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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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Cantão State Park

The Tenacity of Cantão

By Lindsay Renick Mayer | October 17, 2019

Instituto Araguaia successfully put out a fire threatening one of the most unique and special places on Earth, Brazil’s Cantão State Park.

Rescued Loa Water Frog in Chile

Cómo un pequeño equipo está tomando medidas heroicas para salvar a una especie de rana a punto de extinguirse

By Lindsay Renick Mayer | August 20, 2019

El impresionante talento de un pequeño equipo de expertos en Chile, lo que resultó en la rápida evacuación de 14 de las últimas Ranas del Loa del mundo.

Loa Water Frog

The Loa Down: How a Small Team is Taking Heroic Measures for a Species of Frog Barely Holding On

By Lindsay Renick Mayer | August 20, 2019

International community encourages Chilean government to formally safeguard Loa Water Frog habitat as a protected sanctuary.

Tigrina

The Sixth Cat

By Jim Sanderson | August 8, 2019

Dr. Jim Sanderson and colleagues may have discovered an entirely new species of Tigrinia.

Tamaraw close-up photo

No Bull: Tamaraw Surveys Reveal Unexpectedly Large Population of the Critically Endangered Buffalo

By Lindsay Renick Mayer | August 2, 2019

Finding bolsters hope for future of Tamaraw conservation

Bobo Mullet fish common to the Indian River and affected by pesticide fishing

La pesca con veneno amenaza a las comunidades Ramas y Krioles de las zonas remotas de Indio Maíz

By Joel Betts | July 25, 2019

GWC y sus socios tienen como objetivo comprender mejor y poner fin a una práctica dañosa Por Joel Betts, científico asociado de GWC para Mesoamérica Fue un hermoso día para los guardabosques indígenas Tomás y Valerio, mientras remaban por las aguas cristalinas del río Indio, bajo la sombra de los bosques tropicales primarios de la […]

Fish affected by fishing with pesticides in the Indio Maiz Biological Reserve

Fishing with pesticides threatens Rama-Kriol communities deep in Indio-Maíz

By Joel Betts | July 25, 2019

GWC and partners aim to better understand, end harmful practice

Indio-Maiz Biological Reserve, landscape view

Grassroots Plan Sprouts to Protect the Forests of Indio Maíz

By Lindsay Renick Mayer | July 23, 2019

GWC collaborated with the Rama and Kriol indigenous communities to develop a visual action plan to conserve the forests of Indio Maíz.

Eritrean Gazelle

Eritrean Gazelles: Once Lost, and Now Found in Their Namesake Country

By Brittany Steff | July 19, 2019

GWC associate, Futsum Hagos, rediscovered the Endangered Eritrean Gazelle after having been lost to science in its namesake country for more than 80 years.

Morpho Butterfly in Moskitia rainforest

Where the (Honduran) wild things are: A Q&A with Chris Jordan

By Molly Bergen | July 16, 2019

Scientists documented hundreds of species in the Moskitia rainforest, home of the mythical White City and the most threatened forest in Central America.