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  1. At 2017 minimum, scientists ask: Is Arctic entering the Thin Ice Age? [70060]
  2. India and Nepal team up to rescue flooded rhinos [45572]
  3. Camera traps capture ‘fantastically bizarre’ animal behavior in South African park [41876]
  4. Indonesia abuzz over possible finding of extinct tiger [31819]
  5. Uncontacted Amazon indigenous groups reportedly attacked by outsiders [29179]
  6. Namibia’s low cost, sustainable solution to seabird bycatch [26997]
  7. Camera trapping in the trees [24677]
  8. Three years after the tragedy of Saweto, where is the justice and security? (commentary) [21560]
  9. 30 years of protecting the mysterious Okapi [21085]
  10. 381 new species described from the Amazon over two-year period [15554]
  11. Watch video of an electric eel attack [13928]
  12. Video: Hatchlings boost hope for extremely rare duck [12731]
  13. Does forest certification really work? [10263]
  14. Warriors and wildlife: an interview with Paul Thomson of Ewaso Lions [10072]
  15. Protecting a forest in the land of the Indonesian deer-pig [10058]
  16. North America’s ash trees, Africa’s antelopes face heightened threat of extinction [9840]
  17. Predator Mobbing Watch gibbons, monkeys team up to fight off leopard [9637]
  18. Study examines sex-specific responses of Neotropical bats to habitat fragmentation [8882]
  19. Saving the Serranía de San Lucas, a vital link in the ‘jaguar corridor’ [8715]
  20. Snow white’ giraffes caught on video for the first time [8679]
  21. Documenting Africa’s poaching epidemic: Q&A with the director of ‘The Last Animals’ [8559]
  22. Indonesia’s decision to share vessel tracking data ‘ill-advised,’ some say [8221]
  23. Endangered species to declare?’ Europe’s understudied bushmeat trade [8112]
  24. Community pulls water-thirsty invasive weeds from Ethiopia’s Lake Tana [7938]
  25. Javan rhinos face human incursions into their last remaining habitat [7883]
  26. The top 10 most biodiverse countries [7770]
  27. Newly discovered gecko loses scales in ‘really bizarre’ behavior [7342]
  28. Invasion of Poisonous Asian toad in Madagascar is a greater threat to biodiversity than previously thought [7307]
  29. Hunted to the brink: Mammals in crisis [7298]
  30. Amazon dam defeats Brazil’s environment agency (commentary) [7153]
  31. Rhino horn confiscated, three alleged traffickers arrested in Sumatra [6903]
  32. Pangolins reduced to small, isolated populations in Bangladesh: new study [6805]
  33. Extremely rare cobra lily rediscovered in India after 84 years [6672]
  34. Tango in the Wind:’ New film captures courtship dance of critically endangered Hooded Grebe for first time ever [5918]
  35. Rare barking deer photographed in Vietnam [5827]
  36. A rich person’s profession? Young conservationists struggle to make it [5819]
  37. The world’s 5 most Endangered wild cats [5736]
  38. Two Indonesian soldiers found to be smuggling dozens of porcupines [5516]
  39. Monkey rediscovered in Brazil after 80 years [5470]
  40. What does Nature give us? A special Earth Day article [5277]
  41. A global view from a mountain town: how conservation became ingrained in Monteverde [5168]
  42. Identifying the world’s top biodiversity investment returns [5096]
  43. The world’s best mother: meet the octopus that guards its eggs for over four years [4778]
  44. Big mammals flourish as Cerrado park’s savanna comes back [4774]
  45. What works in conservation? In-depth series starts next week [4668]
  46. Fossil discovery in Indonesia reveals ‘lost world’ of beasts [4276]
  47. The ape who escaped Indonesia’s blackmarket trade in pet orangutans [4246]
  48. Why we can’t lose hope: Dr. David Suzuki speaks out [4099]
  49. Will community management help save the black rhino from extinction? (Photos) [4060]
  50. A lingering ‘legacy’: Deforestation warms climate more than expected [3985]
  51. Saving Bangladesh’s last rainforest [3855]
