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For Valentine's Day: Heart-shaped lichen in Madagascar (02/14/2013) Heart-shaped lichen in Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler I photographed this heart-shaped lichen in Madagascar's Ranomafana National Park in 2009. I don't know the species. Any ideas? Continue reading: For Valentine's Day: Heart-shaped lichen in Madagascar Happy Holidays from Mongabay (12/25/2012) Red-eyed tree frog. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Happy holidays and best wishes for 2013 from all of us at Mongabay.com Continue reading: Happy Holidays from Mongabay Best of 2012 - Colorful tiger beetle in Java (12/21/2012) Colorful tiger beetle in Java. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. A colorful beetle in Ujung Kulon National Park on the island of Java in Indonesia. I haven't identified the species. Any ideas? Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Colorful tiger beetle in Java Best of 2012 - Voracious insect-killing machine in Borneo (12/20/2012) Treefrog in the Borneo rainforest. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. While most people think of frogs as harmless, to their prey they are highly-effective killing machines. This treefrog, like virtually all other frogs, is carnivorous, feeding on arthropods in the rainforest of Borneo. I haven't yet identified the species — if anyone recognizes it, please let me know in the comments. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Voracious insect-killing machine in Borneo Best of 2012 - Borneo rainforest (12/20/2012) Borneo rainforest. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. Lowland rainforest in Sabah, on the island of Borneo. Most of Borneo's old-growth lowland rainforests have been destroyed since 1980. Most of the remaining forest in the lowland has been selectively logged, cleared, or converted for agriculture and plantations. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Borneo rainforest Best of 2012 - Where rainforest meets the sea in Madagascar (12/19/2012) Tampolo Marine Park. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. Tampolo Marine Park is located on Madagascar's famed Masoala Peninsula. Once a logging concession, the forest is now recovering and part of the protected area. The marine zone of the park has clear waters and coral reefs. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Where rainforest meets the sea in Madagascar Best of 2012 - Conversion of lowland rainforest in Borneo for palm oil production (12/19/2012) Conversion of lowland rainforest in Borneo for palm oil production. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. Aerial picture of forest clearing for an oil palm plantation in Malaysian Borneo. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Conversion of lowland rainforest in Borneo for palm oil production Best of 2012 - Draco lizard hanging on a twig (12/18/2012) Draco lizard at night in Sabah, Malaysia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. Draco lizard at night in Sabah, Malaysia. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Draco lizard hanging on a twig Best of 2012 - Yellow land planarian (12/18/2012) Yellow land planaria on Peucang Island, Indonesia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. Yellow jungle planaria on Peucang Island, Indonesia Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Yellow land planarian Best of 2012 - White sand beach in Indonesia (12/16/2012) Beach on Peucang Island, Indonesia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. White sand beach on Peucang Island, off the western tip of Java, Indonesia. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - White sand beach in Indonesia Best of 2012 - Forest in Arizona (12/16/2012) Forest in the West Fork of Oak Creek, Coconino National Forest, Arizona. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. Forest in Coconino National Forest, Arizona. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Forest in Arizona Best of 2012 - Can you find the camouflaged frog? (12/15/2012) Stream frog on Nosy Mangabe. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is a well-camouflaged frog on Nosy Mangabe, an island in the Bay on Antongil, Madagascar. Do you know the species? Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Can you find the camouflaged frog? Best of 2012 - Baobab in Madagascar (12/14/2012) Diego Suarez Baobab (Adansonia suarezensis) in Ankarana Special Reserve. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is a baobab tree in Ankarana Special Reserve. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Baobab in Madagascar Best of 2012 - Mating frogs in the Borneo rainforest (12/14/2012) Mating frogs in the Borneo rainforest. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. These frogs were in amplexus on the forest floor near the Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. I haven't identified the species. Any ideas? Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Mating frogs in the Borneo rainforest Best of 2012 - Limestone cave in Bonito, Brazil (12/13/2012) Abismo de Anhumas cavern. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is Abismo de Anhumas cavern near Bonito, Brazil. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Limestone cave in Bonito, Brazil Best of 2012 - Backlit forest dragon in Borneo (12/13/2012) Backlit forest dragon in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is a forest dragon taken on a night hike at MESCOT on the Kinabatangan River. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Backlit forest dragon in Borneo Best of 2012 - Canopy of a Banyan tree in Hawaii (12/11/2012) Canopy of a Banyan tree in Hawaii. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is the view up the main trunk of a Banyan tree on the Big Island of Hawaii. Taken December 10, 2012. