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Saving the singing rhino
Episode 106
Sumatran rhinos are unlike anything else in this world: small in stature and docile by nature, they sport a coat of fur and sing songs reminiscent of…
5 years, 5 months ago
Amazon defenders, especially women, are set to get new protections
Episode 106
Women are key leaders in Amazon conservation, and we're taking another look at this issue with a discussion of an international agreement that could …
5 years, 6 months ago
Mongabay Explores Sumatra, Episode 1: A landscape like no other
Episode 105
"Sumatra is like a fossil relic of rare species...a giant, rhino horn-shaped island blanketed in the richest rainforest you can imagine...there's not…
5 years, 6 months ago
Gorilla Radio: innovation in conservation of super rare great apes
Episode 105
The Cross River gorilla is one of the world's rarest great ape subspecies, with only 300 individuals estimated to be living in Nigeria's Cross River …
5 years, 6 months ago
Can the oceans support a renewable energy transition?
Episode 104
Slowing climate change will require a massive increase of renewable energy assets while reducing use of fossil fuels. And who wouldn't like to have a…
5 years, 6 months ago
Great ape forest gardeners of Africa benefit from big conservation victory
Episode 103
Conservation of great apes in Africa relies on forest protection, and vice versa: on this episode we discuss a campaign in Cameroon to protect the se…
5 years, 7 months ago
In the Amazon, women are key to forest conservation
Episode 102
Women everywhere are key voices for conservation, and an increasing body of research now recognizes the direct link between gender equality and envir…
5 years, 7 months ago
Singing cetaceans: New whale & dolphin recordings intrigue researchers
Episode 101
Bioacoustics studies help scientists discover things never before known about all kinds of animals, but especially marine life -- on this episode of …
5 years, 8 months ago
From parks to payments, which conservation methods work best?
Episode 100
For the 100th episode of the Newscast, we revisit Mongabay's groundbreaking Conservation Effectiveness series which asked a simple question:
How can …5 years, 8 months ago
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 6: Hellbenders and super spreaders
Episode 99
Hellbenders are North America's largest salamanders, living in rivers and growing to an incredible length of over two feet. Eastern newts are tiny an…
5 years, 9 months ago