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The Mozambique Channel off the west coast of Madagascar. Image by Rod Waddington via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Madagascar auctioning a large swath of virgin waters for oil exploration

Edward Carver 14 Dec 2018

Argentina creates two new marine parks to protect penguins, sea lions

Mongabay.com 14 Dec 2018

Satellite trackers help fight vultures’ extinction in southern Africa

Munyaradzi Makoni 13 Dec 2018

Dam drove ‘collapse’ of rainforest bird populations in Thailand

Mongabay.com 13 Dec 2018

Super-spreaders: How the curious life of a newt could ignite a pandemic

Rachel Fritts 13 Dec 2018

From a new bird to a new community reserve: India’s tribe sets example

Shreya Dasgupta 13 Dec 2018

A Zambian sanctuary finds caring for chimps is a lifetime commitment

Humphrey Nkonde 13 Dec 2018

Birds on Broadway: A Q&A with the Audubon Mural Project’s Avi Gitler

Nandini Velho 12 Dec 2018

Feed a fishery, starve a seabird

Mongabay.com 12 Dec 2018

The true story of how 96 critically endangered sea turtle hatchlings survived New York City

Mike Gaworecki 11 Dec 2018

A monitoring network in the Amazon captures a flood of data

Elizabeth Oliveira 11 Dec 2018

New species of giant salamander described after decades of mystery

Mongabay.com 11 Dec 2018

In eastern Indonesia, a bird-trafficking hotspot flies under the radar

Ian Morse 11 Dec 2018
Mantis in Suriname's rainforest.

Seeing Suriname: A visit to the rainforest goes awry (insider)

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 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

Pesticides could be painting black howler monkeys yellow in Costa Rica

Mongabay.com 10 Dec 2018

Graphic video reveals brutality of pangolin poaching in northeast India

Mongabay.com 7 Dec 2018

Latam Eco Review: Whale attacks, palm oil woes, and hope for vaquitas

Mongabay.com 7 Dec 2018
Black lemur on Nosy Komba, Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

The second time couldn’t be worse than the first (insider)

Rhett Ayers Butler 7 Dec 2018
An indri (Indri indri), another critically endangered lemur that lives in Makira Natural Park. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

As the mammal tree of life suffers hits, should we prioritize which species to save?

Erika K. Carlson 6 Dec 2018

Tiny bits of ocean plastic threaten the survival of sea turtle hatchlings

Katie Brown 5 Dec 2018

Culls push endangered fruit bat closer to extinction in Mauritius

Mongabay.com 5 Dec 2018

For Ugandan villagers, tradition and tourism help keep the peace with gorillas

Deusdedit Ruhangariyo 5 Dec 2018
Rose-ringed parakeets seized from the parrot trade in Senegal. Photo courtesy of Davide de Guz/World Parrot Trust

Deadly parrot virus found in native birds from Asia and Africa

Erin I. Garcia de Jesus 5 Dec 2018

Top U.S. flooring retailer linked to Brazilian firm snagged in timber bust

John Cannon 4 Dec 2018

The nature of conservation evidence: Imperfect, but good enough (commentary)

David Wilkie, Michael Painter 4 Dec 2018

In the belly of the beast: journalist delves into wildlife trafficking

Gloria Dickie 4 Dec 2018

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

Sofie Bates 4 Dec 2018

For elusive Javan rhinos, camera traps are a benevolent Big Brother

Nuswantoro 3 Dec 2018

‘Drifters of opportunity’: Seabirds track energy in tidal currents

Mongabay.com 3 Dec 2018

Photos: Here are the winners of the 2018 British Ecological Society photo contest

Mongabay.com 3 Dec 2018

For the birds: Innovations enable tracking of even small flying animals

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 3 Dec 2018

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