Looking for good environmental news? You’ll find it in Ecuador, where the government has committed to protecting some of the ocean’s largest inhabitants—manta rays.

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Ecuador’s Government Agrees to Protect Manta Rays

Working with the California Academy of Sciences which publicized her work, CI-Indonesia’s Crissy Huffard has been studying the evolution of mimicry in Indonesian octopus, which can which can impersonate flatfish, lionfish, and sea snakes to dupe potential predators. Her work was recently published in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society As the Science and Monitoring Advisor for CI-Indonesia’s Marine Program working in the Bird’s Head Seascape , I have the chance to observe thousands of incredibly unique, colorful, and unusual species that are found nowhere else on earth, or that have become rare elsewhere. The coral reefs , mangroves, and sandy-bottom communities here are simply mind-boggling, and home to the greatest marine biodiversity left in the ocean, offering us a living laboratory for better understanding how marine ecosystems interact

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Studying Indonesia’s Underwater Magician

Last week, a pea-sized frog species – thought to be the Old World’s tiniest – was recognized as a species new to science. Dr

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Old World’s smallest frog is discovered in Borneo

The decline of global fisheries such as bluefin tuna, the unsustainable “race for fish”, and livelihoods of subsistence fishers were just a few of the issues addressed by CI Science Advisor Dr. Bryan Wallace in a recent interview on the Voice of America (VOA) public affairs program “On the Line.” It broadcasts on radio, television, and online in English-speaking countries around the world. Together with conservationist and author Richard Ellis, Dr

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CI’s Dr. Bryan Wallace Discusses Declining Fisheries

Earlier this month, CI announced the discovery of a new species of titi monkey by some of our partner researchers at the National University of Colombia. Here, biology student and primate researcher Javier García reflects on his involvement in the discovery.

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From the field: discovery and conservation in Caquetá, Colombia

CI-Philippines Executive Director Romeo Trono talking to the media during the 2nd Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape Congress. We have just wrapped up the second day of the 2 nd Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape Congress, a gathering of around 150 stakeholders from CI’s marine biodiversity conservation corridors in the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape , a 100 million-hectare (almost 250 million-acre) area in the waters shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines

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Philippine governor voices support for Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape

Kihansi Gorge, Tanzania – historic home of the Kihansi spray toad and site of the planned reintroduction project. Being immersed in CI’s “ Search for the Lost Frogs ” campaign, I was excited to read another piece of amphibian news this week from the Wildlife Conservation Society : 100 captive-bred Kihansi spray toads (Nectophrynoides asperginis) could help bring the species back from the brink of extinction in its native African habitat.   The toads, which were bred at the Bronx Zoo and the Toledo Zoo, were recently flown to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial capital, where they will be held at a propagation center before reintroduction into the wild

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Kihansi spray toad gets second chance

We are happy to announce that CI has recently joined a promising initiative by some of the largest corporations operating in Brazil, committing themselves to biodiversity conservation in the country and the sustainable use of its natural resources.

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In Brazil, major corporations launch biodiversity initiative

Gastric brooding frog. During their morning commute today, millions of radio listeners learned about the dramatic decline of the world’s amphibians from CI’s Claude Gascon, a guest on NPR’s “Morning Edition.” Gascon, who also co-chairs the Amphibian Specialist Group , explained the direct implications of this decline for human well-being, citing the example of the gastric brooding frog ( Rheobatrachus sp.), a fascinating amphibian whose unique reproductive behavior could potentially provide insight on the treatment of stomach ulcers.

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CI amphibian expert talks frogs on NPR

A young female Caquetá Titi Monkey.

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A titillating surprise: A new species of titi monkey!