Scandal surrounds indigenous management of a major Easter Island protected area, a newly described freshwater crab species in Colombia, declines in Central America’s peccaries, and a man who can recognize…
Stone heads loom in the imagination of most people when they think of Easter Island. Known as Rapa Nui to its inhabitants, who also go by the name Rapa Nui…
Approximately 120,000 fishing vessels sail the oceans at any given moment, many fishing illicitly. Globally, one in five marine fish caught ends up on a $23.5 billion black market. Unrecorded…
Already known the world over for its famous moai statues, Easter Island might soon become just as recognized for ocean conservation. Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has announced a new marine…
The future of Easter Island The future of Easter Island Pablo García-Chevesich, Forest Engineer, M. Sc., and Ph. D (s) mongabay.com February 25, 2008 "Failures are divided into two classes:…
Easter Island settled around 1200, later than originally believed Easter Island settled around 1200, later than originally believed Rhett Butler, mongabay.com March 13, 2006 New evidence suggests that colonization of…
Easter Island's demise caused by rats, Dutch traders says new theory Easter Island's demise caused by rats, Dutch traders says new theory Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 6, 2005 Rats…
Easter Island Mystery of Disappearing Society revealed using mathematical model Easter Island Mystery revealed using mathematical model Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 1, 2005 Jared Diamond, a professor of geography…
Polynesians came from Taiwan says new study Polynesians came from Taiwan says new study mongabay.com July 13, 2005 Polynesians, history's greatest seafarers who settled islands across a vast area of…
