endangered species
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The kangaroo that climbs
Tree kangaroos are among New Guinea’s most elusive mammals. In Papua New Guinea, communities are finding ways to protect these…
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Decaying Belgian Congo–era maps reveal secrets of valuable African tree
In the dusty library of a research station on the Congo River, a decaying map holds secrets to saving an…
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How safe are our wildlife sanctuaries?
In celebration of World Wildlife Day on 3 March 2018, as the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on…
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Making peat a priority
This week the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, IUFRO, is holding its 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg, Germany. IUFRO…
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Postcards from the field: Pangolin surprise
Instead of a birthday cake, a hunting community surprised researcher Lauren Coad with pangolin stew. “They were like, ‘bon anniversaire!’…
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Pangolins under pressure
Pangolins are peculiar creatures. Their tongue can be longer than their body, they look like a pinecone with legs, and…
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Taking botanical trade and conservation seriously
Botanical management and conservation efforts frequently lag behind efforts focused on the more charismatic fauna. Yet, in many places, wild…
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Seeking solutions in the wildlife farming debate
Wildlife farming is potentially an attractive “solution” to reduce the illegal use of protected wild plants and animals. Controlled farming…
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Forcing companies to carry out costly biodiversity surveys often backfires: Experts
BOGOR, Indonesia (18 March, 2013)_Forcing timber, mining and plantation companies to carry out costly, time-consuming and for-the-most-part incomplete biodiversity surveys…
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Agriculture: friend or foe of the Moluccan cockatoo?
BOGOR, Indonesia (15 August, 2012)_Efforts to totally ban traditional, un-intensive agricultural activity inside an Indonesian national park that is a…
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Biodiversity at the Cliff’s Edge
By Stephen Leahy/IPS NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 18, 2010 (Tierramérica) – What nature gives us is often taken for granted, but…
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Seeing the Forest for More Than Trees
By Angela Dewan It’s easy to look at a table and forget it was once a tree. As the Korean…
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