  52. Call of the Wild Tiger: using acoustics software to identify individual tigers by their calls [3841]
  53. Bringing rhinos back to India’s parks [3812]
  54. Saving orphaned baby rhinos in India [3607]
  55. Fish kills at Amazon’s Belo Monte dam point up builder’s failures [3581]
  56. Amazon tribe creates 500-page traditional medicine encyclopedia [3540]
  57. How animals react to a solar eclipse [3526]
  58. Oil palm firms advance into Leuser rainforest, defying Aceh governor’s orders [3521]
  59. Collateral damage: Snow leopards and trophy hunting in Kyrgyzstan [3393]
  60. Zero tolerance of deforestation likely only way to save Amazon gateway [3348]
  61. Mammal numbers high in logged tropical forests, new study says [3305]
  62. Camera trap records nearly extinct cuckoo bird in Sumatra [3126]
  63. Does social forestry always decrease deforestation and poverty? (commentary) [3102]
  64. Four new toads discovered in Sumatra [3082]
  65. Jackie Chan joins the fight for endangered pangolins [3057]
  66. Nicaraguan beef raised illegally in biological reserve mostly exported [3027]
  67. Indigenous farmers fight eucalyptus damage to water source in Ecuador [2964]
  68. How much of a shock can an electric eel deliver? A scientist just found out first-hand [2953]
  69. Curiosity saves the cat: Tourism helps reinvent the jaguar [2935]
  70. Massive highway planned for Philippines’ Palawan Island [2907]
  71. Rethinking camera traps for the small, fast, and elusive [2759]
  72. Taking on the plastic straw: Q&A with Adrian Grenier, actor and ocean activist [2625]
  73. Indigenous communities resist Chinese mining in Amazonian Ecuador [2529]
  74. Scientists uncover five new species of ‘toupee’ monkeys in the Amazon [2526]
  75. Snow leopards no longer ‘endangered,’ but still in decline and in need of urgent conservation measures [2486]
  76. Based on available evidence, non-lethal predator control is more effective than lethal means [2451]
  77. From tarsiers to cloud rats, scientist strives to save Philippine species [2434]
  78. Deforestation in Cambodia linked to ill health in children [2390]
  79. App combines computer vision and crowdsourcing to explore Earth’s biodiversity, one photo at a time [2369]
  80. Audio: A rare earth mine in Madagascar triggers concerns for locals and lemurs [2275]
  81. Malaysia has the world’s highest deforestation rate, reveals Google forest map [2234]
  82. Local approaches to conservation may be the most effective, study finds [2214]
  83. Palm oil giant FGV will ‘endeavor to rehabilitate’ peatlands it trashed in Borneo [2186]
  84. Apply Animal Welfare Act rules to recreational hunting, says advocacy group [2171]
  85. Fishing mortality of mako sharks ten times higher than fisheries’ estimates [2159]
  86. Communities struggle to save Sabah’s shrinking mangroves [2138]
  87. Scientists sequence plant DNA in the field to identify species within hours [2019]
  88. How many plant species are there in the world? Scientists now have an answer [2018]
  89. Ranking the world’s best – and worst – palm oil companies in terms of sustainability [1957]
  90. Human-wildlife conflict is decimating leopard numbers in one of their last African strongholds [1919]
  91. ‘Penis snake’ discovered in Brazil is actually a rare species of amphibian [1913]
  92. 80% of Bornean orangutans live outside protected areas [1897]
  93. Trees provide ecosystem services worth $500 million to the world’s megacities [1845]
  94. Liberian park protects Critically Endangered western chimpanzees [1808]
  95. Pygmy death shows need for land reform, group says [1784]
  96. Protest against hydropower plant in Sumatra ends with injuries [1775]
  97. Bats and viruses: Beating back a bad reputation [1730]
  98. Documenting the consequences of palm oil production beyond Southeast Asia [1691]
  99. When will cattle ranchers be proud to show their farms in the Amazon? (commentary) [1677]
  100. A clouded future: Asia’s enigmatic clouded leopard threatened by palm oil [1674]