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Canopy of a Banyan tree in Hawaii Best of 2012 - a cryptic gecko in Madagascar (12/11/2012) Uroplatus gecko in Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - a cryptic gecko in Madagascar Best of 2012 - Jungle river in Borneo (12/11/2012) Kinabatangan River in Malaysian Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is the world-famous Kinabatangan River near its mouth. The Kinabatangan is renowned for its high density of wildlife despite large deforestation for oil palm in the surrounding area. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Jungle river in Borneo Best of 2012 - Glowing red-orange fungi in Madagascar (12/11/2012) Glowing red-orange fungi in Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is some type of fungi on the Masoala Peninsular in Madagascar. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Glowing red-orange fungi in Madagascar Best of 2012 - California redwood forest (12/09/2012) Redwood forest in Muir Woods National Monument, Marin County, CA. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is the redwood forest of Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, California. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - California redwood forest Best of 2012 - Male crowned lemur in Madagascar (12/09/2012) Crowned lemur in Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is a male crowned lemur in Madagascar's Ankarana Special Reserve. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Male crowned lemur in Madagascar Best of 2012 - Snorkeling in the 'natural aquarium', a freshwater river in Brazil (12/08/2012) The natural aquarium in Bonito, Brazil. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is the 'natural aquarium' in Bonito, Brazil. Bonito is famous for its clear water rivers, which are a product of the karst rock formations in the region. Rainfall is filtered through limestone, reducing sediment load. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Snorkeling in the 'natural aquarium', a freshwater river in Brazil Best of 2012 - Forest dragon in Borneo (12/07/2012) Forest dragon in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is an agamid lizard in Danum Valley, an area of rich rainforest in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. I was in Sabah twice this year looking at logging and oil palm plantations. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Forest dragon in Borneo Best of 2012 - Rainforest of Madagascar's Masoala Peninsula (12/06/2012) Rainforest of Madagascar's Masoala Peninsula. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. Home to rainforests, coral reefs, and rich marine life in the Bay of Antongil, Madagascar's Masoala Peninsula is one of the most biodiverse places on earth. This picture shows a forest stream within Masoala National Park. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Rainforest of Madagascar's Masoala Peninsula Best of 2012 - Giant day gecko in Madagascar (12/06/2012) Giant day gecko in Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is a Giant Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) in Ankarana Special Reserve in northern Madagascar. The Giant day gecko is found widely in Madagascar. It is also commonly kept in the pet trade. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Giant day gecko in Madagascar Best of 2012 - Emerging cicada in Java (12/05/2012) Emerging cicada in Java. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is a cicada emerging from its nymph skin on Peucang Island, off the western tip of Java, Indonesia. Taken during a trip with the Rhino Patrol Unit to Ujung Kulon National Park in search of signs of the Javan rhino Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Emerging cicada in Java Best of 2012 - Evidence of logging vs. conservation as seen above a river in Borneo (12/05/2012) Where two rivers join in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This image shows the stark contrast between two rivers: one muddy where logging occurs upstream; the other dark with tannins and borne of a pristine watershed. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Evidence of logging vs. conservation as seen above a river in Borneo Best of 2012 - Female black lemur in Madagascar (12/04/2012) Female black lemur on Nosy Komba, an island off northern Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is a Female black lemur on Nosy Komba, an island off northern Madagascar. Today black lemurs area big draw for tourists to visit Nosy Komba, which lies between the island tourist hub of Nosy Be and mainland Madagascar. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Female black lemur in Madagascar Best of 2012 - Sunset off the tip of Java (12/04/2012) Sunset off the tip of Java. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is a view from Peucang Island, off the western tip of Java, Indonesia. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Sunset off the tip of Java Best of 2012 - Borneo frog (12/03/2012) Tree frog in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is a tree frog I photographed in Danum Valley in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Does anyone recognize the species? Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Borneo frog Best of 2012 - Cinnamon Roller in Madagascar (12/02/2012) Cinnamon Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus). Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is a Cinnamon Roller in Ankarafantsika National Park. These birds are very common in the camp ground at the entrance of the park. They are quite vocal. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Cinnamon Roller in Madagascar Best of 2012 - Nile River sunset in Aswan (12/02/2012) Sunset over the Nile River in Egypt. