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 18
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Fish of 'Finding Nemo' Fame May Soon be Found No More
According to a new study which examined the extinction risk of the marine animals of 'Nemo' found that one in six species depicted in the film's animated aquatic setting run the risk of meeting a most un-Disney sort of end.
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Former Landfill to Become Haven For Wildlife
In England, the parlance is rather unique: trash is called 'rubbish', trashcans are called 'bins', and former landfills are called pristine new wildlife sanctuaries.
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Lone Wolf On the Verge of Rediscovering California
With bated breath, both biologists and ranchers are awaiting to see if the wolf will continue its journey south, though for entirely different reasons.
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Chilean Glacier Recedes Half-Mile in Just One Year
Unlike severe weather or other anomalies in climate patterns which can often seem like one-off events, these images of a receding glacier offer evidence that detrimental changes to our planet's health do not just lie before us, but are well underway.
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Western Soundscape Archive Preserves the Sounds of Nature
Finally, the squeaks of a field mouse at the click of a mouse.
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Guard at Wildlife Sanctuary Kills Tiger For Its Whiskers
For one security guard at a tiger sanctuary in India, it wasn't some outside mischief that posed the biggest challenge on the job -- it was his own feelings of sexual inadequacy.
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Amazon Deforestation Rate Lowest Ever Recorded
According to a statement released by the Brazilian government, the latest figures on the rate of deforestation in the world largest rainforest show a drop to the lowest levels since satellite monitoring began in 1988.
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Scientists Close to Reviving Wooly Mammoths From Extinction
Some 450 generations after our ancestors armed themselves with sharpened sticks to kill mammoths, scientists are now working to revive them -- and they're actually incredibly close to doing it.
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Britain Pledges $15 Million to Combat Deforestation in Brazil
In a move which embodies the spirit of international cooperation outlined by the UN climate summit underway in South Africa, Britain's Environment Secretary has pledged over $15 million to fight deforestation in Brazil.
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Documentary Takes Aim at Belo Monte Dam
There's a war of sorts underway in the Brazilian Amazon, and the stakes are high.
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Rare Albino Snail Discovered in New Zealand
Given their propensity for a less-than-speedy gait, it's no wonder snails evolved to blend in with their surroundings -- but for one such slow mover, genetics had other things in mind.
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Rare Flower Bouncing Back in Retiree's Guest Bathroom
The delicate violet blooms of the Bracted twistflower were once a common sight along the roadside in Texas Hill Country, but nowadays the most surefire place to find them just might be in Walter Stewart's guest bathroom.
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Ringling Bros. Fined For Animal-Welfare Violations
Following a slew of rather disturbing animal-welfare violations, the greatest show on Earth has agreed to settle a USDA dispute by paying $270 thousand and promising to improve conditions for animals.
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Sobering Map Pinpoints Every Vehicle-Related Death in the US
Mapping site ITO World recently compiled data of virtually every fatality that occurred on roads in the United States between 2001 and 2009 into one sobering map.
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Study Values Polar Bears at $420,000 Apiece
According to a recent study, Canucks would be willing to contribute $6.3 billion towards saving the arctic circle's 15,000 remaining polar bears; That amounts to an impressive $400 thousand per bear!
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Chevron's Drilling Rights in Brazil Suspended After Spill
According to the National Agency of Petroleum (ANP), Chevron proved negligent by drilling before properly studying the site, and not having a plan in place if something went wrong.
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President Obama Pardons Turkeys (Video)
There aren't too many things happening in Washington DC these days that pretty much everybody can agree upon -- but you'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't enjoy a good ol' fashioned turkey pardoning.
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Dozens of Rescued Penguins Delightedly Return to Sea (Video)
After nearly two months on the mend and before hundreds of eager spectators, 49 little penguins finally made their way delightedly back to sea.
