CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Will Turner
5 ways you can help save species from extinction
By Kiley Price
March 2, 2020
Conservation News tapped five Conservation International experts for their best tips to help wildlife, whether you're relaxing on vacation or going out to dinner.
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Charlie Shoemaker
The most valued anti-poaching equipment? It may surprise you
By Jamey Anderson
May 25, 2017
In recent years, the battle against wildlife poaching in Africa has taken a high-tech turn. But for rangers on the ground, the basics can make all the difference.
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Conservation International/photo by Russ Mittermeier
Researchers discover two tiny new primate species in a far-flung forest
By Bruno Vander Velde
May 3, 2017
CI’s Russ Mittermeier was part of the team that discovered two new species of Tarsier in Indonesia — a “Yoda-like” primate threatened by deforestation.
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Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier
Primates face greater extinction threat than any other large mammal group
By Molly Bergen
February 3, 2017
Tropical forest destruction threatens 63 percent of the world’s primate species with extinction. But experts say there’s hope of reversing this trend.
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Pete Oxford/iLCP
These 7 maps shed light on most crucial areas of Amazon rainforest
By Rachel Neugarten
January 17, 2017
Thirty million people call the Amazonia region home — and they all depend on its forests every day.
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