In Malaysia’s Bornean state of Sabah, a small NGO is replanting forest over land that was once a legally operating oil palm plantation — essentially reversing time for a small…
Last year, Jessie Panazzolo, like many young conservationists (and some middle-aged ones too), didn’t so much feel her career had stalled as that it had been cut out by the…
On Nov. 23, the last Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) in Malaysia died. Named Iman, she’d lived in captivity in the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo for just over five…
On Friday March 15 — the Ides — tens-of-thousands of school-age kids around the world will go on strike from their education. It’s expected to be the biggest Friday Climate…
One degree of warming would drastically reduce the habitat of nearly all of the region's endemic vertebrates, according to a recent study.
A male Cherax pulcher. Photo by: Christian Lukhaup. An independent researcher has described a spectacular red, white, and blue crayfish just in time for the fourth of July. The new…
The Critically Endangered pygmy sloth. Photo by: Bryson Voirin. There may be more pygmy sloths than believed, according to a new paper in the Journal of Mammalogy. Scientists originally estimated…
Mountain lion in Oregon. Photo by: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The U.S. government has declared the Eastern cougar extinct more than 80 years after its a believed a…
One of the female lions being translocated to Rwanda. Photo by: Matthew Poole. After 15 years, the roar of lions will once again be heard in Rwanda. Today the NGO,…
Gaur caught on camera trap in Virachey National Park. Photo by: HabitatID. Things appeared to be on the upswing in Cambodia's vast Virachey National Park in the early 2000s. Conservation…
West African lion listed as Critically Endangered Iberian lynx. Photo by: A Rivas. A new update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has categorized the West African…
Can a sanctuary in Indonesia keep the world's most imperiled rhino from extinction? "One percent of the world's population," veterinarian Zulfi Arsan says as he nods towards Bina, a 714-kilogram…
Pulling slow loris teeth out. Photo courtesy of: International Animal Rescue. Have you seen a video where a slow loris—a small, cute, big-eyed primate from Asian rainforests—gets tickled? Here's the…
A white rhino in Kruger National Park in South Africa. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. When it comes to trafficking rhino, elephant, and tiger parts the biggest players are China,…
Scientists have discovered a new population of the Belalanda chameleon (Furcifer belalandaensis), boosting hope for one of Madagascar's rarest chameleons. While the species was known only from a handful of…
Researchers have developed a new method to predict how close species are to extinction. Dubbed SAFE (Species Ability to Forestall Extinction) the researchers believe the new tool, published in the…
New study shows how greater biodiversity more efficiently scrubs pollutants from freshwater. A new landmark study not only proves that adding more species to a freshwater stream linearly increases the…
Ecuador's paramount indigenous organization has filed a legal complaint against the government, including President Rafael Correa, for allegedly participating in 'genocide' against indigenous people in the Amazon. The Confederation of…
Honeybees in an apiary in Germany. Photo by: Björn Appel. May Berenbaum knows a thing or two about insects: in recognition of her lifelong work on the interactions between insects…
The tragic earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last month is likely to boost wood imports into the recovering nation, adding increased pressure on the already imperiled rainforests of Southeast…
Mangroves may be the world's most carbon rich forests, according to a new study in Nature Geoscience. Measuring the carbon stored in 25 mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region, researchers…
Dr. Laurie Marker with Chewbaaka. Photo by: Frans Lanting. The symbol of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), a male cheetah named Chewbaaka has passed away. At the age of 16,…
Following years of criticism from environmentalists and some governments the World Bank has proposed new rules regarding carbon-intensive coal plants, reports the Guardian. The new rules would allow lending for…
One of the only photos of a saola in the wild. Photo taken by cameratrap in 1999. Photo courtesy of William Robichaud . The saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) may be the…
US agriculture stands to lose billions in free ecosystem services from the often-feared and rarely respected humble bat. According to a recent study in Science bats in North America provide…
Sebuah studi baru mengungkapkan hal yang akan dikatakan nyata oleh banyak peternak ayam: seekor induk ayam merasakan empati terhadap anaknya. Diterbitkan dalam Proceedings of the Royal Society B, studi ini…
Spray toad Kihansi saat ini punah keberadaannya di alam liar setelah habitatnya terkena dampak sebuah bendungan. Foto oleh: Rhett A. Butler. Jadi, ini kabar baiknya: kepunahan massal, keenam di dunia,…
A single tree blooms in the Amazonian canopy of Yasuni National Park. Photo by: Jeremy Hance . The discovery of a new plant species is not uncommon, especially in places…
Want to know how many calories are in a serving from that box of cereal? Simply turn it over and you can read a wealth of information: calories, fat, fiber,…
As if ocean acidification and a warming world weren't enough, researchers have outlined another way in which carbon emissions are impacting the planet. A new study shows that higher carbon…
Hard to miss the bright red ruby eyes of the world's newest pitviper: Cryptelytrops rubeus. Photo ©: Peter Paul van Dijk. Researchers have discovered two new species of pitviper in…
A new study on its way to being published shows that the Amazon rainforest suffered greatly from last year's drought. Employing satellite data and supercomputing technology, researchers have found that…
