Why Britain's barren uplands have farming subsidies to blame
Guardian (London) -  The hills have been grazed to destruction and it's time we begin to challenge the irrational aspects of the farming funding system... read more
[23 May 2013] 

Study Reveals How Fishing Gear Can Cause Slow Death of Whales
Science Daily -  Using a "patient monitoring" device attached to a whale entangled in fishing gear, scientists showed for the first time how fishing lines changed a wh... read more
[22 May 2013] 

Hydropower frenzy threatens Carpathian mountains: WWF
Terra Daily -  The frenzy to build hydropower stations across the Carpathian mountains poses an "imminent" threat to biodiversity in Eastern Europe, conservationist ... read more
[22 May 2013] 

Plague of deforestation sweeps across south-east Asia
Guardian (London) -  Illegal logging and unchecked economic development are taking a devastating toll on forests... read more
[21 May 2013] 

Blue whale protection may need to increase
New Zealand Herald -  The protection afforded to blue whales in New Zealand waters may need to be increased, now a study has found they may be more regular visitors to the ... read more
[20 May 2013] 

Gabon steps in to help protect elephants from ivory poaching at Central African Republic site
Mongabay.com -  Gabon has agreed to help battle poaching in protected areas in the Central African Republic following an elephant massacre at a renowned World Heritag... read more
[20 May 2013] 

Russian forests and tigers left floored by illegal logging
WWF -  The forests of the Russian Far East are being pushed to the brink of destruction due to pervasive, large-scale illegal logging, largely to supply Chin... read more
[17 May 2013] 

Russian forests and tigers left floored by illegal logging
WWF -  The forests of the Russian Far East are being pushed to the brink of destruction due to pervasive, large-scale illegal logging, largely to supply Chin... read more
[17 May 2013] 

Indigenous Nicaraguans Fight to the Death for Their Last Forest
Inter Press Service -  Logging is one of the main threats in the southern area of the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve. Credit: José Garth Medina/IPS... read more
[16 May 2013] 

Heli-hunting ban about 'fairness'
New Zealand Herald -  The heli-hunting season on Department of Conservation land ends in late July and it is quite likely to be the last.... read more
[15 May 2013] 

Urbanization and surface warming in eastern China
Terra Daily -  A recent study indicated that the urbanization in eastern China has significant impact on the observed surface warming and the temporal-spatial variat... read more
[15 May 2013] 

Britain's migratory birds stay away as climate change moves their wintering areas further north
The Independent (London) -  Migratory waterbirds have shifted their wintering areas north-eastwards due to Europe's changing climate, scientists have revealed. ... read more
[13 May 2013] 

Poachers kill 26 elephants at central African world heritage site
Guardian (London) -  At least 26 elephants, including four calves, were killed at Dzanga Bai, a wildlife viewing site in Dzanga-Ndoki national park... read more
[13 May 2013] 

Google timelapse captures Earth's changes
New Zealand Herald -  Twenty-five years of human expansion and environmental devastation across the globe has been illustrated in interactive timelapse graphics by Google... read more
[10 May 2013] 

Gunmen threaten unique CentrAfrican elephant reserve: WWF
Terra Daily -  A group of 17 gunmen entered an animal park in the Central African Republic, threatening "one of the biggest massacres of elephants" in the region, co... read more
[08 May 2013] 

A Tale of Two Elephants: celebrating the lives and mourning the deaths of Cirrocumulus and Ngampit
Mongabay.com -  These two elephants were well-known to researchers from Save the Elephants (STE), who monitor elephant populatio... read more
[08 May 2013] 

India acts to save Asiatic lion by moving it – but hard work has only just begun
Guardian (London) -  Ambitious plan to translocate lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh finally gets green light with Supreme Court ruling... read more
[08 May 2013] 

Sumatran orangutans' rainforest home faces new threat
Terra Daily -  A baby Sumatran orangutan swings playfully on a branch at an Indonesian rescue centre, a far cry from the terror he endured when his pristine rainfore... read more
[06 May 2013] 

Widely used insecticide contaminating water supplies, triggering wildlife die-off in Europe
Mongabay.com -  The world's most widely used insecticide is devastating dragonflies, snails and other water-based species, a groundbreaking Dutch study has revealed. ... read more
[06 May 2013]