Photo: not tic-tacs, but millipedes
While it may look like someone spilled a a container of dark green tic-tacs, these are actually a swarm of young Malagasy emerald pill millipedes. Photographed in Madagascar these millipedes are classified in the order of Sphaerotheriida. Photos by Rhett A. Butler. Click to see more photos of millipedes (and...
Emergency appeal for cassowarys impacted by Cyclone Yasi
Note: mongabay.com does not endorse the action below, but believes its readers may be interested in taking action or discussing the issue in comments. Northern cassowary from New Guinea, a relative of the Southern cassowary that survives in Australia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Tropical cyclone Yasi has left cassowarys to starve according to Australian NGO, Rainforest Rescue. Cassowarys eat the fruit of from tropical forests, but many...
Find the poison frog!
Look closely to spot the Green and black poison dark frog (Dendrobates auratus in the rainforest canopy in Colombia. See more photos below of the frog in Colombia. Unlike many Neotropical frogs, this species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. Photos by Rhett A. Butler. Click to see more photos of poison dart...
Photos: green vine snake
Green Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. Photos by Rhett A....
Last chance to see: Visit Tanzania before “The Migration” is destroyed
With the government bent on building a road that scientists say will reduce the wildebeest herd by 500,000 animals, 2011 is the year to visit Tanzania to witness one of the world’s most incredible wildlife spectacles: the migration of more than a million wildebeest, zebra, and other animals across the Serengeti.
Photo: world’s most threatened forest
Forest along the Nam Ou river in Laos. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Yesterday, Conservation International (CI) released a top 10 list of the world’s most threatened biodiverse forest. Number one were the forests of Indo-Burma, including Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), and parts of China and India. This landscape includes the forests in Laos...
Quick summary (by handpuppets) of what happened at COP16 in Cancun
Quick summary (by handpuppets) of what happened at COP16 in Cancun
Animation: the challenges facing freshwater ecosystems
The European Union-funded BioFresh project has released a four minute animation that outlines the challenges (such as pollution, species invasions and dam building) facing freshwater ecosystems. It illustrates how BioFresh aids the translation of scientific data on these systems into environmental policy through the European Union.
Wildlife crossings can be designed to be safer for humans and animals
The ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition, the first international competition of its kind, says collisions between wildlife and cars in the U.S. have increased by 50 percent in the past 15 years. Not only do these collisions take a huge toll on both wildlife and people, but they also cost the U.S. some $8 billion per year.
Picture: Happy Year of the Rabbit
Weighing about 18 pounds, the Flemish giant is one of the largest breeds of domestic rabbit in the world.
Photos: hiking the Na Pali coast trail
View of Na Pali coast from trail. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Hanakapiai Beach. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Hanakapiai waterfall. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Mountains above Hanakapiai Beach . Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Surf as seen from the Na Pali coast trail. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Pandanus fruit along the trail. Photo by Rhett A....
