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Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/habitat-destruction-illegal-trade-threaten-sri-lankas-endangered-agamid-lizards/

Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards
COLOMBO — In Sri Lanka, agamid lizard species are growing increasingly vulnerable due to three main factors: shrinking habitats, climate change and being traded as exotic pets. The Indian Ocean island is home to more than 20 species of agamid lizards and shows exceptionally high endemism with more than two-thirds of them found nowhere else […]

Yep - we very much need to nip this in the bud: https://bendigo.nz
Multinational mining corporations suck. Universally. They're *never* good for the places they go. Not even a little bit. Never. Ever. The people running them are self-selected for being among the worst of our species.
These extractive indu…

Malaysian companies dominate PNG forest-clearance permits: report https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/malaysian-companies-dominate-png-forest-clearance-permits-report/

Malaysian companies dominate PNG forest-clearance permits: report
Papua New Guinea’s rainforests, which span 28.2 million hectares (69.6 million acres), are among the most biodiverse in the world, hosting an estimated 5-8% of all species. The country also has one of the world’s highest rates of communal land ownership, with around 97% of land legally recognized as being customary tenure. Despite the ecological […]