Photos: New Zealand oil disaster kills over 1200 birds to date
White capped albatross killed by oil. This species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List. Photo ©: Forest & Bird. According to the New Zealand government an…
Bird-killing oil spill New Zealand’s ‘worst environmental disaster’
View Larger Map A marks the location of Papamoa Beach in the Bay of Plenty. An oil spill from a grounded container ship in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty is…
Sowing the seeds to save the Patagonian Sea
The coastline of the 'Patagonian Sea' covered with seabirds and seals. Photo by: W. Conway. Claudio Campagna will be speaking at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco on…
The great penguin rescue: far-flung community cooperates, sacrifices to save 4,000 penguins from oil spill
Nightingale Island as viewed from Google Earth. One of the world remotest communities, the UK's Tristan da Cunha archipelago, has come together to save 4,000 endangered penguins following a devastating…
Antarctic penguins losing to climate change through 80% krill decline
Chinstrap penguins. Photo by: NOAA/Mike Goebel. . Climate change has hit species of Antarctic penguins by causing a staggering decline in their prey: krill. A new study in the Proceedings…
Photos: penguins devastated by oil spill
Northern rockhopper penguins covered in oil. Photo by: Tristan Conservation Team of Simon Glass, Wayne Swain and Matthew Green. Courtesy of: The Tristan da Cunha Website. Disturbing photos show northern…
Hundreds of endangered penguins covered in oil after remote spill
Nightingale Island as viewed from Google Earth. Conservation workers have found hundreds of oiled northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) after a cargo vessel wrecked on Nightingale Island, apart of the…
In the midst of marine collapse will we save our last ocean?
An interview with David Ainley. Imagine an ocean untouched by oil spills: a sea free of pollution, invasive species, dead zones, and over-exploitation; waters where marine animals exist in natural…
The penguin crisis: over 60 percent of the world’s penguins threatened with extinction
Everyone loves penguins. With their characteristic black-and-white 'tuxedo' markings, upright waddle, and childlike stature, penguins seem at once exotic and familiar: exotic because they live far from most human habitations,…
Rockhopper penguins benefit from new park in Argentina
Southern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) are easily distinguished by the spiked plumes on their head, their neon-yellow eyebrows, and red eyes. But these wild-looking penguins are also endangered: the IUCN…
Falklands Dispute: Argentine Sovereignty Won’t Solve the Problem
With Britain now moving to explore for oil and gas in the Falkland Islands, Argentina has cried foul. Buenos Aires claims that the Falklands, or the Malvinas as Argentines refer…
Photo: guano stains helps researchers track penguins by satellite
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have uncovered a novel way to locate the world’s largest penguin’s breeding sites, employing satellite imagery they seek out emperor penguin guano, droppings…
Photos: 13,000 species found in Arctic, Antarctic Oceans
Global warming may doom emperor penguins to extinction
Studying world’s rarest penguin leads to the discovery of a new species
Studying world's rarest penguin leads to the discovery of a new species Studying world's rarest penguin leads to the discovery of a new species Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 19, 2008
2-degree rise in temperature may doom penguins colonies
2-degree rise in temperature may doom penguins colonies 2-degree rise in temperature may doom penguins mongabay.com October 10, 2008
Global warming puts penguins at risk of extinction
Global warming puts penguins at risk of extinction Global warming puts penguins at risk of extinction mongabay.com February 11, 2008 Climate change could put the long-term survival of sub-Antarctic King…
New Park in Argentina Protects 500,000 Penguins
New Park in Argentina Protects 500,000 Penguins New Park in Argentina Protects 500,000 Penguins mongabay.com August 9, 2007 The government of Argentina will create a new marine park along the…
Past global warming produced monster penguins
Past global warming produced giant penguins Past global warming produced monster penguins mongabay.com June 25, 2007 Scientists have discovered fossil remains of a giant species of penguin that lived some…
Penguins in Alaska?
Penguins in Alaska? Penguins in Alaska? mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Penguins found in Alaskan waters likely reach the Northern Hemisphere by fishing boat rather than by swimming, report University of…
Can penguins be used as bio-indicators of climate change?
Can penguins be used as bio-indicators of climate change? Can penguins be used as bio-indicators of climate change? mongabay.com April 4, 2007 Scientists at the University of Birmingham are working…
African penguin population drops 40% – cause unknown
African penguin population drops 40% - cause unknown African penguin population drops 40% - cause unknown mongabay.com March 2, 2007 African penguin populations have fallen by 40 percent in the…
‘Happy Feet’ penguins declining fast in the Falklands
Happy Feet' penguins declining fast in the Falklands 'Happy Feet' penguins declining fast in the Falklands mongabay.com December 22, 2006 The rockhopper penguin, a species featured in the movie Happy…
Special series
Forest Trackers
- New concession in Botum Sakor National Park handed to Cambodia’s Royal Group
- Elephants invade as habitat loss soars in Nigerian forest reserve
- In Brazil’s Amazon, a ‘new agricultural frontier’ threatens protected lands
- Cambodia awards swath of national park forest to tycoon Ly Yong Phat’s son
Oceans
- From rat-ridden to reserve, Redonda is an island restoration role model
- Seventy-plus nations sign historic high seas treaty, paving way for ratification
- First Nation and scientists partner to revive climate-saving eelgrass
- ‘Totally unsustainable’ sand mining harms marine environments, new data suggest
Amazon Conservation
- New online map tracks threats to uncontacted Indigenous peoples in Brazil’s Amazon
- Brazil Supreme Court quashes time frame proposal in win for Indigenous rights
- EU bill and new green policies spur progress on Brazil’s cattle tracking
- Meatpacking giant and Amazon deforester JBS bid for NYSE listing challenged
Land rights and extractives
- Indigenous community fighting a mine in Palawan wins a milestone legal verdict
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- South Africa community members decry traditional leaders’ power amid mine plans
- Can upcoming referendum in Ecuador stop oil drilling in Yasuní National Park?
Endangered Environmentalists
- Vietnamese environmentalist sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- Video: Five Tembé Indigenous activists shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
- Indigenous activists demand justice after 5 shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- Pioneer agroforester Ermi, 73, rolls back the years in Indonesia’s Gorontalo
- After 20 years and thousands of trees planted, Kalimantan’s veteran forester persists
- Aziil Anwar, Indonesian coral-based mangrove grower, dies at 64
- A utopia of clean air and wet peat amid Sumatra’s forest fire ‘hell’
Conservation Effectiveness
- Forest restoration can fare better with human helping hand, study shows
- From rat-ridden to reserve, Redonda is an island restoration role model
- Video: Rice as a peace offering in India’s human-elephant conflict capital
- Group certification helps Malaysia’s Sabah aim for palm oil sustainability
Southeast Asian infrastructure
- Indonesia’s new capital ‘won’t sacrifice the environment’: Q&A with Nusantara’s Myrna Asnawati Safitri
- Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation rules
- To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest
- Robust river governance key to restoring Mekong River vitality in face of dams
