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13 newly-discovered birds declared extinct

Jeremy Hance 18 Aug 2014

Forgotten species: the exotic squirrel with a super tail

Jeremy Hance 13 Aug 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Rewards for reforestation

Dr Liz Kimbrough 10 Jul 2014

A tale of two fish: cyanide fishing and foreign bosses off Sulawesi’s coast (Part I)

Melati Kaye 8 Jul 2014

Booming populations, rising economies, threatened biodiversity: the tropics will never be the same

Jeremy Hance 7 Jul 2014

Scientists discover carnivorous water rat in Indonesia, good example of convergent evolution

Morgan Erickson-Davis 19 Jun 2014

Bigger than Mexico? Obama announces major expansion of Pacific protected area

Jeremy Hance 18 Jun 2014

Colorful bird on remote Indonesian islands should be classified as distinct species, say scientists

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2014

Plan to shrink World Heritage forest in Tasmania ‘clearly inappropriate,’ says IUCN

Jeremy Hance 27 May 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Linking public health and environmental degradation

Dr Liz Kimbrough 22 May 2014

Epidemic of elephant calf kidnapping hits Sri Lanka, say conservationists

Shreya Dasgupta 21 May 2014

The matrix matters: scientists find surprising biodiversity between forests

Andrew Mann 20 May 2014

Vazaha is Malagasy for ‘gringo’: Conservation, national identity, and conflicting interest in Madagascar

Zach Fitzner 15 May 2014

Scientists uncover new marine mammal genus, represented by single endangered species

Jeremy Hance 14 May 2014

Papua New Guinea pledges to cancel massive land grabs by timber companies

Jeremy Hance 29 Apr 2014

Loggers plan to clear 20 percent of tropical island paradise

Jeremy Hance 28 Apr 2014

Australians rally to save World Heritage Site from chopping block

Jeremy Hance 28 Apr 2014

Giant ibis, little dodo, and the kakapo: meet the 100 weirdest and most endangered birds

Jeremy Hance 10 Apr 2014

The lemur end-game: scientists propose ambitious plan to save the world’s most imperiled mammal family

Jeremy Hance 20 Feb 2014

Scientists discover new gecko hanging-on in single forest fragment

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 17 Feb 2014

On edge of extinction, could drones and technology save the Little Dodo?

Jeremy Hance 10 Feb 2014

A series of oil spills sully Caribbean paradise, coating mangroves and wildlife (photos)

Jeremy Hance 29 Jan 2014

Madagascar’s most famous lemur facing big threats

Marni Lafleur 18 Dec 2013

Asian elephants depend on shifting cultivation during the dry season

Andrew Mann 16 Dec 2013

Like ancient humans, some lemurs slumber in caves

Jeremy Hance 5 Dec 2013

Scientists identify 137 protected areas most important for preserving biodiversity

Jeremy Hance 14 Nov 2013

Beetles in the spotlight: a new species of burying beetle from the Solomon Islands Archipelago

Raja Bandi 7 Nov 2013

World’s most cryptic feline photographed in logging concession

Jeremy Hance 4 Nov 2013

Scientists identify individual lizards by their irises

Jeremy Hance 29 Oct 2013

‘Lost’ bird rediscovered in New Caledonia along with 16 potentially new species (photos)

Jeremy Hance 29 Oct 2013

First study of little-known mammal reveals climate change threat

Jeremy Hance 28 Oct 2013

Meeting the mammal that survived the dinosaurs

Jeremy Hance 14 Oct 2013

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