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What’s in a name? The role of defining ‘wilderness’ in conservation

John Cannon 7 Feb 2019

Conservation couture: Batik artisans make rhinos a fashion statement

Eni Muslihah 7 Feb 2019

Wildlife rangers in DRC park report waning motivation, job satisfaction

Mongabay.com 31 Jan 2019

To tackle great ape trafficking, follow the money, report says

Nora Ward 29 Jan 2019

Bans on the bird trade in South America yield mixed results

Mongabay.com 24 Jan 2019

Saving the forests of the Congo Basin: Q&A with author Meindert Brouwer

Mongabay.com 23 Jan 2019

‘Ecosystem guardians’ remain passionate despite dicey conditions

Nora Ward 15 Jan 2019
Borneo orangutan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Studying human behavior to protect orangutans: Q&A with Liana Chua

James Fair 11 Jan 2019

In Malta, legal loopholes give poachers cover to hunt migratory birds

Jason J. Gregg 11 Jan 2019

Rapid population drop weakened the Grauer’s gorilla gene pool

John Cannon 10 Jan 2019

Peccary’s disappearance foreboding for other Mesoamerican wildlife

Mongabay 20 Dec 2018
Sumatran partridge (Arborophila sumatrana), endemic to the island of Sumatra, no longer survives outside protected areas, according to researchers. Photo by Roland Wirth

Ground-feeding birds in Southeast Asia may be going extinct outside protected areas

Priyanka Runwal 10 Dec 2018

Graphic video reveals brutality of pangolin poaching in northeast India

Mongabay.com 7 Dec 2018
One of the major goals of protected areas is to conserve biodiversity. Photo of knobbed hornbill by Rhett A. Butler.

Group helps illegal bird traders transition into different lines of business

Nadine Freischlad 3 Dec 2018

Virtual meetup highlights networked sensor technology for parks

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 30 Nov 2018
Pair of jaguar in the Peruvian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Progress on jaguar conservation in Suriname

Mark J. Plotkin 20 Nov 2018

‘Not all hope is lost’ as outlook for mountain gorillas brightens

John Cannon 14 Nov 2018

What’s killing Nepal’s rhinos?

Abhaya Raj Joshi 30 Oct 2018

Indonesia’s Aceh sees harshest penalty yet for a wildlife crime

Junaidi Hanafiah 22 Oct 2018

$25m in funding to help African gov’ts prosecute poachers, traffickers

Mongabay.com 15 Oct 2018

It’s déjà vu for orangutans, devastated by climate change and hunting once before

Linda Lombardi 11 Oct 2018

In a Colombian sanctuary, once-trafficked birds fly again

Maria Fernanda Lizcano 11 Oct 2018

In a rhino stronghold, indigenous wood-carvers cut through stereotypes

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 10 Oct 2018

Int’l protections not stopping pangolin overexploitation in Cameroon

John Cannon 8 Oct 2018

Hunting, agriculture driving rapid decline of jaguars in South America’s Gran Chaco

Mike Gaworecki 5 Oct 2018

New survey results show Nepal is on track to double its tiger population by 2022

Mongabay.com 26 Sep 2018

World Gorilla Day: good news and grave threats

Mongabay.com 23 Sep 2018

DNA database helps Nepal’s officials monitor tigers, punish poachers

Abhaya Raj Joshi 7 Sep 2018

An anti-poaching technology for elephants that is always listening

Marianne Messina 5 Sep 2018

87 elephants found dead in Botswana, one of last safe havens for the species

Mongabay.com 5 Sep 2018

Poachers caught on video killing mother bear and cubs at den in Alaska

Mongabay.com 21 Aug 2018

Fight to protect the world’s most threatened great ape goes to court

Hans Nicholas Jong 21 Aug 2018

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