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is the view from Aswan, Egypt in early January. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Nile River sunset in Aswan Best of 2012 - Turquoise water of a collapsed cave in Brazil (12/01/2012) Turquoise blue water of Bonito's Lagoa Misteriosa, a collapsed limestone cave. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is Lagoa Misteriosa, a collapsed limestone cave near Bonito, Brazil. The visibility here can exceed 40 meters. Continue reading: Best of 2012 - Turquoise water of a collapsed cave in Brazil Glow-in-the-dark mushrooms in Borneo (11/11/2012) Glow-in-the-dark mushrooms in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Glowing fungi are found in tropical forests around the world. They are common enough that their bioluminescence has a term: foxfire. This particular mushroom, found along the Kinabatangan in the state of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, is likely a species of Mycena, more than 30 types of which are known to be bioluminescent. Continue reading: Glow-in-the-dark mushrooms in Borneo Crowned lemur in Madagascar (11/06/2012) Crowned lemur at a camp site in Ankarana National Park, Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Continue reading: Crowned lemur in Madagascar The minuscule leaf chameleon in Madagascar (11/02/2012) Leaf chameleon (Brookesia species) in the hand of a forest guide on the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler This is a full grown chameleon. Brookesia are among the smallest lizards on the planet. Continue reading: The minuscule leaf chameleon in Madagascar The Fossa, Madagascar's largest carnivore (11/01/2012) A captive fossa near Andasibe, Madagascar. The fossa is Madagascar's largest carnivore. While it looks like a cross between a puma and a dog, the fossa is actually related to the mongoose. It is one of the few animals in Madagascar that hunts lemurs. Continue reading: The Fossa, Madagascar's largest carnivore Gorgeous Parson's chameleon (10/31/2012) Parson's chameleon near Analamazoatra Reserve. Continue reading: Gorgeous Parson's chameleon Ankarana Sportive Lemur in Madagascar (10/30/2012) Ankarana Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur ankaranensis) in Ankarana, Madagascar. I just returned from 3+ weeks in Madagascar where I was looking into the illegal rosewood trade and other stories. I'll be posting a picture a day for the couple of weeks as a preview to the set that will eventually be online. Continue reading: Ankarana Sportive Lemur in Madagascar Jaguar skull (10/15/2012) Jaguar skull in Guyana. Jaguars are the biggest cat in the Americas. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs. Continue reading: Jaguar skull A common sight: the grey squirrel (10/09/2012) For those living in North America, this animal is one of the most commonly sighted: the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). It is also an invasive species in Britain, Ireland, Italy, and South Africa. Animal photographed in northern Minnestoa. Photo by: Jeremy Hance. Continue reading: A common sight: the grey squirrel Tarantula laying eggs (10/01/2012) Tarantula laying eggs at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Continue reading: Tarantula laying eggs Looking skyward in a bamboo grove (09/27/2012) Bamboo forest in Haleakala National Park Maui, Hawaii. Continue reading: Looking skyward in a bamboo grove Sunrise on the Hana coast of Maui (09/27/2012) Sunrise on the Hana coast of Maui. Continue reading: Sunrise on the Hana coast of Maui Rainforest canopy tree in Sumatra, Indonesia (09/24/2012) Compass tree in the Indonesian rainforest on Sumatra. The canopy is the richest region of the diverse rainforest, and ranges in thickness from 10-40 feet (3-12 m). Countless species usually thought of as ground dwellers have adapted to life in the canopy—including worms, crabs, frogs, kangaroos, anteaters, and porcupines—where they feed on the abundance of fruits, seeds, and leaves or the numerous animals that are attracted these foods. This particular image is from North Sumatra's Gunung Leuser National Park, which is best-known for its orangutans, but also supports other endangered species like tigers. Continue reading: Rainforest canopy tree in Sumatra, Indonesia Baby sea turtle headed out to sea (09/22/2012) Baby Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea in Costa Rica. Between natural predators and hazards, baby sea turtles face steep odds — only one in 5,000-10,000 survive to adulthood. These odds are made worse by threats from humans: coastal development, fishing nets, garbage, pollution, and domesticated animals, to name a few. Continue reading: Baby sea turtle headed out to sea The Borugo, a rodent of unusual size from South America (09/20/2012) Borugo in Colombia. The Borugo or Mountain Paca is a large seed-eating rodent found in the montane forests of South America. It is commonly hunted for its meat. Continue reading: The Borugo, a rodent of unusual size from South America Green iguana on pink flowers (09/20/2012) Young green iguana in Eastern Colombia. When visiting Casanare in Eastern Colombia I noticed this young iguana in a flowering shrub. I couldn't believe my luck — the color contrast was stunning. And surprisingly, the iguana showed little fear, allowing me to approach for this closeup shot using a macro lens. Continue reading: Green iguana on pink flowers Tree-climbing lion of Uganda (09/18/2012) Tree-climbing lion of Uganda. The lions of Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda spend an unusual amount of time in trees. It's unclear why they exhibit this behavior, but the park is now famous for its 'tree-climbing lions'. Continue reading: Tree-climbing lion of Uganda Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 Inspire RSS | News index | News RSS | Home |
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