September most popular 657 pangolins found wrapped in plastic, hidden in freezers 25,142 Saving Bangladesh’s last rainforest 18,878 Why did millions of fish turn up dead in Indonesia’s giant Lake Toba? 17,866 Terror from above: eagle tackles deer in stunning camera trap photos 14,838 Environmental licence for Sao Luiz do Tapajos hydroelectric dam denied 8,438 Can ‘plant blindness’ be cured? 8,249 First Toba, now Maninjau: another mass fish death hits an Indonesian lake 7,346 Scientists catch boa constrictor eating a howler monkey (photos) 7,267 These banks are pumping billions into Southeast Asia’s deforestation 6,881 Alaska’s salmon and Vietnam’s doucs: wildlife narratives by Producer Tim Plowden 6,172 Indonesian government to investigate Korean palm oil giant over burning in Papua 4,712 From ‘Silverbacks’ to Systems Leaders: Rethinking African conservation leadership (commentary) 4,702 Humpback whales rescue seals and other animals from killer whales 4,250 Leonardo diCaprio launches global campaign to protect sharks and rays 4,113 Philippine Bleeding-heart doves flutter at the brink, but NGOs respond 3,709 Scientists capture first ever footage of rare, threatened bird in Peru’s Cerros del Sira 3,547 China considers a huge national park for Amur tigers and leopards 3,519 IPOP’s demise undercuts palm oil industry progress commentary 3,348 Madagascar’s largest tortoise could become extinct in 2 years 3,260 Forests in Colombia fall victim to illegal coca plantations 3,226 The good, the bad, and the ugly in palm oil (commentary) 2,924 Rainforest destruction rises in the Brazilian Amazon 2,760 Indonesian environment ministry shoots down geothermal plan in Mount Leuser National Park 2,698 Based on available evidence, non-lethal predator control is more effective than lethal means 2,666 Pulling the stunningly unique painted terrapin back from the brink 2,617 ‘A major concern’: plantation-driven deforestation ramps up in Borneo 2,460 What does Nature give us? A special Earth Day article 2,214 Leopards and landmines: Post-war carnivore research in Sri Lanka 2,124 The alarming number of fires in the Brazilian Amazon 1,992 Here’s how much forest we’ll have to destroy to feed our growing junk food addiction 1,986 Short-eared dog? Uncovering the secrets of one of the Amazon’s most mysterious mammals 1,873 New crab species discovered in Chinese fish market 1,865 Beef consumers’ role in causing deforestation in South America (commentary) 1,791 No fire, no food: tribe clings to slash-and-burn amid haze crackdown 1,765 How many trees are cut down every year? 1,626 New orange-black snake discovered in Mexico 1,591 Korean palm oil firm burned large tracts of forestland in Indonesia, NGOs allege 1,589 Tasmanian devils are rapidly evolving resistance to deadly cancer 1,570 Land grabbing and environmental destruction could now be prosecuted under international law 1,568 Negotiations and protests ongoing in wake of oil spills in Peruvian Amazon 1,556 IUCN motions to ban the pangolin trade 1,548 Poaching in Africa becomes increasingly militarized 1,524 Company ordered to pay record $76m over fires in Sumatra 1,490 Like Indonesia, Malaysia to sink rogue illegal foreign fishing boats 1,412 Black, white and unique: the Malayan tapir struggles for recognition 1,404 Revealed: Australian miner used arbitration threat to upend Indonesian environmental law 1,294 IUCN to create new category of membership for Indigenous peoples’ organizations 1,235 Shell spills 88,200 gallons of oil into Gulf of Mexico 1,204 Canada’s eastern boreal forest could become a climate change refuge 1,204 Guest Commentary: Are grassroots organizations our best hope for combating the illegal wildlife trade? 1,190