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Photos of monster cane toad captured in Australia Photos of monster cane toad captured in Australia mongabay.com March 27, 2007 A conservation group captured a giant cane toad in the…

Biofuels demand will increase, not decrease, world food supplies argues scientist Biofuels demand will increase, not decrease, world food supplies mongabay.com March 27, 2007 As concerns mount over fuel-versus-food competition…

Biofuel Cell Produces Electricity from Hydrogen in Plain Airo Biofuel Cell Produces Electricity from Hydrogen in Plain Air American Chemical Society (ACS) March 27, 2007 A pioneering "biofuel cell" that…

Selective logging profoundly reduces the abundance of rare forest species according to surveys of logged and unlogged rainforests on the island of Borneo, one of the most biodiverse parts of…

Bush, U.S. automakers look for easy way out of fuel standards Bush, U.S. automakers look for easy way out of fuel standards mongabay.com March 27, 2007 President Bush praised U.S.…

Photos of baby langur born at Bronx Zoo Photos of baby langur born at Bronx Zoo Pictures in the news mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Photos by Julie Larsen Maher of…

Global warming will cause local climates to shift and disappear Climate change will increase extinction risk, especially in the tropics Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Many of the…

Ladybugs ruin good wine Ladybugs ruin good wine Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Secretions by ladybugs can taint the aroma and flavor of otherwise perfectly good wine, but…

Indonesia is 3rd largest greenhouse gas producer due to deforestation Indonesia is 3rd largest greenhouse gas producer due to deforestation mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Indonesia trails only the United States…

Cell phone batteries could be powered by OJ Cell phone batteries could be powered by OJ mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri have developed a…

Cargill busted in the Amazon rainforest Cargill busted in the Amazon rainforest mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Brazilian authorities have shut down Cargill Incorporated's deepwater soy export terminal on the Amazon…

Sachs says biodiversity extinction crisis avoidable Sachs says biodiversity extinction crisis avoidable Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 26, 2007 In a Guardian editorial published last week, Jeffrey Sachs called for…

Controversial rainforest clearing approved in Uganda Controversial rainforest clearing approved in Uganda Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Uganda's prime minister Apolo Nsibambi has approved a plan to clear…

Impact of global warming on extinction debated Extinction is a hotly debated, but poorly understood topic in science. The same goes for climate change. When scientists try to forecast the…

Salamanders dying due to common pesticide Salamanders dying due to common pesticide mongabay.com March 25, 2007 Atrazine, one of the most widely used pesticides in the United States, may be…

Congo rainforest was dry savanna 25,000 years ago Congo rainforest was dry savanna 25,000 years ago mongabay.com March 25, 2007 Scientists from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and University…

Too many nutrients reduce biodiversity Too many nutrients reduce biodiversity mongabay.com March 25, 2007 Too many nutrients can reduce the biodiversity of an ecosystem according to a grassland experiment conducted…

Environmentalists and loggers like new Amazon logging law Environmentalists and loggers like new Amazon logging law Environmentalists, Loggers Offer Guarded Praise for Brazil Forestry Law By Michael Astor, Associated Press…

Monkeys have culture too Monkeys have culture too mongabay.com March 25, 2007 A study carried out in the Caatinga forest of Serra da Capivara National Park in the Piaui state…

Invasive species is pestering Europe's rich Invasive species is pestering Europe's rich mongabay.com March 24, 2007 An invasive species is causing mounting concern among rich Europeans according to an article…

Photos of world's tiniest owl, recently found in Peru Photos of world's tiniest owl, recently found in Peru Find considered a holy grail of South American birding mongabay.com March 23,…

Evolutionary precursor to snake discovered Evolutionary precursor to snake discovered Fossil discovery marks earliest record of limbloss in ancient lizard By Phoebe Dey, University of Alberta March 23, 2007 A…

China may top U.S. in greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 China may top U.S. in greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 23, 2007 China's carbon dioxide…

Britain invests $100M to protect Congo rainforest Britain invests $100M to protect Congo rainforest Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 23, 2007 Britain will invest nearly $100 million (£50m) in a…

Urban leopard attacks increase as habitat shrinks Urban leopard attacks increase as habitat shrinks Development Preys on World's Largest Urban Forest By Krittivas Mukherjee, Reuters March 23, 2007 MUMBAI -…

Sudanese activist to discuss deadly attacks tied to dam project Sudanese activist to discuss deadly attacks tied to dam project mongabay.com March 21, 2007 A new dam on the Nile…

20 species of grouper fish are endangered 20 species of grouper fish are endangered mongabay.com March 21, 2007 20 of the world's 162 known species of grouper are threatened with…

The impact of global warming on biodiversity extinction Extinction is a hotly debated, but poorly understood topic in science. The same goes for climate change. When scientists try to forecast…

Intellectual property rights reach indigenous communities in the Amazon Intellectual property rights reach indigenous communities in the Amazon By Carolina Bruun, special to mongabay.com March 21, 2007 In an era…

Bush administration seeks to cull Endangered Species Act Bush administration seeks to cull Endangered Species Act mongabay.com March 20, 2007 After losing a series of lawsuits to protect endangered species,…