EnvironmentMarch 27, 2012
Ecotourism Does Not Overly Stress Orangutans, Study Finds
Stories by John R. Platt
John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator. An award-winning environmental journalist, his work has appeared in Scientific American, Audubon, Motherboard, and numerous other magazines and publications. His "Extinction Countdown" column has run continuously since 2004 and has covered news and science related to more than 1,000 endangered species. John lives on the outskirts of Portland, Ore., where he finds himself surrounded by animals and cartoonists.
EnvironmentMarch 21, 2012
Blue-Tailed Skink Declared Extinct in Hawaii
EnvironmentMarch 20, 2012
Cameroon Elephant Massacre Shows Poaching, Ivory Trade Require an International Response
EnvironmentMarch 16, 2012
Just 55 Alive: World's Rarest Dolphin Faces Extinction
EnvironmentMarch 13, 2012
Endangered Australian Cockatoo Loses One Third of Population in Just 1 Year
EnvironmentMarch 8, 2012
Ted Turner Donates $1 Million to Help Endangered Gorillas
ConservationMarch 7, 2012
2 Rhinos Fight for Life after Their Horns Are Chopped Off
EnvironmentMarch 1, 2012
At Least 356 Indian Leopards Killed in 2011, Half by Poachers
EnvironmentFebruary 28, 2012
Toxicomania: Poisonous Invasive Plant Protects Australian Lizards from Poisonous Invasive Cane Toads
EnvironmentFebruary 23, 2012
Killer Fungus Targeting Endangered Rattlesnakes
EnvironmentFebruary 21, 2012
Extinction Looms for Rare Frog Species, Now Down to 1 Individual
EnvironmentFebruary 16, 2012
Meet the Pangolin, Another Animal Threatened by Traditional Asian Medicine
EnvironmentFebruary 15, 2012
U.S. Army Protects Critically Endangered Hawaiian Snails from Invasive Predators
EnvironmentFebruary 9, 2012
Artificial Beaks Helping to Save Hornbills from Extinction in India
EnvironmentFebruary 8, 2012
Critically Endangered Cross River Gorillas May Have More Room to Grow
EnvironmentFebruary 2, 2012
Accidental Kakapo Death Lowers Population of Rare, Flightless Parrots to 127 Birds
EnvironmentFebruary 1, 2012
Satellites to Track Rare Royal Turtle in Cambodia [Video]
EnvironmentJanuary 27, 2012
Should YouTube Ban Videos of the Adorable but Endangered Slow Loris?
EnvironmentJanuary 23, 2012
Can Stem Cells Help Save Snow Leopards from Extinction?
EnvironmentJanuary 20, 2012
Nearly Extinct Primate Rediscovered in Borneo [Video]
EnvironmentJanuary 17, 2012
Manta Rays Endangered by Sudden Demand from Chinese Medicine
EnvironmentJanuary 11, 2012
Disease-Carrying Virile American Crayfish Invade U.K. Rivers
EnvironmentJanuary 10, 2012
Apps for Apes: Engaging Orangutans with iPads
EnvironmentJanuary 5, 2012
Unchained: Indian Elephant Rehab Center to Be a Model for Rescued Zoo Animals