Photo: Scientists discover new species of Komodo dragon-like lizard
German researchers have discovered a new species of monitor lizard in Indonesia using DNA analysis and morphological characteristics. The species, Varanus lirungensis, is described in the Australian Journal of Zoology.…
Lear’s Macaw: back from the brink
The 2009 IUCN Red List for birds broke records by listing more Critically Endangered birds than ever before. Despite this, there were individual species that bucked the global trend: Lear’s…
World’s rarest tortoises stolen
Four of the world’s rarest tortoises have been stolen from a captive breeding program in Madagascar. The critically endangered animals were part of a group of 44 due for release…
Orangutan guerrillas fight palm oil in Borneo
An interview with Hardi Baktiantoro, Director of the Centre for Orangutan Protection Despite worldwide attention and concern, prime orangutan habitat across Sumatra and Borneo continues to be destroyed by loggers…
U.S. imports 1 billion pet animals from the wild between 2000 and 2006
Poor regulation of the international wildlife trade has increased the vulnerability of the U.S. to outbreaks of disease and alien invasive species, report researchers writing in Science. Analyzing Law Enforcement…
Illegal hunting in Laos takes toll on wildlife
A condensed version of this article can be found at Yale e360. Deep in the rugged mountains of Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area (NEPL) on the Laos–Vietnam border, men…
Flu epidemic killing bonobos in Congo sanctuary
Six bonobos, a species of chimpanzee, have died from a flu epidemic in a month at the Lola Ya Bonobo in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Ten more have…
YouTube videos may be imperiling cuddly primate
Conservationists worry that YouTube videos of pet slow lorises worsen illegal and cruel trade
Box turtles in Asia imperiled by massive trade
Massive international trade in Southeast Asian Box Turtles (Cuora amboinensis) has driven the species to near-extinction in parts of Indonesia, according to a new report by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade…
Wildlife trade creating ’empty forest syndrome’ across the globe
China and USA largest importers of illegal wildlife goods For many endangered species it is not the lack of suitable habitat that has imperiled them, but hunting. In a talk…
Logging, wildlife trade drive sun bears toward extinction
Habitat destruction, logging, wildlife trade drive sun bears toward extinction An Interview with sun bear expert Siew Te Wong:Habitat destruction, logging, wildlife trade drive sun bears toward extinction Rhett A.…
Palawan’s wildlife faces extinction risk due to mining, pet trade
Palawan's wildlife faces extinction risk due to mining, pet trade Palawan's wildlife faces extinction risk due to mining, pet trade Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com September 17, 2008 Scientists warn that species…
Commercial bushmeat trade is devastating wildlife
Commercial bushmeat trade is devastating wildlife Commercial bushmeat trade is devastating wildlife mongabay.com September 15, 2008 Commercial killing of rainforest wildlife is putting biodiversity at risk and reducing sources of…
Aquarium fish trade linked to cocaine, timber smuggling in Brazil
Aquarium fish trade linked to cocaine, timber smuggling in Brazil Aquarium fish trade linked to cocaine, timber smuggling in Brazil mongabay.com August 10, 2008 Smugglers are using the ornamental fish…
48% of primates threatened with extinction
48% of primates threatened with extinction 48% of primates threatened with extinction mongabay.com August 5, 2008 48 percent of the world's primate species are at risk of extinction, according to…
Illegal wildlife trade worth $20B/yr
The illegal wildlife trade generates $5 to $20 billion annually, making it the largest illicit market after guns and drugs trafficking, reports a study released by the Congressional Research Service.…
Predator of the world’s largest macaw key to its survival
Predator of the world's largest macaw key to its survival Predator of the world's largest macaw key to its survival Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com March 13, 2008 In a bizarre biological…
Madagascar’s tortoises at high risk of extinction in the wild
Madagascar's endemic turtles and tortoises are threatened by the pet trade, poaching for food, and habitat destruction, but their conservation offers opportunities for community-based ecotourism. Madagascar's rare and unique turtles…
Global warming puts primates at greater risk
Global warming puts primates at greater risk Global warming puts primates at greater risk mongabay.com October 25, 2007 29 percent of the world's primate species are in danger of going…
16,306 species threatened with extinction
16,306 species threatened with extinction 16,306 species threatened with extinction mongabay.com September 12, 2007 40% of species assessed by IUCN are threatened with extinction. New tally represents a 1.2 percent…
Animal trafficking at Miami International airport
Animal trafficking at Miami International airport A KOMODO DRAGON, A BLACK MAMBA AND A BIRD-EATING SPIDER? ANOTHER DAY'S WORK AT MIAMI INTERNTIONAL AIRPORT By Ken Burton U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
Internet drives trafficking of endangered species
Internet drives trafficking of endangered species Internet drives wildlife trafficking and enforcement INTERNET CRIME: AN ANONYMITY THAT CUTS BOTH WAYS By Ken Burton U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service August 9,…
Cuddly primate trade banned
Slow Loris trade banned Cuddly primate trade banned mongabay.com June 11, 2007 CITES delegates agreed to a total ban on trade in the slow loris, a Southeast Asian primate commonly…
98% of orangutan habitat gone in next 15 years
UN: 98% of Indonesia's rainforests gone in next 15 years 98% of orangutan habitat gone in next 15 years Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 11, 2007 Indonesia is losing more…
Rare kangaroos released into New Guinea rainforest
Rare kangaroos released into New Guinea rainforest Rare kangaroos released into New Guinea rainforest mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Indonesia released 17 endangered pygmy kangaroos to the rainforest of the Papua…
Cuddly slow loris threatened by the pet trade
Cuddly slow loris threatened by the pet trade Cuddly slow loris threatened by the pet trade mongabay.com May 9, 2007 The slow loris, a big-eyed primate found in the rainforests…
ASEAN nations agree to combat the illegal trade in wildlife, plants
ASEAN nations agree to combat the illegal trade in wildlife, plants ASEAN nations agree to combat the illegal trade in wildlife, plants Traffic International news release November 1, 2005 (25…
Exotic pet trade controls needed to fight bird flu says Greenpeace
Exotic pet trade controls needed to fight bird flu says Greenpeace Exotic pet trade controls needed to fight bird flu says Greenpeace Reuters October 31, 2005 MEXICO CITY, Oct 26…
Endangered wildlife trafficked via eBay
Endangered wildlife trafficked via eBay, other online Endangered wildlife trafficked via eBay, other online markets International Fund for Animal Welfare August 16, 2005 African elephant numbers plummeted from 1.3 million…
Special series
Forest Trackers
- Poverty and plantations: Nigerian reserve struggles against the odds
- Logging, road construction continue to fuel forest loss in Papua New Guinea
- Smallholders and loggers push deeper into Sumatra’s largest park
- In Brazil’s Amazon, a clandestine road threatens a pristine reserve

