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September 2, 2010
Ecuador’s Government Agrees to Protect Manta Rays

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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September 2, 2010
Herb and Wine Baked Salmon Steaks

by Outdoors International Serves: 4 Course: Main Cooking Method: Bake Preparation Time: 30 mins to 1 hour Ingredients: -680g pack frozen salmon steaks, defrosted -2 x 15ml spoons oil -30g fish herb selection pack -125ml dry white wine Method: Place each salmon steak on a separate piece of foil brushed with oil. Divide the herb [...]

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August 30, 2010
Studying Indonesia’s Underwater Magician

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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August 27, 2010
Dove Hunting Tips

by Cory Glauner September is right around the corner and that means dove hunting all across the country will be opening. Be sure to spend a little bit of time scouting just prior to opening day to find roosts, feeding fields and waterholes. Places that are holding doves late in August should still produce birds [...]

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August 26, 2010
Glassing Properly is the Key to Success

by Outdoors International You can’t kill what you can’t see. Period. It’s not going to happen. Let’s take a look at my personal battery of Big Game Hunting optics and tripods and why I choose them. Swarovski optics are number one on my list for binoculars. From freezing rain and snow, to blowing sand and [...]

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August 25, 2010
Old World’s smallest frog is discovered in Borneo

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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August 25, 2010
CI’s Dr. Bryan Wallace Discusses Declining Fisheries

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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August 23, 2010
From the field: discovery and conservation in Caquetá, Colombia

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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August 20, 2010
Trouble in the Gulf Part 3: Regaining Paradise

As you read this, the first of perhaps 10 million waterfowl that winter in Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are flying south. Each year, fewer acres of marsh and barrier-island habitat await them. This ye

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August 20, 2010
Philippine governor voices support for Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape

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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