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  1. 33330 At least 15 greater one-horned rhinoceroses have been swept across the Indo-Nepal border by this year’s monsoon floods. Officials from both countries have worked together to find and rescue the flood-swept animals. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/india-and-nepal-team-up-to-rescue-flooded-rhinos/
  2. 31864 Brazil is investigating possible violent incidents between illegal miners and farmers and two uncontacted indigenous groups. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/uncontacted-amazon-indigenous-groups-reportedly-attacked-by-outsiders/
  3. 31186 At least 15 greater one-horned rhinoceroses have been swept across the Indo-Nepal border by this year’s monsoon floods. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/india-and-nepal-team-up-to-rescue-flooded-rhinos/
  4. 30511 The discovery of the elusive okapi, once believed to be a mythical unicorn, was one of the most exciting taxonomic findings of the twentieth century. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/06/30-years-of-protecting-the-mysterious-okapi/
  5. 29735 Park rangers in Java photographed a big cat that resembled the Javan tiger which was officially declared extinct in 2003. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/indonesia-abuzz-over-possible-finding-of-extinct-tiger/
  6. 22609 [3 years ago] Conservationists working with the organization Wildlife Act set up camera traps in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park to non-invasively monitor the park’s wildlife. https://news.mongabay.com/2014/09/camera-traps-capture-fantastically-bizarre-animal-behavior-in-south-african-park/
  7. 17921 After the assassinations, Peru’s prime minister traveled to Saweto by helicopter and promised Saweto the community land title the four men died for. A year later, Saweto obtained the title, after more than a decade of struggle. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/three-years-after-the-tragedy-of-saweto-where-is-the-justice-and-security-commentary/
  8. 16478 Between January 2014 and December 2015, scientists described 381 new species of wildlife from the Amazon in peer-reviewed scientific journals. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/381-new-species-described-from-the-amazon-over-two-year-period/
  9. 12055 Pangolins, one of the most trafficked mammals in the world, are fast disappearing from earth. Yet, we know very little about these solitary animals. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/pangolins-reduced-to-small-isolated-populations-in-bangladesh-new-study/
  10. 10921 Latest update to the IUCN Red List includes some species that are very familiar in the U.S., including the tree that baseball bats are made of ~ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/north-americas-ash-trees-africas-antelopes-face-heightened-threat-of-extinction/
  11. 10613 Snow white giraffes! On film! https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/snow-white-giraffes-caught-on-video-for-the-first-time/
  12. 9972 Women warriors protest the São Manoel dam in the Brazilian Amazon. The São Manoel Dam construction consortium kept none of its indigenous promises, including its guarantee to involve indigenous groups in the decision making process. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/amazon-dam-defeats-brazils-environment-agency-commentary/
  13. 8896 Expansion of tea estates is one threat to these newly discovered lilies ~ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/06/extremely-rare-cobra-lily-rediscovered-in-india-after-84-years/
  14. 8836 The documentary film The Last Animals is a finalist for Jackson Hole Festival & Summit Special Jury award, we talked with the director about it ~ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/documenting-africas-poaching-epidemic-qa-with-the-director-of-the-last-animals/
  15. 8815 Bushmeat can be purchased in Europe’s capital cities, with the meat of endangered species such as primates and pangolins available. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/03/endangered-species-to-declare-europes-understudied-bushmeat-trade/
  16. 7804 The “jaguar corridor” is a historic link that runs from Mexico all the way down the spine of Central America, crossing the inhospitable wilderness of the Darian Gap, through Colombia and into the Amazon basin – the last stronghold of the species. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/saving-the-serrania-de-san-lucas-a-vital-link-in-the-jaguar-corridor/
  17. 7646 Only around 60 Javan rhinoceroses are believed to remain, all of them in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/javan-rhinos-face-human-incursions-into-their-last-remaining-habitat/
  18. 7571 This is only the third site in Vietnam where the giant muntjak has been photographed in the last decade, conservationists say. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/04/rare-barking-deer-photographed-in-vietnam/
  19. 6704 Lake Tana is Ethiopia’s largest lake, and feeds the Blue Nile. At several points where tributaries flow into the lake, invasive water hyacinth is soaking up water and choking the shoreline. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/community-pulls-water-thirsty-invasive-weeds-from-ethiopias-lake-tana/
  20. 6382 [3 years ago] Black rhinos have declined 90 percent in three generations, and are listed as Critically Endangered. https://news.mongabay.com/2015/09/will-community-management-help-save-the-black-rhino-from-extinction-photos/
  21. 6279 [2 years ago] Wildlife acoustics help field researchers estimate population size and presence of a range of animal species. 🐯🐅https://news.mongabay.com/2015/09/call-of-the-wild-tiger-using-acoustics-software-to-identify-individual-tigers-by-their-calls/
  22. 6162 The researchers used camera traps, recording the dry season presence of 18 species of large mammals. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/07/big-mammals-flourish-as-cerrado-parks-savanna-comes-back/
  23. 6108 [1 year ago]Bordering Myanmar and the Indian states of Tripura and Mizoram, the Chittagong Hill Tracts is characterized by semi-evergreen forest that is considered part of the highly endangered Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. https://news.mongabay.com/2016/09/saving-bangladeshs-last-rainforest/
  24. 6084 The animal’s stomach produces a stone used in traditional Chinese medicine ~ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/two-indonesian-soldiers-found-to-be-smuggling-dozens-of-porcupines/
  25. 5377 A centre in Assam State is currently home to these 9 greater one-horned rhino calves, including 8 orphaned in monsoon floods last year ~ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/03/saving-orphaned-baby-rhinos-in-india/
