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The ‘idea’: Uncovering the peatlands of the Congo Basin

John Cannon 2 Dec 2021

Human influence on tropics predates Anthropocene, holds clues to current crisis

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 13 Oct 2021

When a tree falls in the forest, you can still hear the birdsong

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 22 Sep 2021
A dugong (Dugong dugong) feeding on seagrass in Egypt. Image by Julien Willem via Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Seagrass-grazing dugongs and green sea turtles supercharge the seeds they eat

Carolyn Cowan 11 Aug 2021

In Indonesia, an unassuming brown bird is proof of turbo-charged evolution

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 10 Aug 2021

Hotter and drier: Deforestation and wildfires take a toll on the Amazon

Ignacio Amigo 20 Jul 2021

Study warns of impacts of unregulated trade in Indonesian porcupines

Basten Gokkon 30 Jun 2021

Study shows it took the Amazon as we know it over 6 million years to form

Claire Asher 7 Jun 2021
The rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros). Image courtesy of Mark Louis Benedict via Flickr.

To keep tabs on ecosystem health in Borneo, follow these birds: Study

Basten Gokkon 14 May 2021

500 years of species loss: Humans drive defaunation across Neotropics

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 15 Sep 2020

Legendary entomologist Terry Erwin passes away at age 79

Liz Kimbrough 15 May 2020

Field research, interrupted: How the COVID-19 crisis is stalling science

Liz Kimbrough 9 Apr 2020

Venezuelan crisis: Caring for priceless botanical treasures in a failed state

Jeanfreddy Gutiérrez Torres 31 Jul 2019

Forests scramble to absorb carbon as emissions continue to increase

Taran Volckhausen 21 Mar 2019

Implicit gender, racial biases may hinder effectiveness of conservation science, experts warn

Basten Gokkon 4 Jul 2018

Not out of the woods: Concerns remain with Nigerian superhighway

John Cannon 26 May 2017

‘Revolutionary’ new biodiversity maps reveal big gaps in conservation

John Cannon 27 Jan 2017

SE Asia’s damaged peat swamps could release 8.7 gigatons of CO2

Loren Bell 31 May 2016

$1m for devising best way to map Indonesia’s peatlands

Sapariah Saturi 5 Mar 2016

Scientists try hair traps to track tropical carnivores

Chaney Giordano 12 Jan 2016

New research sheds light on how to help birds in the vanishing Atlantic Forest

Apoorva Joshi 18 Dec 2015

New study re-assesses conservation status of Peruvian amphibians

Sean Mowbray 22 Oct 2015

Scientists turn to DNA from Sumatran elephant dung to aid conservation

Mike DiGirolamo 13 Oct 2015

Poor management ails endangered Boeseman’s Rainbowfish aquaculture

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Sep 2015

Match the footprint: error-prone method of identifying wild cats

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Sep 2015

Rare spotted leopards sighted on Malaysian Peninsula

Kolawole Talabi 28 Sep 2015

Tropical Conservation Science – September 2015

Mongabay.com 28 Sep 2015

Bushmeat in Tanzania has an unexpected consumer

Michael Buelna 21 Jul 2015

Rich forest diversity found in new Yunnan, China preserve

Jonathan Galka 15 Jul 2015

Lions, cheetahs, and wild dogs dwindle in West and Central African protected areas

Victor Montoro 14 Jul 2015

Reintroduced scarlet macaws adapt to the local food scene in Palenque, Mexico

Chaney Giordano 14 Jul 2015

Moratoria beat certification to reduce deforestation for soy, palm oil, cattle

Sean Mowbray 14 Jul 2015

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