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Rajah Scops Owl rediscovered in Borneo

By Gege Li | May 3, 2021

First photos of a rare subspecies of Rajah Scops Owl are a promising start, but the species isn’t out of the woods yet Steeped in natural history, the island of Borneo is a hub of biodiversity that comprises three countries. Its rainforests are estimated to be 130 million years old – double the lifespan of […]

The fight to establish Europe’s first wild river national park

By Gege Li | April 30, 2021

Activists across Europe asked politicians to permanently protect the river from dams, exploration for oil and gas in the region has them worried There is a river of unprecedented importance in Europe. It’s one that could make history for being the first river on the continent to be declared as a national park from its […]

Jaguars, a keystone species, are reintroduced to the Iberá wetlands

By Kyrsten Stringer | March 18, 2021

A mom and her two cubs are the first to live in the wild of the national park Beep. Beep. Beep. It is hot. The wetlands thrum with the secret messages of a thousand wild sounds. You do not need to see her to know that she is near. The GPS collar she wears gives […]

The Black-browed Babbler, an enigma that has been missing and has perplexed scientists for more than 170 years, is found in Indonesia

By Devin Murphy | March 12, 2021

Two local men made the surprise discovery As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world in 2020, Panji Gusti Akbar an ornithologist with Birdpacker in Indonesia, saw research projects he had been working on suddenly come to a halt. To keep himself, as well as others healthy and safe, he spent much of his time at […]

Tras años de conflicto, ¿podría este bosque colombiano esconder una especie de periquito perdida?

By Molly Bergen | February 24, 2021

Los científicos están buscando el periquito del Sinú, que no ha sido documentado desde 1949 Esta semana, en el noroeste de Colombia, un equipo de investigadores está en la búsqueda del periquito del Sinú (Pyrrhura subandina), una especie que no ha sido documentada oficialmente en más de 70 años. Tras décadas de un violento conflicto […]

After years of conflict could this Colombian forest be hiding a lost parakeet species?

By Molly Bergen | February 23, 2021

Scientists are searching for the Sinú Parakeet, which hasn’t been documented since 1949 This week in northwestern Colombia, a team of researchers is searching for the Sinú Parakeet (Pyrrhura subandina), a species that has not been officially documented in more than 70 years. After decades of violent civil conflict, one benefit of peace in Colombia […]

The Spirit of Survival

By Lindsay Renick Mayer | January 14, 2021

Kayapo Indigenous People Call on World to Help Protect Amazonia Against Extractive Industry, Brazilian Government

INVASION (Part I)

By Erica Hess | December 23, 2020

Oil Spills, Illegal Mining And COVID-19 Layer Threats On Ecuador’s Indigenous Communities

INVASION (Part IV)

By Erica Hess | December 23, 2020

In Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupts Indigenous Peoples’ Traditional Livelihoods

INVASION (Part III)

By Erica Hess | December 23, 2020

In Pandemic, Putumayo’s Indigenous Peoples Draw Upon Their Past

Rajah Scops Owl rediscovered in Borneo

By Gege Li | May 3, 2021

First photos of a rare subspecies of Rajah Scops Owl are a promising start, but the species isn’t out of the woods yet Steeped in natural history, the island of Borneo is a hub of biodiversity that comprises three countries. Its rainforests are estimated to be 130 million years old – double the lifespan of […]

The fight to establish Europe’s first wild river national park

By Gege Li | April 30, 2021

Activists across Europe asked politicians to permanently protect the river from dams, exploration for oil and gas in the region has them worried There is a river of unprecedented importance in Europe. It’s one that could make history for being the first river on the continent to be declared as a national park from its […]

Jaguars, a keystone species, are reintroduced to the Iberá wetlands

By Kyrsten Stringer | March 18, 2021

A mom and her two cubs are the first to live in the wild of the national park Beep. Beep. Beep. It is hot. The wetlands thrum with the secret messages of a thousand wild sounds. You do not need to see her to know that she is near. The GPS collar she wears gives […]

The Black-browed Babbler, an enigma that has been missing and has perplexed scientists for more than 170 years, is found in Indonesia

By Devin Murphy | March 12, 2021

Two local men made the surprise discovery As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world in 2020, Panji Gusti Akbar an ornithologist with Birdpacker in Indonesia, saw research projects he had been working on suddenly come to a halt. To keep himself, as well as others healthy and safe, he spent much of his time at […]

Tras años de conflicto, ¿podría este bosque colombiano esconder una especie de periquito perdida?