  26. 4988 In 2005, conservationists launched a plan to establish rhino populations in seven parks in Assam state. It proved to be an even bigger challenge than expected. 🦏🦏https://news.mongabay.com/2017/06/bringing-rhinos-back-to-indias-parks/
  27. 4593 13% of wild cats are endangered, here are the 5 highest on that list ~ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/the-worlds-5-most-endangered-wild-cats/
  28. 4161 Across 57 mammal species recorded with live and camera traps, the average number of all animals combined was 28 percent higher in logged forests — where hunting wasn’t an issue — compared to old-growth forests. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/mammal-numbers-high-in-logged-tropical-forests-new-study-says/
  29. 3340 Tropical deforestation results in the release of not only carbon dioxide but also methane and nitrous oxide, leading to greater-than-anticipated warming of the global climate. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/a-lingering-legacy-deforestation-warms-climate-more-than-expected/
  30. 3286 In a video, martial arts action star Jackie Chan urges people to never buy pangolin meat or scale. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/jackie-chan-joins-the-fight-for-endangered-pangolins/
  31. 3195 Yay, ‘new’ toads discovered ~ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/four-new-toads-discovered-in-sumatra/
  32. 3079 [3 years ago] While saki monkeys may be characterized by floppy mops of hair that resemble the worst of human toupees, these acrobatic, tree-dwelling primates are essential for dispersing seeds across the vast Amazon landscape. https://news.mongabay.com/2014/09/scientists-uncover-five-new-species-of-toupee-monkeys-in-the-amazon/
  33. 3058 A fully grown electric eel can hit its target with as much as 63 Watts! https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/how-much-of-a-shock-can-an-electric-eel-deliver-a-scientist-just-found-out-first-hand/
  34. 2795 In this interview, Milada Rehakova shares how she and her husband rediscovered the bushy-tailed cloud rat, previously thought extinct, on Dinagat Island in 2012. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/from-tarsiers-to-cloud-rats-scientist-strives-to-save-philippine-species/
  35. 2783 These include 216 new species of plants, 93 fish, 32 amphibians, 20 mammals (two of which are fossils), 19 reptiles and one bird. 🐠🐸🐒🦎🐦https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/381-new-species-described-from-the-amazon-over-two-year-period/
  36. 2570 Cattle are raised and fattened inside the Indio Maíz Biological Reserve ~ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/nicaraguan-beef-raised-illegally-in-biological-reserve-mostly-exported/
  37. 2535 The discovery of the avian species indicated that the park might be one of its last refuges. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/camera-trap-records-nearly-extinct-cuckoo-bird-in-sumatra/
  38. 2473 Oil palm plantations are rapidly mushrooming throughout the tropics. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/02/documenting-the-consequences-of-palm-oil-production-beyond-southeast-asia/
  39. 2203 Monteverde, Costa Rica has become a model of a conservation-oriented community, from scientists to farmers. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/a-global-view-from-a-mountain-town-how-conservation-became-ingrained-in-monteverde/
  40. 2198 [2 years ago] New research released at the World Forestry Congress finds small-scale farmers and producers of forest products can help rural economies grow, as well as help defend against global problems such as deforestation and climate change. https://news.mongabay.com/2015/09/small-scale-farming-and-agroforestry-could-be-in-fighting-climate-change-poverty/
  41. 2120 Mining for gold has damaged the region’s lowlands, releasing mercury into the surrounding environment. In 2014, two jaguar canines were found to contain mercury. 🐆🐾https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/saving-the-serrania-de-san-lucas-a-vital-link-in-the-jaguar-corridor/
  42. 2074 The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) says captive hunt ranches are operating in a legal loophole, and need a stricter standard over treatment of their animals. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/apply-animal-welfare-act-rules-to-recreational-hunting-says-advocacy-group/
  43. 1912 Brown howler monkeys are extremely susceptible to yellow fever, and an outbreak can cause local extinctions. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/03/yellow-fever-is-killing-howler-monkeys-in-brazil/
  44. 1904 Animals like hummingbirds are too small and fast to be captured by standard camera traps, but here’s a way around that: trapshttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/rethinking-camera-traps-for-small-fast-elusive/
  45. 1884 Tensions between indigenous populations, the state, and a Chinese mining company continue to rise in Ecuador’s Cordillera del Cóndor ~ https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/indigenous-communities-resist-chinese-mining-in-amazonian-ecuador/
  46. 1785 India’s rising population of greater one-horned rhinos brings residents of villages bordering protected areas into proximity with the animals. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/06/the-women-who-live-alongside-rhinos-in-india/
  47. 1775 The government of Indonesia’s Aceh province has banned land clearance for oil palm development inside the Leuser Ecosystem. However, deforestation is still ongoing as some companies ignore the moratorium. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/oil-palm-firms-advance-into-leuser-rainforest-defying-aceh-governors-orders/
  48. 1718 The shooting of an indigenous person on his group’s customary land is putting park rangers there under the microscope: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/pygmy-death-shows-need-for-land-reform-group-says/
  49. 1511 Government-supported hunting of Marco Polo sheep and Siberian ibex is being blamed for depleting the food supply of snow leopards and driving their numbers down. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/08/collateral-damage-snow-leopards-and-trophy-hunting-in-kyrgyzstan/
  50. 1486 South Africa banned the hunting of leopards last year amid uncertainty over the species’ numbers and ongoing threats to its survival posed by mismanagement of the trophy hunting industry and the illegal trade in its fur. https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/human-wildlife-conflict-is-decimating-leopard-numbers-in-one-of-their-last-african-strongholds/

