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La Danta pyramid in the Mayan city of Mirador, as seen from a distance. Photo by Ronyrocael/Wikimedia Commons.

Controversial park plans in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve

Sandra Cuffe 17 Jun 2016

Scientists declare first mammal extinction due to climate change

Mike Gaworecki 16 Jun 2016
Yu Jiahua poses in front of a small portion of the wire loops collected by the anti-poaching patrol team during the past two decades. Photo by Wang Yan.

PHOTOS: On a Chinese mountain, an aging anti-poaching hero ponders the future

Wang Yan 16 Jun 2016

New ‘froggy-style’ mating position discovered in Bombay night frogs

Shreya Dasgupta 16 Jun 2016

On The Road: Rhino Translocation in Nepal

Kashish Das Shrestha 15 Jun 2016
A still of juvenile blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) from the baited Go-Pro rig that researchers set in the waters of the Daram no-take zone in West Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Vanessa Jaiteh.

Protected areas grow populations of shark — and disenfranchised fishers

Melati Kaye 15 Jun 2016

7 new brilliantly-colored peacock spiders discovered

Shreya Dasgupta 15 Jun 2016

Private conservation area in northern Peru will protect 30 percent of region’s montane forests

Mike Gaworecki 14 Jun 2016
Zou Huagang, head of Lianhe village, poses in front of a local kiwi farm. Zou's family owns about three acres of kiwi farmland. Photo by Wang Yan.

Making a living inside a reserve: an interview with village head Zou Huagang

Wang Yan 14 Jun 2016

Singapore crushes illegal ivory worth $10 million

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Jun 2016

Ecological corridor to provide connectivity for endangered, range-restricted Andean species

Anton Sorokin, Emma Steigerwald 13 Jun 2016

Malaysia gets its largest marine park

Shreya Dasgupta 13 Jun 2016
Rainforest emergent tree in Borneo.

Tropics’ tallest tree found in Malaysia

Mongabay.com 12 Jun 2016

From endangered species to commodities: report reveals scale of wildlife crime

Apoorva Joshi 10 Jun 2016
A golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), caught on camera trap inside the reserve. Photo courtesy of Laohegou Nature Reserve Center.

Can China’s first private nature reserve become truly sustainable?

Wang Yan 10 Jun 2016

What is a jaguarundi?

Christina Selby 10 Jun 2016

e-Eye of the tiger: Complex surveillance system extends watch over India’s wildlife sanctuaries

Julia John 10 Jun 2016

Is that palm oil mill “sustainable”? A new tool can tell

Morgan Erickson-Davis 9 Jun 2016

“Species X:” The blue-eyed dove rediscovered in a global deforestation hotspot

Mike Gaworecki 9 Jun 2016
Marta Álvarez inspects xate palm fronds harvested in the Uaxactún community forest concession. Photo by Sandra Cuffe.

Communities lead the way in rainforest conservation in Guatemala

Sandra Cuffe 9 Jun 2016

Orangutan reintroductions could risk population survival, study warns

Claire Salisbury 8 Jun 2016

Is Brazil’s threatened bird situation Latin America’s future?

Bennett Hennessey 8 Jun 2016

Chinese villagers turn from logging to forest patrols, bees, and fish

Wang Yan 8 Jun 2016

Top 10 stories you should be aware of this World Oceans Day, according to Carl Safina

Mike Gaworecki 8 Jun 2016

Can conservationists overcome their differences to save life on Earth?

Mongabay 7 Jun 2016

Watch video of an electric eel attack

Mike Gaworecki 6 Jun 2016

Two new rain frogs found in Ecuadorian Andes

Mike Gaworecki 6 Jun 2016

Dams threaten future of Amazonian biodiversity major new study warns

Claire Salisbury 6 Jun 2016

China’s Wanglang panda reserve, once an ecotourism model, faces new threats

Wang Yan 6 Jun 2016

Ignoring scientists, Poland begins logging famous primeval forest  

Jeremy Hance 3 Jun 2016

International treaty targeting illegal fishing takes effect

Alexandra Ossola 3 Jun 2016

U.S. to enforce strict elephant ivory ban

Mongabay.com 3 Jun 2016

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