By Molly Bergen | February 24, 2021

Los científicos están buscando el periquito del Sinú, que no ha sido documentado desde 1949 Esta semana, en el noroeste de Colombia, un equipo de investigadores está en la búsqueda del periquito del Sinú (Pyrrhura subandina), una especie que no ha sido documentada oficialmente en más de 70 años. Tras décadas de un violento conflicto […]

After years of conflict could this Colombian forest be hiding a lost parakeet species?

By Molly Bergen | February 23, 2021

Scientists are searching for the Sinú Parakeet, which hasn’t been documented since 1949 This week in northwestern Colombia, a team of researchers is searching for the Sinú Parakeet (Pyrrhura subandina), a species that has not been officially documented in more than 70 years. After decades of violent civil conflict, one benefit of peace in Colombia […]

The Spirit of Survival

By Lindsay Renick Mayer | January 14, 2021

Kayapo Indigenous People Call on World to Help Protect Amazonia Against Extractive Industry, Brazilian Government

INVASION (Part I)

By Erica Hess | December 23, 2020

Oil Spills, Illegal Mining And COVID-19 Layer Threats On Ecuador’s Indigenous Communities

INVASION (Part IV)

By Erica Hess | December 23, 2020

In Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupts Indigenous Peoples’ Traditional Livelihoods

INVASION (Part III)

By Erica Hess | December 23, 2020

In Pandemic, Putumayo’s Indigenous Peoples Draw Upon Their Past

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Cloud forest of Manduriacu Reserve in Ecuador

Cloud Forests With Every Chance of New Species

By Devin Murphy | October 23, 2020

Rio Manduriacu Reserve in Ecuador is Home to Many Endemic and Critically Endangered Plants and Animals Straddling the boundary of the Choco and tropical Andes in Ecuador is a stretch of mountainous forest that is home to unique plants and animals—many of which can’t be found anywhere else on the planet. Rio Manduriacu Reserve has […]

Wanted: Bird With an Orange Wattle, Extraordinary Call, and Aura of Mystery

By Lindsay Renick Mayer | October 10, 2020

Can you hear that? No? Listen closely.

The Neretvica River Community Heroically Battling for Bosnia’s Blue Heart

By Lindsay Renick Mayer | September 22, 2020

Hydropower projects threaten their lives, livelihoods and identity. These heroes are fighting back. Take a sip of water from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Neretvica River and you will find yourself not only irrevocably connected to the people of the Neretvica Valley river community, but you will also be imbued for life with extraordinary courage. So the […]

Borba zajednice za rijeku Neretvicu

By Global Wildlife Conservation | September 22, 2020

Hidroenergetski projekti ugrožavaju njihove živote, egzistenciju i identitet. Ovi heroji uzvraćaju udarac.

Kruščica River

The Fight to Keep the Kruščica River Wild

By Devin Murphy | September 22, 2020

The Brave Women of Kruščica Ignited a Movement to Save Their River from Small Hydropower Projects In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Kruščica River flows through mountains, bringing fresh drinking water to the villages that dot its banks and offers critical habitat for many species. Its current connects local people to each other and to a […]

Borba za očuvanje slobodne rijeke Kruščice

By Global Wildlife Conservation | September 22, 2020

Hrabre žene Kruščice inicirale su pokret za spašavanje svoje rijeke od malih hidorenergetskih projekata

The Special Species Under Threat in the Balkans

By Gege Li | September 22, 2020

Many of the Balkans’ unique residents could be lost forever if hydropower dams persist in the area

Ugrožene vrste na Balkanu

By Global Wildlife Conservation | September 22, 2020

Mnoge jedinstvene vrste koje žive samo na Balkanu bi mogle zauvijek nestati ako hidroelektrane nastave postojati na tom području

Russ in a baobab forest

Off the Cuff with Chief Conservation Officer Russ Mittermeier

By Global Wildlife Conservation | August 27, 2020

Last week our very own Chief Conservation Officer Russ Mittermeier went Off the Cuff with Larry Sharpe and 1AND1 Life. In this illuminating interview, primatologist and herpetologist Mittermeier discusses how saving species ultimately depends upon relationships with people, reveals secrets for engaging intimately in foreign countries, and how studying primates helps him to read people. […]

Controlled burn ahead of fire season.

Come Hell and Highwater

By Lindsay Renick Mayer | August 21, 2020

Last Year They Had to Fight Brazil’s Catastrophic Fires in Flipflops. This Year Instituto Araguaia is Ready to Take on Whatever the Next Few Months Throw at Them.  In the midst of a global pandemic, an unprecedented rate of deforestation, the start of what may be the worst fire season in the Amazon’s history, a […]