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 Most popular mongabay.com news articles - May 2015
Italicized titles represent news articles posted during the month120,000 dead: half of the world's saiga die in less than a month [22,857]
Primary rainforest cleared for massive palm oil plantations in Peru [17,371]
'Penis snake' discovered in Brazil is actually a rare species of amphibian [15,562]
Five tons of frozen pangolin: Indonesian authorities make massive bust [9,513]
What's the current deforestation rate in the Amazon rainforest? [7,907]
Peru considers fate of Amazon wildlife paradise [6,100]
Vaquita porpoises down to 'way less than 100,' Mexican agents shoot fisherman while enforcing new protected area [5,790]
Scientists identify frog through DNA without leaving forest [5,754]
The quiet zoo revolution [5,341]
Borneo's rainforest may get high-tech 3D scan to boost conservation [4,939]
The triumph of the bison: Europe's biggest animal bounces back a century after vanishing [4,866]
King of the jungle: lions discovered in rainforests [4,828]
94 trafficked pangolins released into Sumatran wilds after massive bust [4,197]
Palm oil activist murdered in Jakarta [4,064]
Mad Max sequel runs over sensitive desert ecosystem in Namibia [3,686]
Researchers find treasure trove of unique, threatened animals in Philippine forest [3,447]
Photos: new zoo exhibit dramatically displays real threat to Asian turtle [3,264]
Visiting the rainforest - a practical guide [2,748]
Officials: Sumatran rhino is extinct in the wild in Sabah [2,531]
China's investment in Latin America taking toll on the environment, setting the stage for conflict [2,441]
Brazilian Amazon nears deforestation threshold past which wildlife may crash, says study [2,407]
Secrets of the Amazon: giant anacondas and floating forests, an interview with Paul Rosolie [2,379]
Wilmar, Musim Mas supplier caught clearing elephant habitat for palm oil in Aceh [2,374]
Police probe ship's crew after nabbing smuggler with 24 rare birds in plastic bottles [2,274]
Twitter campaign prompts Indonesians to free captive cockatoos in droves [2,188]
Nepal's rhino population rises by 72% in ten years [1,979]
Indonesia sinks 41 foreign vessels in a single day to counter illegal fishing [1,836]
China defends trans-Amazon railway, says it will protect the environment [1,826]
VICE's 'Indonesia's Palm Bomb' presents a tragic view of palm oil driven deforestation from the frontlines [1,640]
Tennis star responds to rainforest advocates [1,635]
Zero deforestation commitments bearing fruit in the Amazon [1,610]
Videos reveal rare birds, wild monkeys, and jaguar family in oil-exploited park [1,602]
Palm giants ask Indonesian gov't to clear path toward sustainability [1,514]
How to solve the global fish crisis? Ban fishing on the high seas [1,499]
New study finds the brilliant-thighed poison frog can learn its way home [1,440]
Cane toads increasingly a problem in Australia [1,427]
Lady Gaga gets bitten by venomous primate, sparking outrage over loris trafficking [1,415]
West Papua 'oil palm atlas' portrays industry's explosion in region [1,396]
What does Nature give us? A special Earth Day article [1,379]
GAR, Wilmar punish palm oil supplier for clearing rainforest in New Guinea [1,357]
Orangutan rescued amid sea of palm oil [1,347]
CO2 levels hit monthly average not seen for 2 million years [1,346]
Golden Agri takes another hit as sustainability guru suspends its membership [1,321]
Peru's mega-dam projects threaten Amazon River source and ecosystem collapse [1,266]
Luxury hotel chain linked to destruction of rainforests [1,256]
Future threats to the Amazon rainforest [1,219]
Malaysian palm oil body encourages fiction over fact [1,208]
Sarawak leader pledges no more logging, palm oil expansion [1,127]
South African Airways bans all wildlife trophies from flights [1,118]
Biggest new animal discoveries of 2013 (photos) [1,087]
 
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