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  24. 131 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/what-works-in-conservation-in-depth-series-starts-next-week/
  25. 131 https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/audio-technologies-that-boost-conservation-efforts-right-now-and-in-the-future/

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  44. wildtech/2017/09/scientists-id-plant-species-in-the-field-within-hours/ 569
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  7. 2017/09/deforestation-in-cambodia-linked-to-ill-health-in-children/ 204
  8. 2017/09/381-new-species-described-from-the-amazon-over-two-year-period/ 194
  9. 2017/09/a-lingering-legacy-deforestation-warms-climate-more-than-expected/ 181
  10. 2017/09/the-worlds-5-most-endangered-wild-cats/ 176
  11. 2017/09/what-works-in-conservation-in-depth-series-starts-next-week/ 171
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  13. 2017/09/indigenous-communities-resist-chinese-mining-in-amazonian-ecuador/ 166
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Most influential tweets from non-Mongabay accounts

  1. 223 DiCaprio Foundation: Zero tolerance of #deforestation likely only way to save #Amazon gateway https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/zero-tolerance-of-deforestation-likely-only-way-to-save-amazon-gateway/ … via @MongabayOrg
    2017/09/zero-tolerance-of-deforestation-likely-only-way-to-save-amazon-gateway/
  2. 151 World Wildlife Day: ‘Snow white’ #giraffes caught on video for the first time https://goo.gl/B36qry  via @mongabay video @hirola_program #AmazingWildlifepic.twitter.com/ScLecedahO
    2017/09/snow-white-giraffes-caught-on-video-for-the-first-time/
  3. 90 Compassion 4 Animals: India and Nepal team up to rescue flooded rhinos https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/india-and-nepal-team-up-to-rescue-flooded-rhinos/ …pic.twitter.com/k4SlAs0kSW
    2017/09/india-and-nepal-team-up-to-rescue-flooded-rhinos/
  4. 90 BuzzFeed India: India And Nepal Team Up To Rescue Flooded Rhinos http://bzfd.it/2j4pVJE pic.twitter.com/XztBxbB0mY
    2017/09/india-and-nepal-team-up-to-rescue-flooded-rhinos/
  5. 86 David Henderson 🌱: “India and Nepal team up to rescue flooded rhinos. #ClimateChange
    https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/india-and-nepal-team-up-to-rescue-flooded-rhinos/ …pic.twitter.com/UzeYtzuczT”
    2017/09/india-and-nepal-team-up-to-rescue-flooded-rhinos/
  6. 76 Conservation Intl: “Camera trap records nearly extinct cuckoo bird in Sumatra” http://bit.ly/2yvaeOF  via @Mongabay
    2017/09/camera-trap-records-nearly-extinct-cuckoo-bird-in-sumatra/
  7. 74 AMAZON WATCH: Indigenous communities resist Chinese mining in Amazonian Ecuador http://bit.ly/2eJ47ly  @mongabay #EndAmazonCrudepic.twitter.com/LhzEhHq4qA
    2017/09/indigenous-communities-resist-chinese-mining-in-amazonian-ecuador/
  8. 69 AMAZON WATCH: Zero tolerance of deforestation likely only way to save Amazon gateway, argue scientists http://bit.ly/2j90wi8 pic.twitter.com/JGbN8U51SU
    2017/09/zero-tolerance-of-deforestation-likely-only-way-to-save-amazon-gateway/
  9. 66 Acción Ecológica: Indigenous communities resist Chinese mining in Amazonian #Ecuador https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/indigenous-communities-resist-chinese-mining-in-amazonian-ecuador/ … #CóndorSinMineríapic.twitter.com/B57VRnm7pl
    2017/09/indigenous-communities-resist-chinese-mining-in-amazonian-ecuador/
  10. 66 David Henderson 🌱: “Zero tolerance of deforestation likely only way to save Amazon gateway. We need radical!

