Sabah's 'Bridge to Hell' and other Scary Eco-News from Asia
Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceSoutheast Asia, biodiversity, Sabah, infrastructure, Lower Kinatatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, bridge, Bornean elephant, organutan, poaching, deforestation, Alice Hughes, primates, oil palm, rubber, paper pulp, woodpulp, ecotourism, undiscovered species, undiscovered biodiversity, karst, cement, China, wetlands, protected areas, overhunting, Mekong River, dams, pet trade, orangutan, Bridge to Hell, Borneo
Double Whammy: Primates and Wilderness in Peril
WildlifeBill Laurancedeforestation, Intact Forest Landscapes, habitat fragmentation, hunting, primates, Alejandro Estrada, Lars Laestadius, infrastructure, endangered primates, endangered species, tropical ecosystems, illegal pet trade, bushmeat, overhunting, oil palm, rubber, Nigeria, Cameroon, University of Maryland, UNAM, old-growth forest, human population growth
ALERT Joins Battle to Halt Nigeria's 'Highway to Hell'
Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceCross River Highway, Cross River Superhighway, Cross River National Park, Cross River Gorilla, Leopard, Bill Laurance, Thomas Lovejoy, Mahmoud Mahmoud, Nigeria, tropical rainforest, primates, deforestation, logging, poaching, habitat fragmentation
The plight of primates... 9000 killed for one bushmeat market
Bill Lauranceprimates, deforestation, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Cote d'Ivoire, poaching, overhunting, pet trade, monkeys, orangutan, Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, rhinoceros, elephant, tiger, overpopulation, hunting, bushmeat
Massive oil palm project threatens biodiversity in Cameroon