Dams, agricultural runoff, pesticides, sewage, mercury pollution from coal plants, invasive species, overconsumption, irrigation, erosion from deforestation, wetland destruction, overfishing, aquaculture: it's clear that the world's rivers are facing a…
In a spectacularly creative effort to rid Guam of an invasive species, the US Department of Agriculture is planning to 'bomb' the island's rainforests with dead frozen mice laced with…
A new survey by the United States Geological Survey shows the population of the Palila (Loxioides bailleui), a beautiful songbird found only in Hawaii, has fallen from 4,400 birds to…
Kakadu National Park, one of the Australia's "largest and best-resourced" protected areas, is experiencing a staggering decline in its small mammal population, according to a new study published in Wildlife…
The Selmunett lizard (Podarcis filfolensis ssp. Kieselbachi) is very likely extinct, according to Maltese naturalist Arnold Sciberras. One of four subspecies of the Maltese wall lizard, the Selmunett lizard was…
World governments have missed their goal of stemming biodiversity loss by this year, instead biodiversity loss has worsened according to scientists and policy-makers, and a little rusty-colored bird, the Alaotra…
Not many people know the solenodon and the hutia, yet for the fortunate few that have encountered them, these strange little-studied mammals—just barely holding on in the Caribbean island of…
A survey of twelve species lost to extinction over the past ten years. No one can say with any certainty how many species went extinct from 2000-2009. Because no one…
A new report, America’s Hottest Species, highlights a variety of American wildlife that are currently threatened by climate change from a small bird to a coral reef to the world’s…
A new invasive python in Florida may be worse than the species already causing ecological havoc across the Everglades, reports the Miami Herald. A recent string of captures of African…
An interview with Megan Parker, founder of Working Dogs for Conservation For millennia dogs have been helpers to humans: they have herded and protected livestock, pulled sleds, hunted game, led…
Florida has authorized a cull of Burmese pythons that have invaded the Everglades and other wetland areas, reports the Associated Press. A spokeswoman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…
Sobering report is the most comprehensive to date. Government officials and scientists released a 196 page report detailing the impact of global warming on the U.S. yesterday. The study, commissioned…
This weekend in Queensland, Australia the government held the first 'Toad Day Out' where hundreds of locals went hunting for the invasive cane toad, catching an estimated 10,000 toads to…
Extinct since 1963, wild eastern quolls discovered in Australia Extinct since 1963, wild eastern quolls discovered in Australia Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com October 17, 2008
20 waterbirds added to threatened list 20 waterbirds added to threatened list mongabay.com October 2, 2008
Unknown but critically endangered iguana species discovered in Fiji Unknown but critically endangered iguana species discovered in Fiji mongabay.com September 19, 2008 Researchers have discovered a third species of iguana…
Amphibians face mass extinction Amphibians face mass extinction mongabay.com August 11, 2008 Amphibians are in big trouble. At least one third of the world's 6,300 known species are threatened with…
Cane toads are killing crocodiles in Australia Cane toads are killing crocodiles in Australia Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com July 30, 2008 Australia's number one pest, the cane toad, devastates freshwater crocodile…
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…
Climate change will cause significant disruptions to U.S. agriculture says Fed study Climate change will cause significant disruptions to U.S. agriculture says Fed study mongabay.com May 28, 2008 Human-induced climate…
Rat killing spree may save endangered wildlife on remote Pacific islands Rat killing spree may save endangered wildlife on remote Pacific islands mongabay.com May 26, 2008 A team of scientists…
Invasive Species: Toad-ally out of control Invasive Species: Toad-ally out of control Ryan King, special to mongabay.com May 18, 2008 The ongoing epic of the cane toad foretells a grim…
Borneo's elephants are an alien species Borneo's elephants are an alien species mongabay.com April 18, 2008 A new study suggests that the Borneo pygmy elephant — one of Borneo's best…
Invasive species cost China $14B per year Invasive species cost China $14B per year mongabay.com April 1, 2008 Rapid economic growth and giant infrastructure projects have allowed invasive species to…
'CAT scan' shows Hawaiian forests invaded by alien species 'CAT scan' shows Hawaiian forests invaded by alien species mongabay.com March 3, 2008 Invasive plant species are altering the ecology of…
Rats decimating Aleutian Islands' ecology Rats decimating Aleutian Islands' ecology mongabay.com February 25, 2008 Rats are disrupting fragile ecosystems on the Aleutian Islands Archipelago, reports a new study published in…
The Antarctic would still be too cold for Great White Sharks. Global warming could make the waters around Antarctica hospitable to sharks for the first time in 40 million years.…
Invasive species hurt developing world economies Invasive species hurt developing world economies mongabay.com January 18, 2008 The 'real' costs of invasive species are underestimated in developing countries, argues a new…
Fish farms are killing wild salmon in British Columbia Fish farms are killing wild salmon in British Columbia mongabay.com December 13, 2007 Parasitic sea lice infestations caused by salmon farms…
