most popular – 2016-09
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