MURDER CONVICTION: Four men were found guilty for the 2013 murder of sea turtle conservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval in Costa Rica. More than 450 environmental activists were killed in Latin America between 2010 and 2014, but arrests and convictions are rare.

CELEBRITY CRANE: Taiwanese rice farmers have been inspired to adopt more eco-friendly growing methods by an endangered Siberian crane that has been living on the island for over a year. Admirers of the celebrity crane have dedicated a facebook page, two books, and a brand of rice to the bird.

ICE SCREAM: A bad vanilla bean crop in Madagascar means that we’re likely to be short on vanilla ice cream this coming summer.

GORILLA CASUALTIES: A subspecies of gorilla is being wiped out by civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a new report by the Wildlife Conservation Society.

BP REPARATIONS: On Monday, a federal judge granted final approval to a $20 billion settlement over the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.