The Kenyan Wildlife Service recently announced that massive declines in lion population may lead to their disappearance from the region within less than 2 decades. Kenya currently has an estimated…
Brazil's second-largest beef exporter, Bertin, announced it would establish a moratorium on buying cattle from farms involved in Amazon deforestation, reports Greenpeace. The move comes after the World Bank's International…
A variant of the deadly Ebola virus has turned up in pigs in the Philippines, report researchers writing in the journal Science. Roger W. Barrette and colleagues documented Reston ebolavirus…
Greenpeace finds Amazon deforestation in supply chains of global consumer products giants. Major international companies are unwittingly driving the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest through their purchases of leather, beef…
European vultures have been thrown a lifeline. Last week, Members of the European Parliament voted to change a law that had banned farmers across the continent from leaving dead livestock…
In Masai Mara, one of Africa’s most treasured parks, researchers have found significant, in some cases catastrophic, declines of wild grazing animals. In fifteen years six of seven hoofed animals—giraffes,…
Rise of industrial chicken farming imperils genetic stock of the industry Rise of industrial chicken farming imperils genetic stock of the industry mongabay.com November 3, 2008
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…
World needs a 10% meat diet to fight global warming World needs a 10% meat diet to fight global warming mongabay.com September 12, 2007 Cutting world meat consumption by 10…
Tree resprouting offers hope in former pastures of Brazil's cerrado Tree resprouting offers hope in former pastures of Brazil's cerrado Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 6, 2007 Deforested landscapes in…
Loss of livestock breeds put food supplies at risk in poor countries Loss of livestock breeds put food supplies at risk in poor countries mongabay.com September 3, 2007 A number…
