April 28, 2008

Hotspot Triumphs

What do a manatee and a porcupine have in common? Both mammals, until recently, presented prickly challenges for scientists whose mission to find and track them is a means to help conserve entire ecosystems.

April 1, 2008

Deforestation in Sumatra Linked to Extinction, Climate Change

Despite the heft of a new 72-page analysis in which 16 authors link global consequences to 25 years of deforestation in the Sumatran province of Riau, Michael Stuewe of WWF can sum it all up in a word. “Brutal," says Stuewe, one of the authors.

Mar. 6, 2008

Fijian Island Beats the Rat Race

Eliminating invasive species is sometimes the only way to save critical breeding grounds for unique species. BirdLife International and the inhabitants of Vatuira Island near Fiji are announcing success in just such a program.

Jan. 31, 2008

Scientists Discover New Species of Elephant-Shrew in Tanzania

When Francesco Rovero first saw the image captured by one of his automatic cameras in a Tanzanian forest, he knew he’d never seen anything quite like it. Today, the Journal of Zoology reports that Rovero discovered a new species of giant elephant-shrew.