Most popular mongabay.com news articles - May 2007

  1. World deforestation rates and forest cover statistics, 2000-2005 [4235]
  2. Amazon natives use Google Earth, GPS to protect forest home [4097]
  3. Cell phone batteries could be powered by OJ [3711]
  4. Commercial hunting may be largest threat to rainforests [3534]
  5. Why is oil palm replacing tropical rainforests [3405]
  6. Coral reefs decimated by 2050, Great Barrier Reef's coral 95% dead [3072]
  7. Reducing tropical deforestation will help fight global warming [2895]
  8. An interview with lemur expert Dr. Patricia Wright [2892]
  9. Amazon rainforest locks up 11 years of carbon dioxide emissions [2889]
  10. Rare coelacanth captured in Indonesia [2888]
  11. First U.S. offshore wind farm wins preliminary approval [2846]
  12. U.S. ethanol may drive Amazon deforestation [2804]
  13. Tourism in Madagascar; Visiting the World's Most Unusual Island [2640]
  14. World's rarest rabbit captured on film in Indonesian rainforest [2139]
  15. Did asteroid wipe out America's first people? [2051]
  16. Impact of global warming on extinction debated [2046]
  17. CO2 emission reductions lag 25% behind 2012 targets [2018]
  18. Dubai's artificial islands have high environmental cost [1986]
  19. Python explodes after swallowing 6-foot alligator in Florida Everglades [1797]
  20. Ancient Amazonian technology could save the world [1503]
  21. Global warming could cause catastrophic die-off of Amazon rainforest by 2080 [1496]
  22. Seeking the world's strangest primate on a tropical island paradise [1496]
  23. How to Save Big Cats [1478]
  24. Neon green gecko plays key role in preventing Mauritian plant extinction [1457]
  25. Amazon deforestation rate plunges 41 percent [1386]
  26. Indigenous people are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist [1324]
  27. Visiting the rainforest - a practical guide [1282]
  28. An Interview with Dr. Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Garden [1278]
  29. Why poison dart frogs are poisonous [1269]
  30. Another look at global rainforest conservation [1255]
  31. Study discovers why poison dart frogs are toxic [1251]
  32. Cell phones may help "save" Africa [1249]
  33. Bad news for frogs; amphibian decline worse than feared [1186]
  34. World's only pure blue lizard at risk of extinction [1125]
  35. Just how bad is the biodiversity extinction crisis? [1090]
  36. Better forest policies would reduce illegal logging in the Amazon [1086]
  37. Madagascar's forests are recovering due to social institutions [1083]
  38. Saving Orangutans in Borneo [1065]
  39. Environmental concerns mount as palm oil production surges [1044]
  40. Why does Madagascar have so many unique animals?y [1029]
  41. Soybeans may worsen drought in the Amazon rainforest [1015]
  42. Why visit the real island of Madagascar? [1014]
  43. Europe's largest tropical rainforest invaded by gold miners [1000]
  44. Greenpeace accuses McDonald's of destroying the Amazon rainforest [982]
  45. 16 cities to get energy-saving retrofits [955]
  46. Calpine may benefit from global warming limits [946]
  47. U.S. can cut oil imports to zero by 2040, use to zero by 2050 [924]
  48. U.S. responsible for 44% of global warming bill-Oxfam [915]
  49. Balloon technology could cut cost of solar energy 90% by 2010 [901]
  50. Overstaying Their Welcome: Cane Toads in Australia [885]
  51. Chocolate could kill your dog [695]