On Friday, March 15th Thai authorities arrested a 38-year-old man attempting to collect a bag containing 54 ploughshare tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora) and 21 radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) in Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Found only i...
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March 25, 2013 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Over ten percent of a species’ total population found in smuggler’s bag
November 29, 2012 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
‘Exporting deforestation’: China is the kingpin of illegal logging
Runaway economic growth comes with costs: in the case of China's economic engine, one of them has been the world's forests. According to a new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), China has become the number one importer of
February 03, 2012 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Photos of the day: a celebration of wetlands (for World Wetlands Day)
Forget the groundhogs, February 2nd is also World Wetland Day, commemorating the historic convention of wetlands in Ramsar, Iran in 1971. The Ramsar Treaty was an international agreement meant to address the loss and degradation of wetlands worldwide.
June 19, 2011 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Endangered Madagascar wildlife on sale in Thailand
Conservation group TRAFFIC uncovered nearly 600 Madagascar reptiles and amphibians on sale in Thai markets, including endangered species and those banned for sale by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (C...
May 23, 2011 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Photos: the top ten new species discovered in 2010
If we had to characterize our understanding of life on Earth as either ignorant or knowledgeable, the former would be most correct. In 250 years of rigorous taxonomic work researchers have cataloged nearly two million species, however scientists estima...
April 19, 2011 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Forest Governance Measuring Tools within Collaborative Governance of Tropical Landscapes: Book Review
Conservation projects at the landscape level in the tropics often require collaborative governance because there are many factors that may be involved with conserving and enhancing the ecosystem services with a landscape-based project. Yet as eloquentl...
April 19, 2011 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Forest Governance Measuring Tools within Collaborative Governance of Tropical Landscapes: Book Review
Conservation projects at the landscape level in the tropics often require collaborative governance because there are many factors that may be involved with conserving and enhancing the ecosystem services with a landscape-based project. Yet as eloquentl...
February 02, 2011 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
From Cambodia to California: the world’s top 10 most threatened forests
Growing populations, expanding agriculture, commodities such as palm oil and paper, logging, urban sprawl, mining, and other human impacts have pushed many of the world's great forests to the brink. Yet scientists, environmentalists, and even some pol...
February 02, 2011 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
From Cambodia to California: the world’s top 10 most threatened forests
Growing populations, expanding agriculture, commodities such as palm oil and paper, logging, urban sprawl, mining, and other human impacts have pushed many of the world's great forests to the brink. Yet scientists, environmentalists, and even some pol...
May 23, 2010 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Photos: the penis-like mushroom and other top 10 new species of 2009
The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University has released its annual top 10 list of new species discovered last year. This time the list includes a two inch penis-like mushroom, a minnow named after Bram Stoker's worl...
