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Dirt road converted into artificial island for birds in Eastern Turkey

New rainforest reserve in Congo benefits bonobos and locals

Peru gets $120m to protect 212,000 sq mi of Amazon rainforest

Approximately 200 new frogs discovered in Madagascar threatened by political instability

As wolves face the gun, flawed science taints decision to remove species from ESA

Afghanistan announces first national park on Earth Day

Famous Kenyan park experiencing large declines in wildlife

Kenya signs its first REDD deal to conserve forests

Reserves with roads still vital for reducing fires in Brazilian Amazon

Marine Protected Areas too small for whales and dolphins

Two Sumatran elephants shot dead in Indonesian park

Conservation groups condemn ‘open and organized plundering’ of Madagascar’s natural resources

Fisherman killed by two Komodo dragons

Bushmeat hunting in Tanzania

Protecting watersheds secures freshwater and saves billions of dollars

Political turmoil in Madagascar threatens lemurs, parks

Papua New Guinea creates first nature reserve

Cameroon may liquidate rainforest reserve if conservationists don’t step forward

Cameroon gets gorilla park

Deforestation jumps 55% in Vietnam province

Giant population of lions could live war-torn region

Photo of new bird species discovered in China

Mountain gorilla population in DR Congo increases 12.5%

High coffee prices spurred deforestation in Sumatra but effective law enforcement slowed forest loss

Wildlife trade creating ’empty forest syndrome’ across the globe

Symposium tackles big question: how many species will survive our generation

Population of Asian elephants discovered in Malaysian park

What is the greatest threat to rainforests: habitat destruction or climate change?

Gorilla ranger killed in Congo

Visiting New Mexico’s Crane festival

Peru seeks $200 million to save its rainforests

Linking rural health care to forest conservation proving a success in Borneo

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