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Belize bans offshore oil drilling along barrier reef system

Sandra Cuffe 18 Dec 2015

The week in environmental news – Dec 12, 2015

Brittany Stewart 12 Dec 2015

Organized crime role in Latin American wildlife trade hidden in shadow

Saul Elbein 2 Dec 2015

Australia launches shark-tracking drones and ‘smart’ drum lines to prevent shark attacks

Becca Cudmore, Shreya Dasgupta 27 Nov 2015

Crab fishermen train as first responders for entangled whales

Kim Smuga-Otto 24 Nov 2015
Muskrat Falls in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the future site of the hydroelectric dam. The falls will be flooded in 2017. Photo by Amina Schartup.

New dams may expose Canadian seafood consumers to higher levels of neurotoxin

Emily Benson 23 Nov 2015

South African ranchers propose controversial plan to save our rhinos

Brittany Stewart 20 Nov 2015
A kelp forest off the California Coast, where pockets of full protection alternate with zones allowing limited fishing. Photo by Greg Asner.

Ocean protections drift behind those on land, but science can help

Natalie Jacewicz 20 Nov 2015

Trouble in paradise: Wakatobi’s ‘sea gypsies’ adjust to life in a marine park

Melati Kaye 20 Nov 2015

Could these technologies reduce shark attacks and culls?

Roz Evans 19 Nov 2015

The impacts of haze on Southeast Asia’s wildlife

Jose Hong 19 Nov 2015

After the NGOs: can Wakatobi National Park survive on its own?

Melati Kaye 18 Nov 2015

The Holy Trinity: how Wakatobi’s coral stays healthy and diverse

Melati Kaye 16 Nov 2015

This ‘critical gift’ for Peru will benefit the whole world

Brittany Stewart 15 Nov 2015

Concern grows for jailed Cambodian activists amid civil rights crackdown

Rod Harbinson 10 Nov 2015
Manta Ray off Sipadan Island in the Coral Triangle. Photo by Greg Asner of DivePhoto.org

Not all escaped fishing slaves want to go home

Cory Rogers 6 Nov 2015

Galapagos “gold rush” feeds global hunger for shark fins, sea cucumbers

Sean Mowbray 5 Nov 2015

Latin American illegal wildlife trade exploding in scope and scale

Laurel Neme 4 Nov 2015

BP oil spill may be causing failed pregnancies in dolphins

Shreya Dasgupta 4 Nov 2015

Mystery whale known only from specimens found living in the wild

Rebecca Kessler 3 Nov 2015

Dare to explore the spookier side of nature

Brittany Stewart 31 Oct 2015

Cuba moves to protect sharks

Mongabay 26 Oct 2015

You know climate change threatens the planet — but your bank account?

Brittany Stewart 23 Oct 2015

Photos: Drone captures stunning images of killer whales

Shreya Dasgupta 23 Oct 2015

Partnerships are key to The Wildlife Conservation Society’s new conservation strategy

Mike Gaworecki 21 Oct 2015

New research sets doomsday for Indo-Pacific mangroves

Morgan Erickson-Davis 20 Oct 2015

Scientists say frozen methane deposits off the coast of the US Pacific Northwest might be melting

Mike Gaworecki 16 Oct 2015

Carbon emissions from Indonesia’s peat fires exceed emissions from entire U.S. economy

Rhett Ayers Butler 15 Oct 2015

Humans are ‘super-predators’: unique and unsustainable

Shreya Dasgupta 13 Oct 2015

Massive bleaching event puts world’s coral reefs at risk

Shreya Dasgupta 13 Oct 2015

Good news! Some corals show surprising resilience to ocean acidification

Shreya Dasgupta 6 Oct 2015

Poor management ails endangered Boeseman’s Rainbowfish aquaculture

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Sep 2015

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