Good News: Parks Work to Conserve Biodiversity WildlifeJeremy HanceAugust 15, 2016parks, protected areas, Jeremy Hance, Claudia Gray, species richness, species abundance, vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, wildlife conservation, biodiversity, PREDICTS, endemic species, ecological niches, Convention on Biological DiversityComment
Combating Asia's Catastrophic Illegal Wildlife Trade WildlifeBill LauranceAugust 9, 2016illegal wildlife trade, poaching, Asia, Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Jacob Phelps, Chris Shepherd, Tony Lynam, Conservation Asia 2016, captive breeding, endangered species, overexploitation, organized crime, law enforcement, CITES, wildlife markets, silent forests Comments
Debate Erupts over Status of Wildlife in India WildlifePriya DavidarJune 14, 2016Priya Davidar, Raman Sukumar, Asian elephant, tiger, rhinoceros, Asiatic lion, India, protected areas, landscape management, Stephen Blake, Simon Hedges, elephant populations, scientific uncertainty, precautionary principle, human-elephant conflicts, habitat fragmentation, encroachment Comments
Proposed Roads Imperil Desperately Needed Stronghold for Sumatran Tigers WildlifeBill LauranceMay 24, 2016Sumatran tiger, Kerinci Seblat National Park, Jambi Province, Sumatra, Roads, Sumatran rhino, poaching, logging, mining, farming, Fauna & Flora International, Mount Kerinci, Mount SinabungComment
New Hope for the Last Home for Tigers, Orangutans, Rhinos and Elephants WildlifeBill LauranceApril 30, 2016Leuser Ecosystem, Indonesia, Sumatra, orangutan, tiger, elephant, rhinoceros, President Joko Widodo, Siti Nurbaya, Greenomics, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, Ian Singleton, Leonardo DiCaprio, oil palm, mining, rice, oil palm moratorium, mining moratorium, Aceh, Muzakir Manaf Comments
The World's Largest Primate Teeters on the Edge of Extinction WildlifeBill LauranceApril 13, 2016gorilla, Grauer's Gorilla, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jefferson Hall, Andrew Plumtree, Stuart Nixon, Ghislain Vieilledent, critically endangered, poaching, Coltan, illegal mining, Congo Basin, mountain gorilla, civil war, war, park rangers, Punia Gorilla Reserve, Itombwe Natural Reserve, Kahuzi-Biega National Park, blood gold, blood diamonds, blood coltanComment
The plight of tropical migratory species WildlifeBill LauranceJanuary 14, 2016Black Skimmer, migratory species, Amazon, Andes, Lisa Davenport, Manu National Park, Rio Doce, hydroelectric dams, mining, illegal gold mining, mercury pollution, water harvesting, agriculture, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Cocha Cashu Biological Station, elevational migrantsComment
Endangered vultures being decimated as ivory poachers use poison to kill elephants WildlifeBill LauranceDecember 11, 2015vultures, The Peregrine Fund, Oryx, African savanna elephant, elephant, rhinoceros, Africa, Dancy Ogada, India, endangered species, diclofenac, poison, pesticides, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe Comments
What to do if you see an eco-crime WildlifeBill LauranceFebruary 24, 2014Wildleaks, wildlife trade, poaching, illegal logging, whistle blower, environmental crimes, bushmeatComment
Top ecologist: New park only solution to Victoria forest 'disaster' Conservation, WildlifeBill LauranceFebruary 21, 2014mountain ash forests, Great Forest National Park, David Lindenmayer, Leadbeater's Possum, Victoria, Logging, fires, world's tallest treesComment
The mystery of Australia's small mammal declines WildlifeBill LauranceFebruary 19, 2014mammals, Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia, extinction, grazing, fire, feral cats, cane toads, fire regimesComment
Carnage for forest elephants Wildlife, Most PopularBill LauranceFebruary 17, 2014forest elephant, elephant, illegal ivory, ivory trade, roads, poaching, Africa, Equatorial Africa, rainforest, logging, ChinaComment
ALERT's efforts to protect rhino reserve gaining traction Conservation, WildlifeBill LauranceFebruary 12, 2014one-horned rhinoceros, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, railroad, roads, poaching, habitat fragmentation, national park, World Heritage site, The Ecologist, Avaaz petition, European CommissionComment
European Commission seeks input on illegal wildlife trade Conservation, Politics, WildlifeBill LauranceFebruary 11, 2014illegal wildlife trade, poaching, organized crime, European Commission, wildlife conservation, overhuntingComment
100,000 flying foxes die in Australian heat wave Flying foxes die en masse when the thermometer hits 41 degrees C Read More WildlifeBill LauranceJanuary 8, 2014flying fox, fruit bat, Australia, heat wave, global warming, Queensland, wildlifeComment