Stephen Messenger
Stephen is a freelance writer and linguist based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He covers issues related to the environmental movement in South America, as well as to the political and social challenges of sustainable development in the region and throughout the world. Stephen's work has appeared in numerous publications both online and in print, including the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo!, and the Huffington Post.
Latest Stories from Stephen Messenger
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India bans captive dolphin shows, says dolphins should be seen as ‘non-human persons’
In a bold move to protect the well-being of dolphins, India has moved to ban dolphin shows -- a push that helps elevate their status from creatures of mere curiosity to one that borders more closely to the personhood we seem to share.
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Amazon deforestation rate up 88 percent over last year
Despite a steady decline in deforestation in recent years, the latest figure suggests indicate a change of direction.
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Mysterious anteater birth is ripe for an anteater-themed soap opera
Armani has some explaining to do. But she is, of course, an anteater, and they're notoriously tight-lipped.
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Kindhearted cop halts traffic pursuit to escort a family of ducks off the road (Video)
Who says the motto "to protect and serve" only applies to people?
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International Coastal Cleanup removed 10 million pounds of trash from the world's beaches
Last September, more than 550,000 volunteers in 97 countries gathered on beaches and along waterways around the globe with one goal in mind -- to clean things up.
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Researcher decodes prairie dog language, discovers they've been talking about us (Video)
The results show that praire dogs aren't only extremely effective communicators, they also pay close attention to detail.
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Former landfill transformed into a nature reserve opens in the UK
"What you have done here...is a monument to what can be done to restore nature."
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Poacher trampled to death by the elephant he was trying to shoot
As their numbers continue to slip lower despite efforts to curb illegal hunting, the elephants themselves may soon prove to be a poacher's greatest deterrent.
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Tree surgeon in England goes out of his way to save 20,000 bees
Thankfully, there are folks like John Joinson who are doing their part to keep those black and yellow bugs in the pink.
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Three male fish, the last of their kind, must find a mate or else go extinct
If you happen to know of any female fish of the Mangarahara cichlid variety, the London Zoo would very much like to introduce her to a couple of extremely
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Indian villagers rush to the rescue of a baby elephant (Video)
While it's safe to say that the kindhearted locals were driven by empathy and compassion, thankfully a video has emerged to ensure that their show of altruism doesn't go unnoticed by the world.
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'Critter cams' capture life from a bear's point of view (Video)
Biologists are now beginning to get a better idea of what urban bears are up to when they think no one is watching.
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Clouded leopards declared extinct in Taiwan
After more than a decade of in the field study, there has been no evidence of the rare and majestic leopard.
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How to properly eat an apple, core and all (Video)
No one loves an apple more than a schoolteacher, but even they could learn a thing or two about the best way to eat it.
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Poachers have now killed all the rhinos in Mozambique
No one can say for certain how many millions of years African rhinos roamed within the borders of Mozambique -- but now there are none.
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Study finds mice in New York City are evolving
Cancel your expedition to the Galapagos; evidence of evolution may be closer to home than you thought.
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Watch these baboons ransack a home in South Africa (Video)
They arrive to places unannounced, bring a bunch of their friends and start making a mess of things, almost as if they own the place. But enough about humans; baboons do it too.
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Alabama man feeds the homeless by teaching them to grow their own food
Even in the dark pit of poverty, where rays of hope shine their dimmest, there's often still light enough for a new life to take hold.