    https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/zero-tolerance-of-deforestation-likely-only-way-to-save-amazon-gateway/ …pic.twitter.com/j6eNe7GmYl”
    2017/09/zero-tolerance-of-deforestation-likely-only-way-to-save-amazon-gateway/

  11. 61 Helping Rhinos 🦏: Javan rhinos face human incursions into their last remaining habitat https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/javan-rhinos-face-human-incursions-into-their-last-remaining-habitat/ … via @Mongabay
    2017/09/javan-rhinos-face-human-incursions-into-their-last-remaining-habitat/
  12. 60 SCB: Curiosity saves the cat: Tourism helps reinvent the jaguar http://ow.ly/PZ8b30f89w8 
    2017/09/curiosity-saves-the-cat-tourism-helps-reinvent-the-jaguar/
  13. 60 PantheraCats: .@mongabay article on our #jaguar ecotourism study: “Curiosity saves the cat: Tourism helps reinvent the jaguar.” http://bit.ly/2x0Ljo3 pic.twitter.com/0BCuU8pp7v
    2017/09/curiosity-saves-the-cat-tourism-helps-reinvent-the-jaguar/
  14. 54 David Henderson 🌱: “Jackie Chan joins the fight for endangered pangolins #Extinction
    https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/jackie-chan-joins-the-fight-for-endangered-pangolins/ …pic.twitter.com/Jq4OhbbB6b”
    2017/09/jackie-chan-joins-the-fight-for-endangered-pangolins/
  15. 54 WildAid: Fishing mortality of mako #sharks ten times higher than fisheries’ estimates @Mongabay @njainwrites https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/fishing-mortality-of-mako-sharks-ten-times-higher-than-fisheries-estimates/ …pic.twitter.com/nViRt7BCvz
    2017/09/fishing-mortality-of-mako-sharks-ten-times-higher-than-fisheries-estimates/
  16. 50 IndigenousEnviroNet: Indigenous communities resist Chinese mining in Amazonian Ecuador http://fb.me/92tD1p41M 
    2017/09/indigenous-communities-resist-chinese-mining-in-amazonian-ecuador/
  17. 50 FAO Forestry: #nowreading Does #forest certification really work? asks @mongabay http://bit.ly/2ytWOTP pic.twitter.com/C8ukHn8Nc3
    2017/09/does-forest-certification-really-work/
  18. 48 WildAid: India and Nepal Team up to Rescue Flooded #Rhinos @thenewslensintl https://international.thenewslens.com/article/78419 pic.twitter.com/PQnO8n8qwP
    2017/09/india-and-nepal-team-up-to-rescue-flooded-rhinos/
  19. 44 March4ElesAndRhinos: Zero tolerance of deforestation likely only way to save Amazon gateway http://nzzl.us/f6GXbvR  via @nuzzel thanks @Hara4Africa
    2017/09/zero-tolerance-of-deforestation-likely-only-way-to-save-amazon-gateway/
  20. 44 World Wildlife Day: Curiosity saves the cat: #Tourism helps reinvent the #jaguar https://goo.gl/C8eJ3a  via @Mongabay #BigCats #WWD2018pic.twitter.com/KZVqPYyrV5
    2017/09/curiosity-saves-the-cat-tourism-helps-reinvent-the-jaguar/
  21. 42 Pooja Bhatt: Bravo!If only we clasped hands more as neighbours “India and Nepal team up to rescue flooded rhinos” https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/india-and-nepal-team-up-to-rescue-flooded-rhinos/ … via @Mongabay
    2017/09/india-and-nepal-team-up-to-rescue-flooded-rhinos/
  22. 39 Extinction Symbol: Fishing mortality of mako sharks ten times higher than fisheries’ estimates: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/fishing-mortality-of-mako-sharks-ten-times-higher-than-fisheries-estimates/ …
    2017/09/fishing-mortality-of-mako-sharks-ten-times-higher-than-fisheries-estimates/
  23. 39 CECHR: “A lingering ‘legacy’
    Deforestation warms climate more than expected
    http://www.eco-business.com/news/a-lingering-legacy-deforestation-warms-climate-more-than-expected/ …
    Methane & nitrous oxide as well as CO2pic.twitter.com/uThyhPOphN”
    2017/09/a-lingering-legacy-deforestation-warms-climate-more-than-expected/
  24. 38 David Henderson 🌱: “A lingering ‘legacy’: Deforestation warms #climate more than expected. #ClimateChange
    https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/a-lingering-legacy-deforestation-warms-climate-more-than-expected/ …pic.twitter.com/hScSq9aohM”
    2017/09/a-lingering-legacy-deforestation-warms-climate-more-than-expected/
  25. 36 David Henderson 🌱: “Rehabilitating wildlife in the aftermath of Harvey. #ClimateChange
    https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/rehabilitating-wildlife-in-the-aftermath-of-harvey/ …pic.twitter.com/AeYrXRuRYZ”
    2017/09/rehabilitating-wildlife-in-the-aftermath-of-harvey/
  26. 36 David Steen, Ph.D.: Four new toads discovered in Sumatra https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/four-new-toads-discovered-in-sumatra/ … via @Mongabay
    2017/09/four-new-toads-discovered-in-sumatra/
  27. 34 David Henderson 🌱: “Traffickers find new ways to smuggle rhino horn out of Africa. Where there is money..there is a way!!

