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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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Researchers Serendipitously Rediscover Ecuador’s Lost Mindo Harlequin Toad

By Molly Bergen | June 10, 2020

The Beautiful Toad Had Been Lost to Science for More Than 30 Years

Investigadores hacen un redescubrimiento fortuito: La Rana Arlequín de Mindo de Ecuador

By Global Wildlife Conservation | June 10, 2020

La hermosa rana se había perdido para la ciencia por más de 30 años

Bolivian Photographer Rediscovers Rare Three-Colored Harlequin Toad

By Erica Hess | June 9, 2020

Sighting Brings New Hope for Conservation of Harlequin Toads – the Most Threatened Group of Amphibians

Fotógrafo Boliviano Redescubre la Rara Rana Arlequín Tricolor

By Global Wildlife Conservation | June 9, 2020

El Avistamiento Renueva la Esperanza para la Conservación de las Ranas Arlequín – el Grupo de Anfibios Más Amenazado

The Jamaican Iguana Will Soon Have a Permanent Home on Goat Islands

By Devin Murphy | May 13, 2020

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the Jamaican Iguana has escaped and recovered from near extinction.

Kipunji Monkey in Tanzania. Credit: John C. Mittermeier

Protecting primates through ecotourism

By Russ Mittermeier | May 7, 2020

As of this year, I will have been studying and observing primates in the wild for exactly 50 years. I owe my lifelong love of wildlife in part to my mother, who had a passion for wildlife that she instilled in me as a child growing up in New York, mainly by taking me to […]

Vous voulez être impressionnés par notre monde sauvage ? La forêt d’Ébo au Cameroun continue de faire émerger les merveilles.

By Global Wildlife Conservation | April 30, 2020

Avec des chimpanzés casseurs de noix, une population inattendue de gorilles et une douzaine de nouvelles découvertes de plantes, cette forêt africaine menacée est un paradis de recherche riche. Des années avant que le biologiste camerounais, Dr Ekwoge Abwe, ne devienne le premier expert mondial en matière de chimpanzés du Nigéria-Cameroun, il a fait une […]

Want to be Awed By Our Wild World? Cameroon’s Ebo Forest Keeps the Wonders Coming.

By Lindsay Renick Mayer | April 30, 2020

With Nut-cracking Chimpanzees, an Unexpected Population of Gorillas, and a Dozen New Plant Discoveries, this Threatened African Forest is a Rich Research Paradise

La forêt d’Ébo : un point chaud de la faune au Cameroun

By Global Wildlife Conservation | April 30, 2020

Dans le sud-ouest du Cameroun, non loin des deux plus grandes villes du pays, se trouve la forêt d’Ébo – près de 1.500 kilomètres carrés de pentes montagneuses et de vallées fluviales dont la canopée épaisse des arbres abrite un éventail fascinant d’espèces.

Ebo Forest: A Stronghold for Cameroon’s Wildlife

By Molly Bergen | April 30, 2020

Here are a few of the unique residents of Cameroon’s Ebo Forest.