When in season, wolves choose salmon over deer
When in season, wolves choose salmon over deer When in season, wolves choose salmon over deer Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com September 2, 2008 The popular image of hunting wolves is a…
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Indonesian raids on tiger traffickers yielding arrests in Sumatra
Raid on tiger traffickers yields 4 arrests in Sumatra Indonesian raids on tiger traffickers yielding arrests in Sumatra mongabay.com September 2, 2008 A raid on illegal tiger traders in Indonesia…
Republicans backtrack, call for end to ethanol requirements in gas
Republicans backtrack, call for end to ethanol requirements in gas Republicans backtrack, call for end to ethanol requirements in gas mongabay.com September 2, 2008 Meeting at the Republican National Convention…
Whale meat is back on the menu in Iceland
Whale meat is back on the menu in Iceland Whale meat is back on the menu in Iceland mongabay.com September 2, 2008 Whale meat is back at restaurants and food…
Past decade is warmest in at least 1300 years
Past decade is warmest in at least 1,300 years Past decade is warmest in at least 1,300 years Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 1, 2008 A reconstruction of surface temperatures…
Carbon market may fund dam in Panama that threatens natural reserve
Carbon market may fund dam in Panama that threatens natural reserve Carbon market may fund dam in Panama that threatens natural reserve Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com September 1, 2008 The UN's…
Melting permafrost will be major driver of global warming
Melting permafrost will be major driver of global warming Melting permafrost will be major driver of global warming mongabay.com September 1, 2008 The thawing of permafrost in northern latitudes will…
Sea levels may rise 2-3 times faster than expected
Sea levels may rise 2-3 times faster than expected Sea levels may rise 2-3 times faster than expected mongabay.com August 31, 2008 Global sea level rise this century from a…
Indian protesters win land rights battle against Peru’s President Garcia
Indian protesters win land rights battle against Peru's President Garcia Indian protesters win land rights battle against Peru's President Garcia mongabay.com August 31, 2008 Peru's Congress rejected two decrees by…
Amazon deforestation jumps 69% in 2008
Amazon deforestation jumps 69% in 2008 according to preliminary data Amazon deforestation jumps 69% in 2008 mongabay.com August 31, 2008 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased 69 percent in the…
Could hurricane Gustav be stopped or diverted?
Could hurricane Gustav be stopped or diverted? Could hurricane Gustav be stopped or diverted? mongabay.com August 31, 2008 With Gustav threatening to become the second major hurricane to hit New…
Palm oil producers in Indonesia reject moratorium on forest destruction
Palm oil producers in Indonesia reject moratorium on forest destruction Palm oil producers in Indonesia reject moratorium on forest destruction mongabay.com August 28, 2008 Palm oil companies operating in Indonesia…
Pre-Colombian Amazonians lived in sustainable ‘urban’ society
Ancient Amazon tribes lived in sustainable "garden cities", argues new research Researchers have uncovered new evidence to support the controversial theory that parts of the Amazon were home to dense…
Two large populations of endangered monkeys discovered in Cambodia
Two large populations of endangered monkeys discovered in Cambodia Two large populations of endangered monkeys discovered in Cambodia mongabay.com August 28, 2008 Conservationists have discovered "surprisingly large populations" of two…
Biofuels 200 times more expensive than forest conservation for global warming mitigation
Biofuels up to 200 times more expensive than forest conservation for global warming mitigation Biofuels 200 times more expensive than forest conservation for global warming mitigation mongabay.com August 27, 2008…
Sea ice extent falls to second lowest on record
Sea ice extent falls to second lowest on record Sea ice extent falls to second lowest on record mongabay.com August 27, 2008 Arctic sea ice extent presently stands at it…
Scientists condemn Bush plan for endangered species
Scientific body condemns Bush plan for endangered species Scientists condemn Bush plan for endangered species mongabay.com August 27, 2008 The Ecological Society of America defends scientific oversight for endangered species…
China’s log imports fall 19% in first half of 2008 due to high prices
China's log imports fall 19% in first half of 2008 due to high prices China's log imports fall 19% in first half of 2008 due to high prices mongabay.com August…
Saving oceans from acidification requires addressing climate policy
Saving oceans from acidification requires addressing climate policy Saving oceans from acidification requires addressing climate policy mongabay.com August 27, 2008 Ocean acidification driven by rising carbon dioxide emissions is a…
40% of Australia is undisturbed wilderness
40% of Australia is undisturbed wilderness 40% of Australia is undisturbed wilderness mongabay.com August 27, 2008 More than 40 percent of Australia—three million square kilometers—is undisturbed wilderness, reports a new…
Haze risk returns as fires increase in Indonesia
Haze risk returns as fires increase in Indonesia Haze risk returns as fires increase in Indonesia mongabay.com August 26, 2008 The number of forest fires burning in Indonesia is increasing,…
Baltic cod are shrinking due to overfishing
Overfishing in the Baltic Sea has pushed cod to evolve for the worse Baltic cod are shrinking due to overfishing Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com August 26, 2008 Cod reach adulthood earlier…
Malaysian logging scandal may delay trade negotiations with the E.U.
Malaysian logging scandal may delay trade negotiations with the E.U. Malaysian logging scandal may delay trade negotiations with the E.U. mongabay.com August 25, 2008 Sarawak's Chief Minister, Taib Mahmud, has…
Google Earth reveals cattle have a built-in compass
Google Earth reveals cattle have a built-in compass Google Earth reveals cattle have a built-in compass mongabay.com August 25, 2008 Cattle, along with grazing deer, tend to align themselves with…
Komodo dragon conservation efforts prove controversial in Indonesia
Komodo dragon conservation efforts prove controversial -- and dangerous -- in Indonesia Komodo dragon conservation efforts prove controversial in Indonesia mongabay.com August 25, 2008 Efforts to protect a giant reptile…
Malaysia targets Africa and the Amazon for oil palm expansion
Malaysia targets Africa, the Amazon for oil palm expansion Malaysia targets Africa and the Amazon for palm oil expansion mongabay.com August 25, 2008 Facing land scarcity at home and environmental…
How do wind turbines kill bats?
Researchers discover why wind turbines are hazardous to bats How do wind turbines kill bats? Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com August 25, 2008 Drop in air pressure, not collisions, devastate bat populations…
Climate change may increase global conflict
Worsening climate change will likely lead to increased global conflicts Climate change may increase global conflict Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com August 25, 2008 The signs of a warming world are everywhere:…
The extinction of the baiji a ‘wake-up call’ to conserve vaquita and other cetaceans
The extinction of the baiji a 'wake-up call' to conserve vaquita and other cetaceans An interview with Dr. Jay Barlow: Extinction of the baiji a 'wake-up call' to conserve vaquita…
New bird species discovered in rainforest of Gabon
New bird species discovered in rainforest of Gabon New bird species discovered in rainforest of Gabon mongabay.com August 23, 2008 DNA analysis has revealed a previously unknown species of bird…