

Maroon 5’s James Valentine on why he’s working to stop illegal logging

Mike Gaworecki 3 Apr 2018

In Jakarta, wildlife monitors find a hotspot for the illegal tortoise trade

Basten Gokkon 26 Mar 2018

New report highlights top 50 tortoises and turtles on brink of extinction

Mongabay.com 22 Mar 2018

More than 40 percent of Madagascar’s freshwater life sliding toward extinction, IUCN finds

Mongabay.com 22 Mar 2018

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