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Saving the greater sage grouse, the most hotly-debated bird since the spotted owl (PHOTOS)

Sharon Guynup 9 Jun 2015

Super-rare carnivore photographed in Yosemite after missing for nearly a century

Jeremy Hance 3 Feb 2015

Videos: new film series highlights bringing Gorongosa back to life

Jeremy Hance 29 Jan 2015

Scientists uncover six potentially new species in Peru, including bizarre aquatic mammal (photos)

Jeremy Hance 25 Sep 2014

In the shadows of Machu Picchu, scientists find ‘extinct’ cat-sized mammal

Jeremy Hance 25 Sep 2014

Rare bird paradise protected in war-torn Colombian mountain range (photos)

Jeremy Hance 22 Jul 2014

Mountain forests store 40 percent more carbon than expected

Jeremy Hance 10 Jun 2014

A sketch of the yeti: saving the Himalayan brown bear

Sandhya Sekar 1 May 2014

After widespread deforestation, China bans commercial logging in northern forests

Morgan Erickson-Davis 22 Apr 2014

Mountain thermostats: scientists discover surprising climate stabilizer that may be key to the longevity of life on Earth

Dominic Rowland 14 Mar 2014

From theory to deadly reality: malaria moving upslope due to global warming

Jeremy Hance 6 Mar 2014

The price of gold: winners and losers in Latin America’s mining industry

Meghan Walsh 5 Mar 2014

Snow leopards and other mammals caught on camera trap in Uzbekistan (photos)

Jeremy Hance 16 Jan 2014

Yeti may be undescribed bear species

Jeremy Hance 20 Oct 2013

Featured video: ‘this is day one for the olinguito’

Jeremy Hance 4 Sep 2013

Scientists discover teddy bear-like mammal hiding out in Andean cloud forests (photos)

Jeremy Hance 15 Aug 2013

China’s growing wine industry threatening pandas and other endangered species

Nicola Davison 14 Aug 2013

Tibetan monks partner with conservationists to protect the snow leopard

Jeremy Hance 10 Jun 2013

Saving Gorongosa: E.O. Wilson on protecting a biodiversity hotspot in Mozambique

Bridget Conneely 30 May 2013

Scientists discover two mini-spiders in China (photos)

Jeremy Hance 23 May 2013

Mount Everest glaciers have shrunk 13% in 50 years

Mongabay.com 13 May 2013

U.S. proposes to list wolverine under Endangered Species Act

Jeremy Hance 5 Feb 2013

Climate change melting glaciers in the Andes

Jeremy Hance 22 Jan 2013

Asia’s third largest animal may be on the rebound

Jeremy Hance 17 Jan 2013

Mountain pine beetle threatening high-altitude, endangered trees

Jeremy Hance 2 Jan 2013

Wolves, mole rats, and nyala: the struggle to conserve Ethiopia’s highlands

Jeremy Hance 20 Nov 2012

Photo: high-altitude bird rediscovered after 80 years

Jeremy Hance 29 Oct 2012

Cute animal picture of the day: red panda kits

Jeremy Hance 4 Oct 2012

Photos: new mammal menagerie uncovered in remote Peruvian cloud forest

Jeremy Hance 3 Oct 2012

Scientists name new snake species to criticize mine plans in Panama (photos)

Jeremy Hance 18 Sep 2012

Pictures: Bolivian park may have the world’s highest biodiversity

Jeremy Hance 12 Sep 2012

‘The lion of the cave:’ new predatory, swimming cricket discovered in Venezuela

Jeremy Hance 6 Aug 2012

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