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A buffer zone for Thailand, last great hope for wildlife in Southeast Asia (commentary)

Gregory McCann 7 Jun 2021

500 years of species loss: Humans drive defaunation across Neotropics

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 15 Sep 2020
Oil palm fruit. Image by Dave Barce via Wikicommons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Palm oil giant Olam under scrutiny again over Gabon plantations

James Fair 25 Mar 2020

Conserving wildlife is key to tropical forests’ carbon storage, study finds

Nanticha Ocharoenchai 18 Nov 2019

Debate rages over intensive oil palm farming in Gabon

Yorick Nelly Kombila 1 Nov 2019

At least one species has been lost on more than half of Earth’s land area

Mongabay.com 18 Jun 2019

Coral reefs thrive next to rat-free islands, new study finds

John Cannon 11 Jul 2018

African Parks backs marine reserve brimming with wildlife in Mozambique

Mongabay.com 14 Dec 2017

Amazonian city drags down fish stocks in 1,000-kilometer shadow

John Cannon 28 Jul 2017

Investigation finds ‘thriving’ rhino horn trade in Asia

John Cannon 18 Jul 2017

Why losing big animals causes big problems in tropical forests

John Cannon 14 Jun 2017

Vaquita survival hinges on stopping international swim bladder trade

Mongabay.com 8 Jun 2017

Howler monkeys booming in Belize sanctuary 25 years after translocation

John Cannon 10 May 2017

Extinct mammoths and rhinos portend a grim future in a warming climate

John Cannon 28 Mar 2017

Birds wanted: Recovering forests need avian assist 

Mongabay.com 2 Feb 2017

‘Revolutionary’ new biodiversity maps reveal big gaps in conservation

John Cannon 27 Jan 2017

Empty seas? Scientists warn of an industrialized ocean

Jeremy Hance 15 Jan 2015

It’s not just extinction: meet defaunation

Jeremy Hance 24 Jul 2014

Desperate measures: researchers say radical approaches needed to beat extinctions

Morgan Erickson-Davis 24 Jul 2014

Hunting, logging could threaten long-term health of Congo forests by wiping out key animals

Rhett A. Butler 23 Jul 2013

Deforestation rate falls in Congo Basin countries

Rhett A. Butler 22 Jul 2013

Congolese experts needed to protect Congo Basin rainforests

Ingrid Schulze 20 Jun 2012

Commercial bushmeat trade is devastating wildlife

Mongabay.com 15 Sep 2008

Defaunation, like deforestation, threatens global biodiversity

Rhett A. Butler 20 May 2008

Commercial hunting is a major threat to tropical rainforests

Rhett A. Butler 1 May 2007

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