For India’s imperiled apes, thinking locally matters
A typical morning in the village of Phlangwanbroi starts with a melodious yet primitive-sounding song: drifting over from the nearby community forest, a series of whoops, hoots and tones rise…
China’s primates could disappear by end of this century, study warns
Most primates in China could be wiped out by the end of this century, a new study warns. China is the second-most primate-rich country in Asia, with 25 known species of…
And then there were 12: Why don’t we hear about extinction until it’s too late? (commentary)
Everyone loves a wildlife story. Watching the latest blue-chip natural history series complete with hushed narration about nature’s grandeur — or reading the latest online science about evolution or quirky…
Saving the ‘Star Wars gibbon’: Q&A with primatologist Carolyn Thompson
In January this year, scientists described a new species of ape – a white-browed gibbon that lives in the remote forests of the Gaoligong Mountains on the border of China…
Pileated gibbons poached as bushmeat to feed illegal rosewood loggers
Thailand’s Pileated gibbons (Hylobates pileatus) face a new, still largely undocumented threat: illegal loggers are penetrating deep into the forests of the nation’s national parks to cut down Endangered Siamese…
Meet the new ‘Skywalker’ gibbon
The force is with a new species of gibbon discovered in Southeast Asia. The primate was discovered in the forests of the Gaoligong Mountains, which straddle the border between southwest…
One ape, two ape: why counting apes is so difficult — but crucial
t’s no secret: one of the biggest threats facing the world’s great ape populations is industrial agricultural, now rapidly extending throughout their native home ranges in Africa and Southeast Asia…
An agribusiness revolution is needed to save Africa’s last great apes
frica is similar to other developing regions of the world in that agriculture is central to the continent’s economy, composing almost one quarter of its GNP and employing nearly two-thirds…
Major legal system breakdowns threaten great apes of Africa, Asia
he countries of Gabon, Liberia, Indonesia and Myanmar may not seem to hold much in common, but each of these countries — two in West Africa and two in East…
Communities and cutting-edge tech keep Cambodia’s gibbons singing
he long-limbed, canopy-swinging, duet-singing gibbons of Southeast Asia are under threat as industrial agriculture eats into their forest habitat. Palm oil plantation expansion is famously bad news for all sorts…
Saving the world’s rarest primate: can it be done?
This is the second article in a two-part series examining the situation of the Hainan gibbon and what's being done to save it from becoming the first gibbon species to…
Gibbon species pushed towards extinction as island loses its trees
This is the first article in a two-part series examining the situation of the Hainan gibbon and what's being done to save it from becoming the first gibbon species to…
The largest biosphere reserve in Southeast Asia: Vietnam’s success story or a conservation failure? PART I
This is the first of a series of two articles examining Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve, the impetus behind its creation, and the efficacy of its protections. Part II can…
Cute animal picture of the day: white-cheeked gibbon baby
Northern white-cheeked gibbon infant born at the Bronx Zoo. Photo by: Julie Larsen Maher. A northern white-cheeked gibbon pair (Nomascus leucogenys) at the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Bronx Zoo have…
World’s most endangered primate still losing habitat
One of the very last Hainan gibbons (Nomascus hainanus), this one is a female. Photo courtesy of: Greenpeace. Just twenty-three Hainan gibbons (Nomascus hainanus) survive in the world. Confined to…
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Endangered environmentalists
- In Cambodia, a rare acquittal in a climate of danger for green activists
- On Peru’s border, the Tikuna tribe takes on illegal coca growers
- Peru: Invaders claim their first victim at the Macuya Forest Investigation Center
Indonesias forest guardians
- Indigenous Iban community defends rainforests, but awaits lands rights recognition
- On the island of Java, a social forestry scheme creates jobs at home
- In Indonesia, bigger catches for a fishing village protecting its mangroves
Amazon infrastructure
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- Amazon infrastructure puts 68% of indigenous lands / protected areas at risk: report
- Amazon fish kill at Sinop spotlights risk from 80+ Tapajós basin dams
Asian rhinos
- Is the rhino horn trade a cartel? Economic analysis suggests it works like one
- Indonesia agrees to attempt Sumatran rhino IVF with eggs from Malaysia
- When it comes to captive breeding, not all Sumatran rhinos are equal
