Should Rhinos Be Introduced To Australia? WildlifeBill LauranceJuly 5, 2018rhino, rhinoceros, black rhino, white rhino, Sumatran rhino, Javan rhino, Indian one-horned rhino, habitat fragmentation, habitat destruction, poaching, rhino horn, endangered species, Vietnam, China, Africa, Asia, megafauna, Sumatra, Java, roads, captive breeding, Australia, savannas, rule of law, eco-tourism, cattle ranching, cattle stations, crazy idea, exotic plant species Comments
How Critical Are Big Parks? Protected AreasJeremy HanceJuly 27, 2017protected areas, national parks, endangered species, ecosystems, carbon storage, environmental services, snow leopards, rare species, park size, Colombia, Borneo, Danum Valley, Malaysia, Chiribiquete National Park, hunting, logging, rainforests, climate change, corridors, conservation corridors, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, President Obama, President Trump, E. O. Wilson, Half Earth, marine protected areas, climate refugia, Puerto Sabalo-Los Monos Reserve, Monochoa Reserve, big reserves, wildlife corridor, cheetah, ocelot, toucan, Daintree, African forest elephant, Cape BuffaloComment
Biodiversity In Queensland Is Being Bulldozed to Oblivion WildlifeBill LauranceJune 25, 2017Queensland, land clearing, deforestation, bulldozers, Australia, koala, cassowary, Black-throated Finch, invasive species, climate change, woodland, forest, endangered species, Cape York Peninsula, illegal land clearing, Emissions Reduction Fund, 20 Million Trees, Reef Rescue Comments
Dumb & Dumber: The Global Assault on Environmental Laws ConservationBill LauranceMay 4, 2017environmental law, environmental regulation, policy, legislation, SLAPP, wolf, endangered species, global warming, Guillaume Chapron, pollution, mining, fish, migratory birds, ecological restoration, Forest Code, Brazil, Canada, United State, Peru, Amazon, Mauritius, flying fox, South Africa, Western Australia, FranceComment
Double Whammy: Primates and Wilderness in Peril WildlifeBill LauranceJanuary 18, 2017deforestation, Intact Forest Landscapes, habitat fragmentation, hunting, primates, Alejandro Estrada, Lars Laestadius, infrastructure, endangered primates, endangered species, tropical ecosystems, illegal pet trade, bushmeat, overhunting, oil palm, rubber, Nigeria, Cameroon, University of Maryland, UNAM, old-growth forest, human population growthComment
Only Radical Action Will Stop Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction ConservationBill LauranceNovember 16, 2016extinction, mass extinction, sixth mass extinction, Bill Laurance, Paul Ehrlich, The Population Bomb, Natalia Ocampa-Penuela, birds, biodiversity hotspots, IUCN Red List, protected areas, human population growth, climate change, wilderness, endangered species Comment
Which is the Biggest Killer: Climate Change or Habitat Disruption? Climate ChangeJeremy HanceSeptember 18, 2016deforestation, habitat fragmentation, overhunting, logging, overfishing, overexploitation, climate change, global warming, heat waves, extinction, species extinctions, Sean Maxwell, Mark Cochrane, Jeremy Hance, IUCN Red List, endangered species, agriculture, farming, protected areas, Amazon, environmental synergisms, fire, weather extremes, coral reefs, cloud forests, sea ice, Arctic Comments
Planet at a Crossroads: Report from the IUCN World Congress ConservationAlice HughesSeptember 10, 2016IUCN World Conservation Congress, endangered species, threatened mammals, climate change, habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, deforestation, IUCN Red List, biodiversity hotspots, illegal wildlife trade, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Bramble Cay Melomys, Paris COP, great apes, protected areas, Aichi Targets, key biodiversity areas, defaunation, mass extinction, Alice HughesComment
Combating Asia's Catastrophic Illegal Wildlife Trade WildlifeBill LauranceAugust 9, 2016illegal wildlife trade, poaching, Asia, Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Jacob Phelps, Chris Shepherd, Tony Lynam, Conservation Asia 2016, captive breeding, endangered species, overexploitation, organized crime, law enforcement, CITES, wildlife markets, silent forests Comments
Endangered vultures being decimated as ivory poachers use poison to kill elephants WildlifeBill LauranceDecember 11, 2015vultures, The Peregrine Fund, Oryx, African savanna elephant, elephant, rhinoceros, Africa, Dancy Ogada, India, endangered species, diclofenac, poison, pesticides, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe Comments
Island nation declares war on its flying foxes Bill LauranceNovember 20, 2015Mauritius, Mauritian flying fox, fruit trees, wildlife slaughter, Mauritius Government, Pteropus niger, tourism, ecotourism, boycott, boycott Mauritius, endangered species, extinct species, dodo Comment
Selling Noah's Ark? The collapse of Asia's bird biodiversity Alice HughesSeptember 25, 2015birds, Indonesia, wildlife trade, illegal wildlife trade, TRAFFIC, endangered species, Alice Hughes, Asian biodiversity, wildlife markets, Jakarta, Songbird Crisis Summit Comment
Growing concerns over 'Lawless Laos' -- paradise for poachers & smugglers Bill LauranceAugust 5, 2015Lao, illegal wildlife trade, ivory, smuggling, China, endangered species, CITES, Europol, Vietnam, anti-trafficking regulationsComment
Wildlife poaching: Conservation on the borders Bill LauranceApril 2, 2015XTBG, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden, transboundary conservation, illegal wildlife trade, ivory, elephants, rhinos, rhino horn, pangolins, endangered species, CITES, Alice Hughes Comment
Roads to ruin: Southeast Asia's most environmentally destructive highways Bill LauranceDecember 21, 2014roads, highways, deforestation, hunting, poaching, illegal logging, illegal mining, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, endangered mammals, endangered species, wilderness, endemic species, Philippines, roads to ruinComment
Indonesia now biggest 'forest killer' Bill LauranceJune 30, 2014Indonesia, deforestation, Brazil, endangered species, old-growth forest, native forest, rainforest, logging, oil palmComment
Perils growing for Earth's biodiversity hotspots Bill LauranceJune 29, 2014biodiversity, biodiversity hotspots, endemic species, local endemics, endangered species, biogeographic regions, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, climate change, Madagascar, locally endemic speciesComment
Species disappearing "1000 times faster than normal" Bill LauranceMay 29, 2014biodiversity, biodiversity hotspots, species extinctions, unknown species, local endemics, missing species, habitat destruction, Stuart Pimm, tropical forests, endangered species, species losses Comment
Help ALERT combat threats to crucial Malaysian park Gopalasamy Reuben ClementsMay 10, 2014Selangor State Park, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, endangered species, deforestation, road expansion, park degazettement, habitat fragmentation, ecosystem services, watershed, catchment, water quality, petitionComment
China imposes serious prison time for wildlife offences Bill LauranceMay 3, 2014China, illegal wildlife trade, ivory, elephants, rhinos, rhino horn, shark finning, sharks, endangered species, poachingComment