    https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/traffickers-find-new-ways-to-smuggle-rhino-horn-out-of-africa/ …pic.twitter.com/KVB5d7hq5y”
    2017/09/traffickers-find-new-ways-to-smuggle-rhino-horn-out-of-africa/

  28. 34 CECHR: “Indonesia abuzz over possible finding of extinct tiger
    https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/indonesia-abuzz-over-possible-finding-of-extinct-tiger/ … #biodiversity
    Javan tiger
    Lost & Found?pic.twitter.com/O4NKNIEGXr”
    2017/09/indonesia-abuzz-over-possible-finding-of-extinct-tiger/
  29. 33 Max Nathanson: On #WorldAmazonDay, my article for @mongabay: Indigenous Communities Resist Chinese Mining in Amazonian Ecuador https://twitter.com/mongabay/status/905180005302497280 …
    2017/09/indigenous-communities-resist-chinese-mining-in-amazonian-ecuador/
  30. 33 WildAid: India and Nepal team up to rescue flooded #rhinos @Mongabay https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/india-and-nepal-team-up-to-rescue-flooded-rhinos/ …pic.twitter.com/3EGI04AK78
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  31. 33 Orangutan Foundation: First orangutan birth in Aceh reserve ‘gives hope’ for survival of species https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/first-orangutan-birth-in-aceh-reserve-gives-hope-for-survival-of-species/ … via @Mongabay
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  32. 31 David Henderson 🌱: “Liberian park protects Critically Endangered western chimpanzees..This is what is required to protect what is left!

    https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/liberian-park-protects-critically-endangered-western-chimpanzees/ …pic.twitter.com/qLTYml6s2b”
    2017/09/liberian-park-protects-critically-endangered-western-chimpanzees/

