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 - Page 15
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Feds Crackdown on Rhino Horn Smuggling Ring in the U.S.
In the past week, over 150 federal agents raided homes and businesses across the United States in a crackdown on an international rhino horn ring.
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Global Warming Could Give Rise to Miniature Animals
According to paleontologists, an early species of horse was discovered to have responded to an extended bout of unusually hot temperatures million years ago in the most peculiar of ways -- by going mini.
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Google to Launch 'SeaView' of the Great Barrier Reef
Soon it will be possible to explore the ocean's most scenic places, such as the Great Barrier Reef, all without having to leave the house -- or even put on pants.
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Husky's Sad Ordeal in Wolf Trap Highlights the Horrors of Predator Control
On many an outing in the often treacherous terrain, a Forest Service worker's companion, a 2-year-old Husky named Bella, acted as an integral deterrent of predators -- that is, until she was mistaken for one
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Whale Meat Available For Purchase on Amazon.com Japan
On Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, even shoppers with the most obscure tastes can find just about anything their heart desires -- including those with a hankering to eat beloved, ocean faring mammals.
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Pair of Male Gorillas Escape Zoo Enclosure Looking For Romance
Authorities readied tranquilizers darts in the event that the gorilla escapees were out for blood -- though it soon became apparent that they were instead out for love.
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Scientists Thrilled With Rare Whale's Remarkable Journey
There are believed to be as few as 130 endangered western gray whales left in the waters off of the North Pacific -- but for one youngster, it was evidently time to move on.
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There's Nothing Small About Shrimp's Carbon Footprint
Perhaps no other animal on Earth is so synonymous with all things diminutive as the modestly framed shrimp -- but, as it turns out, not everything about those famed crustaceans is small.
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100,000 Garbage Bags Worth of Trash Washes into San Francisco Bay Each Year
It turns out that behind the Golden Gate there lies much more than meets the eye.
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Entire Village in India Relocates to Make Room For Tigers
It's no secret that most human-animal conflicts don't end well for wildlife -- but in a rare show of interspecies hospitality, an entire community in India has decided to relocate in order to make room for big cats in need of some extra space.
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Self-Destructing Janitor Satellite to Clean Up Space
In space, no one can hear you clean.
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Tourism to Blame For Rise in Shark-Attacks Deaths
Sharks have garnered a reputation as mean, cold-blooded aquatic killers, striking fear into the hearts of many would-be ocean goers -- but it turns out that in an increasing number of shark attack cases, it may actually be humans that are to blame.
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Actress Zina Bethune Killed While Checking on Injured Opossum
"Zina has been known to take care of all living things, from birds falling out of nests to relocating a snake; she's that type of human being."
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Climate Change May Bring '100-Year Storms' Every 3 Years
Due to climate change's effects on weather systems, powerful storms like Hurricane Irene, once considered rare, could occur every 3 to 20 years.
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Rhino Dies During Demo of New Anti-Poaching Strategy
“It’s sad for us; it’s the loss of another animal. It’s a death I still chalk up to poaching," said a team-member involved in the botched procedure.
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Diseased Rhesus Monkeys Run Wild in Florida
"We struggle with the park service mission," said one Park official. "We know people like to see the monkeys, but we know they don't belong here."
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Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D Map of the Amazon
"The technology that we have here gives us a first-ever look at the Amazon in its full three-dimensional detail, over very large regions," says the study's lead researcher.
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New Photograph Proves Wildlife Corridors Work For Bengal Tigers
For the very first time, an endangered Bengal tiger has been documented using an experimental wildlife corridor intended to connect two otherwise cut-off wildlife preserves in northern India.
