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Gold and sand mining near Mandor, West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

A response to “On public interest in conservation and internet data”

Zuzana Burivalova; Rhett A Butler; and David S Wilcove 15 Jul 2019

On public interest in conservation and internet data (commentary)

Ricardo Correia 15 Jul 2019

Let there be lights, to help migratory cranes avoid power lines

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 12 Jul 2019

Arctic in free fall: 2019 sea ice volume sinks to near record for June

Gloria Dickie 11 Jul 2019
Google Earth image showing deforestation around Arara in the state of Para, in the Brazilian Amazon.

As Amazon deforestation rises, sensational headlines play into Bolsonaro’s agenda (commentary)

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Jul 2019

Film that fish: Stereo-video speeds surveys of marine fish communities

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 5 Jul 2019

Travelogue: Ground-truthing satellite data in Borneo (Insider)

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Jul 2019

New eDNA sampling system aims for cleaner, more efficient field research

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 2 Jul 2019

More than 50 lakes lie hidden beneath Greenland ice sheet, study finds

Mongabay.com 28 Jun 2019

Sponges supply DNA for new method of monitoring aquatic biodiversity

Lakshmi Supriya 26 Jun 2019
Drone view of Chiquitano forest recently deforested on the edge of the Bolivian Amazon for soy production. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Satellite data suggests deforestation on the rise in Brazil

Mongabay.com 25 Jun 2019

Logging road construction has surged in the Congo Basin since 2003

John Cannon 24 Jun 2019

Fire, cattle, cocaine: Deforestation spikes in Guatemalan national park

Maxwell Radwin 21 Jun 2019

“Part of something bigger”: the social movement around New Zealand’s Predator-Free 2050 goal

Monica Evans 20 Jun 2019

’Livestock revolution’ triggered decline in global pasture: Report

John Cannon 19 Jun 2019

At least one species has been lost on more than half of Earth’s land area

Mongabay.com 18 Jun 2019

New tool helps monitor forest change within commodities supply chains

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 18 Jun 2019

Predator-free by 2050? High-tech hopes for New Zealand’s big conservation dream

Monica Evans 13 Jun 2019

Arctic sea ice extent just hit a record low for early June; worse may come

Gloria Dickie 12 Jun 2019

Researchers and customs officials unite to fight wildlife trafficking using eDNA

David Klinges 6 Jun 2019
Fishing boats in Seno de Última Esperanza (Last Hope Sound), in southern Chile. Image by Robert Nunn via Flickr.

Chile pledges to make its fishing vessel tracking data public

Marianne Messina 31 May 2019

Tiny tracking tags help decode how echolocating bats navigate

Lakshmi Supriya 30 May 2019

Altered forests threaten sustainability of subsistence hunting

Mongabay.com 29 May 2019

Underwater ultrasound scanner to support manta conservation

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 28 May 2019

Earth’s hidden tree-microbe network mapped for the first time ever

Shreya Dasgupta 27 May 2019

New report examines drivers of rising Amazon deforestation on country-by-country basis

Mongabay.com 23 May 2019

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

Mongabay.com 22 May 2019
A bucket of fish at a market in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Image by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay

Monitoring hack shines a light on fishing boats operating under cover of dark

Basten Gokkon 17 May 2019

Models, maps, and citizen scientists working to save the Great Barrier Reef

Marianne Messina 14 May 2019

Hunting for rare plants in inaccessible spots: Q&A with drone pilot Ben Nyberg

Shreya Dasgupta 13 May 2019

New map shows warming waters where coral reefs could be under threat

Shreya Dasgupta 8 May 2019

Counting on eDNA for a faster, easier way to count coral

Stephanie Parker 8 May 2019

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