Environmental stories from around the web, April 6, 2018
There are many important conservation and environmental stories Mongabay isn’t able to cover.Here’s a digest of some of the significant developments from the week.If...
Indonesian conservation bill is weak on wildlife crime, critics say
Lawmakers in Indonesia have submitted for review to President Joko Widodo’s administration a bill that would overhaul the country’s 28-year-old conservation law.While environmental advocates...
Bowhead whales in the Arctic sing hundreds of complex songs
Scientists have recorded 184 elaborate, very different bowhead whale songs in a bowhead subpopulation living east of Greenland. This makes it the largest set...
Vine-like lianas alter the edges of fragmented forests: New study
A new study has found that a group of climbing plants called lianas spring up in higher numbers along the edges of fragmented forests...
SPAR EC declare war on plastic bags
Starting today (April 6), SPAR Eastern Cape have declared war on plastic bags as the retailer spearheads a significant step forward in the battle...
AI buoys safeguard swimmers and sharks
A new tech-driven device may help reduce harmful interactions with sharks and improve people’s tolerance of one of the ocean’s top predators.The system, called...
Kaziranga’s rhino census finds the population is growing, but more slowly...
Kaziranga National Park in India’s Assam state is home to the majority of the world’s greater one-horned rhinos.A census completed in March counted 2,413...
South Korean company under fire for alleged deforestation in Papua oil...
A report by WRI shows ongoing deforestation in an oil palm concession in Papua, Indonesia, operated by a subsidiary of South Korea’s POSCO Daewoo.The...
New sloth book features amazing photographs and busts myths [PHOTOS]
Sloths have gained in popularity in recent years but some misconceptions about them remain, such as their being ‘lazy,’ which is not true. Rather,...
How the farmers of Seruyan rose up a against a palm...
In the leadup to the release of the second installment of Indonesia for Sale, our series examining the corruption behind Indonesia’s deforestation and land-rights crisis,...
Deadly oil spill in eastern Borneo spreads to the open sea
An oil spill that began on March 31 in Balikpapan Bay has spread out to the Strait of Makassar and now covers an area...
For Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution, elephants pose a new threat
Twelve people have been killed by elephants in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.Fleeing military operations in Myanmar, the refugees have settled in elephant corridors.Training...
