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Whitetip sharks declared critically endangered, but gain no protections in Pacific

Monica Evans 13 Dec 2019

In Indonesian waters, filter feeders can ingest dozens to hundreds of microplastic particles every hour

Mongabay.com 20 Nov 2019

Can a national management plan halt Madagascar’s shark decline?

Edward Carver 11 Nov 2019

Education, compensation, and spiritual outreach protect threatened whale sharks

Tariq Engineer 14 Oct 2019

Sri Lanka scales up its domestic campaign to protect sharks with a global push

Malaka Rodrigo 5 Sep 2019

With record support, rhino rays and world’s fastest sharks get new trade protections

Mongabay.com 28 Aug 2019

Jumping the Shark: The Decline of the North Atlantic’s Shortfin Mako

Megan Stannard 28 Aug 2019

Information is key – but lacking for sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean (commentary)

Dave van Beuningen and Rhett Bennett 18 Jul 2019

Thousands of sharks and rays are likely entangled in plastic polluting Earth’s oceans

Mongabay.com 16 Jul 2019
A tourist boat in Donsol joins several others in search of whale sharks. Image by Nina Unlay.

What happens to an ecotourism town when the wildlife doesn’t show?

Nina Unlay 28 Jun 2019

Study suggests MPAs and fisheries closures can benefit highly migratory marine species

Mongabay.com 24 May 2019

For migrating songbirds, ‘baby shark’ is more than just an annoying tune

Shreya Dasgupta 22 May 2019

The health of penguin chicks points scientists to changes in the ocean

Mongabay.com 22 May 2019

’Unprecedented’ loss of biodiversity threatens humanity, report finds

Mongabay.com 7 May 2019
A whale shark in Mexico. Image by MarAlliance2018 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Mobile app encourages Indian fishers to free entangled whale sharks

Vasudevan Sridharan 1 May 2019

Killer whale vs. great white? No contest — the shark always flees

Mongabay.com 25 Apr 2019

Scientists urge overhaul of the world’s parks to protect biodiversity

John Cannon 11 Apr 2019
Salted shark meat, called cecina, drying in the sun. Image courtesy of MarAlliance.

Fishing for sharks in Honduras’s sanctuary seas: Q&A with biologist Gabriela Ochoa

Michelle Carrere 8 Apr 2019

Study maps where tunas, sharks and fishing ships meet

Shreya Dasgupta 25 Mar 2019

World’s fastest shark, and many others, edge toward extinction

Mongabay.com 23 Mar 2019

Indonesia investigates mass shark deaths at captive-breeding facility

Jay Fajar, M Ambari 22 Mar 2019

Wikipedia searches reveal how people’s interests in wildlife change

Shreya Dasgupta 13 Mar 2019

Something smells fishy: Scientists uncover illegal fishing using shark tracking devices

Sophie Manson 7 Mar 2019

You’re gonna need a smaller boat: Media obscures shrinking ‘newsworthy’ fish

John Cannon 5 Mar 2019

Fries with that shark? U.K. chippies found selling threatened species

Mongabay.com 6 Feb 2019
Capybaras, Colombia. Image by Rhett Butler for Mongabay

Latam Eco Review: Resistance, hope and camera traps

Mongabay.com 11 Jan 2019

10 ways conservation tech shifted into auto in 2018

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 28 Dec 2018

DNA test helps officials spot dodgy shark shipments

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 21 Dec 2018

Bits of DNA in ocean water can reveal white sharks swimming nearby

Sofie Bates 4 Dec 2018
The Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve is home to wildlife like jaguar. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler.

Latam Eco Review: Jail time for jaguar traffickers

Mongabay.com 23 Nov 2018
Kelp. Image courtesy of NOAA.

Latam Eco Review: Rampant roadkill and shrinking seaweed stocks

Mongabay.com 16 Nov 2018

PNG to create 7,500 square kilometers of new marine protected areas in Bismarck Sea

Mongabay.com 13 Nov 2018

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