In 2005, CI’s Marine Management Area Science (MMAS) program began a pioneer effort to characterize the reproductive cycles of several
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Category Archives: Biodiversity
A Treasured Island: One Costa Rican’s View of Cocos Island MPA
My first memory of Cocos as a young marine biology student is still clear: realizing the boat had stopped and
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Serengeti Highway Must Balance Development with Conservation
How do you stop a herd of wildebeest? According to many international conservationists, the answer is: build a road.
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Rediscovering a Species … in a Rubbish Bin
After five months of expeditions in 21 countries, researchers participating in CI’s Search for Lost Frogs have rediscovered 15 amphibian
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Why Should We Care About Haiti’s Frogs?
“Why bother with Haiti? There’s nothing left.” That was the question often posed to CI’s Amphibian Conservation Officer Robin Moore
Shark Population Declines Need to be Curbed Now
The scenario is all too common on fishing boats across the ocean — a shark is caught, its fins are
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The World’s 10 Most Threatened Forest Hotspots
Today, in an effort to focus the world’s attention on the need to increase the protection of forests — and
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Bhutan: A Conservationist’s Dream
Bhutan is in many ways a conservationist’s dream. The small Himalayan nation between China and India has what is in
Sumatran Tigers Are Doing Better Than Expected – For Now
A recent survey by the Wildlife Conservation Society has generated the highest resolution map ever produced of Sumatran tiger (Panthera
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New Lemur Species Discovered in Madagascar
What’s got big feet, a long tongue, gray and brown fur — and is, potentially, new to science? That
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