Meeting Tam in Borneo: our last chance to save Asia's two horned rhino Nothing can really prepare a person for coming face-to-face with what may be the last of a…
The Dalai Lama has given up taking baths in favor of showers and makes certain all lights are off when he leaves a room to help lower his carbon footprint,…
We're All “Wilderness Warriors” In Wilderness Warrior, a new and acclaimed biography of Theodore Roosevelt, author Douglas Brinkley says the former Rough Rider’s crusade for conservation was perhaps the greatest…
An interview with Elena Bykova, founder of the Saiga Conservation Alliance In a decline on par with that suffered by the American bison in the Nineteenth Century, in the 1990s…
How can bringing healthcare to local villagers in Uganda help save the Critically Endangered mountain gorilla? The answer lies in our genetics, says Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, wildlife veterinarian and director…
As the world's biggest cattle producer, Brazil braces for change While you're browsing the mall for running shoes, the Amazon rainforest is probably the farthest thing from your mind. Perhaps…
First in a series of interviews with participants at the 2009 Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) conference. Sometimes we lose sight of the forest by staring at the…
Pope Benedict XVI spoke today on environmental issues, singling out the importance of a September U.N. summit in New York to work on negotiations for an international framework to tackle…
Founded in 2004 by legendary conservationist Richard Leakey, WildlifeDirect is an innovative member of the conservation community. WildlifeDirect is really a meta-organization: it gathers together hundreds of conservation initiatives who…
In April marine scientist Jennifer Jacquet made the case on her blog Guilty Planet that people should abstain from eating seafood to help save life in the ocean. With fish…
An interview with Hardi Baktiantoro, Director of the Centre for Orangutan Protection Despite worldwide attention and concern, prime orangutan habitat across Sumatra and Borneo continues to be destroyed by loggers…
Releasing a video with as many species of celebrity as ants in the rainforest and simultaneously turning to online sites such as MySpace and YouTube appears to have worked for…
Marc Ona Essangui is a beloved environmental leader in his native Gabon, however by winning the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize he is now being introduced to a larger audience: the…
Legendary filmmaker, broadcaster, and conservationist, David Attenborough has become a patron of the group Optimum Population Trust (OPT). The organization's goal is to use education and policy to lower the…
Brazil's former Environment Minister Marina Silva was awarded Norway's $100,000 Sophie Prize for her efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest. Silva, who resigned last year following battles with national industrial…
Uncovering the mysteries of the imperiled giraffe, an interview with Julian Fennessy
Twenty years ago today, Chico Mendes, an Amazon rubber tapper, was shot and killed in front of his family at his home. He was 44. Photo by Denise Zmekhol. Zmekhol…
How youth in Kenya's largest slum created an organic farm How youth in Kenya's largest slum created an organic farm An interview with an organic pioneer, Su Kahumbu Jeremy Hance,…
Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble: An interview with small cat specialist Dr. Jim Sanderson Rhett…
Gore launches second campaign... for Earth Gore launches second campaign mongabay.com July 17, 2008 In a speech Thursday, Al Gore challenged the U.S. to generate 100 percent of its electricity…
Birds face higher risk of extinction than conventionally thought Birds face higher risk of extinction than conventionally thought An interview with ornithologist Dr. Cagan Sekercioglu mongabay.com July 15, 2008 Birds…
Wildlife conservationist in Tanzania awarded prestigious prize Wildlife conservationist in Tanzania awarded prestigious prize mongabay.com May 29, 2008 A wildlife conservationist working in Tanzania has been awarded the prestigious 2008…
After acquittal, fear of open season on activists in the Amazon rainforest After acquittal, fear of open season on activists in the Amazon Michael Astor, the Associated Press May 14,…
Convicted nun-killer freed in the Brazilian Amazon Convicted nun-killer freed in the Brazilian Amazon mongabay.com May 14, 2008 Charges against a Brazilian rancher convicted of arranging the 2005 murder of…
Marina Silva, Brazil's environmental minister, resigned Tuesday after losing several key battles in her fight to rein in destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Silva, a former rubber tapper and famed…
Photos by late Borneo rainforest hero, indigenous rights activist go online Photos by late Borneo rainforest hero, indigenous rights activist go online Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com April 17, 2008 Bruno Manser…