Oceans
- In reversal, Mexico calls for moratorium on international deep-sea mining
- Congo’s waters are hotspot for endangered sharks & rays, reveals data from artisanal fishers
- Report shines partial light on worst labor offenders in opaque fishing industry
- Jamaica battles relentless plastic pollution in quest to restore mangroves

Amazon Conservation
- New algorithm looks at how Amazon vegetation will behave after climate change
- The coveted legacy of the ‘Man of the Hole’ and his cultivated Amazon forest
- End of impunity for Indigenous killings in sight for Brazil’s Guajajara
- Study links pesticides to child cancer deaths in Brazilian Amazon & Cerrado

Land rights and extractives
- Paradise lost? Brazil’s biggest bauxite mining firm denies riverine rights
- The coveted legacy of the ‘Man of the Hole’ and his cultivated Amazon forest
- Australia crackdown on climate protesters grows amid fight against gas project
- Study: Despite armed conflicts, Indigenous lands have better environment quality

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
- In Borneo, the ‘Power of Mama’ fight Indonesia’s wildfires with all-woman crew
- 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

Conservation Effectiveness
- Forest restoration to boost biomass doesn’t have to sacrifice tree diversity
- How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor back to life
- Forest restoration can fare better with human helping hand, study shows
- From rat-ridden to reserve, Redonda is an island restoration role model

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