  33. 30 WildAid: #Pangolins reduced to small, isolated populations in Bangladesh: new study @Mongabay @ShreyaDasgupta https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/pangolins-reduced-to-small-isolated-populations-in-bangladesh-new-study/ …pic.twitter.com/R6XWmbNPKc
    2017/09/pangolins-reduced-to-small-isolated-populations-in-bangladesh-new-study/
  34. 29 350 Indonesia: The financial case against coal power in Indonesia http://bit.ly/2wKLDWn  | #fossilfree #endcoal #indonesia @CERA_ID @ieefa_institutepic.twitter.com/zLX8ycXAxW
    2017/09/the-financial-case-against-coal-power-in-indonesia/
  35. 29 David Gill: Conservation community failing to use evidence to make decisions, scientists say https://news.mongabay.com/2017/07/conservation-community-failing-to-use-evidence-to-make-decisions-scientists-say/ … via @Mongabay
    2017/07/conservation-community-failing-to-use-evidence-to-make-decisions-scientists-say/
  36. 28 SCB: Camera trap records nearly extinct cuckoo bird in Sumatra #conservation http://ow.ly/Vq5x30fw70Q 
    2017/09/camera-trap-records-nearly-extinct-cuckoo-bird-in-sumatra/
  37. 27 🌎Animal Watch🌍: Apply Animal Welfare Act rules to recreational hunting, says advocacy group http://crwd.fr/2walwpT pic.twitter.com/50nhJJ98L3
    2017/09/apply-animal-welfare-act-rules-to-recreational-hunting-says-advocacy-group/
  38. 27 SCB: Local approaches to #conservation may be the most effective, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/local-approaches-to-conservation-may-be-the-most-effective-study-finds/ …
    2017/09/local-approaches-to-conservation-may-be-the-most-effective-study-finds/
  39. 27 CGIAR Forests: #NowReading Does #forest certification really work? http://ow.ly/q9ZQ30flaDp  @mongabay @CIFOR @FSC_IC
    2017/09/does-forest-certification-really-work/
  40. 26 SCB: Colombian president honored in Washington, D.C. for efforts to protect biodiversity. #ICCB2017 #Colombia http://ow.ly/Cn3630frdVB 
    2017/09/colombian-president-honored-in-washington-d-c-for-efforts-to-protect-biodiversity/
  41. 26 David Henderson 🌱: “Trade in wild birds going ‘unchecked’ in Vietnam: new report. Exploitation of Nature for money…continues..

    https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/trade-in-wild-birds-going-unchecked-in-vietnam-new-report/ …pic.twitter.com/smhXXvSeRj”
    2017/09/trade-in-wild-birds-going-unchecked-in-vietnam-new-report/

  42. 26 AMAZON WATCH: “Amazon dam operator defies order to shut down, police action looms
    #BeloMonte #DisasterDams https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/amazon-dam-operator-defies-order-to-shut-down-police-action-looms/ …”
    2017/09/amazon-dam-operator-defies-order-to-shut-down-police-action-looms/
  43. 25 Xapiri: Zero tolerance of #deforestation likely only way to save Amazon gateway in Brazil – https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/zero-tolerance-of-deforestation-likely-only-way-to-save-amazon-gateway/ …
    2017/09/zero-tolerance-of-deforestation-likely-only-way-to-save-amazon-gateway/
  44. 25 David Henderson 🌱: “Deforestation in Cambodia linked to ill health in children. Destruction of that which feeds us and gives us life!

    https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/deforestation-in-cambodia-linked-to-ill-health-in-children/ …pic.twitter.com/7d8do7BGzO”
    2017/09/deforestation-in-cambodia-linked-to-ill-health-in-children/

  45. 25 FAO Forestry: #nowreading Deforestation in #Cambodia linked to ill health in children http://bit.ly/2wXpoOJ  via @mongabaypic.twitter.com/hcP20vvDUt
    2017/09/deforestation-in-cambodia-linked-to-ill-health-in-children/
  46. 24 Justin Catanoso: Colombian president honored in Washington, D.C. for efforts to protect biodiversity https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/colombian-president-honored-in-washington-d-c-for-efforts-to-protect-biodiversity/ … via @Mongabay
    2017/09/colombian-president-honored-in-washington-d-c-for-efforts-to-protect-biodiversity/
  47. 22 Xapiri: #Indigenous communities resist Chinese mining in #Amazonian Ecuador! #CóndorSinMinería – https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/indigenous-communities-resist-chinese-mining-in-amazonian-ecuador/ …pic.twitter.com/iJziZhciFs
    2017/09/indigenous-communities-resist-chinese-mining-in-amazonian-ecuador/
  48. 22 SCB: #DNA barcoding helps identify endangered species from market specimens of sharks and rays https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/dna-barcoding-helps-identify-endangered-species-from-market-specimens/ …pic.twitter.com/GXJqndcjdV
    wildtech/2017/09/dna-barcoding-helps-identify-endangered-species-from-market-specimens/
  49. 22 CBD News: ‘Ships, sonar and surveys’: Film explores impacts of a noisy #ocean http://ow.ly/Px8y30fkuZj  @mongabaypic.twitter.com/UjjmQlX7jB
    2017/09/ships-sonar-and-surveys-film-explores-impacts-of-a-noisy-ocean/
  50. 21 BorneoNatureFdn: Fossil discovery in Indonesia reveals ‘lost world’ of beasts – Mongabay https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/fossil-discovery-in-indonesia-reveals-lost-world-of-beasts/ …
    2017/09/fossil-discovery-in-indonesia-reveals-lost-world-of-beasts/

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