Ocean conservation needs strong relationships, not just targets

With World Oceans Day coming up on June 8, policymakers and researchers will be thinking about the state of the ocean and ...

Sharks, seals, hunters, tourists – how wildlife‑human interactions matter for conservation

From Cape Town’s kelp forests to debates over hunting and sharks, human relationships with wildlife are reshaping ...
Forbes

Targeted Conservation Efforts Help Restore Crashing Biodiversity

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that with greater resource allocation, conservation can halt and reverse biodiversity loss. European bison (Bison bonasus) are a conservation ...
EurekAlert!

Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink, even as overall biodiversity falls

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation efforts are helping bring many species back from the ...
Earth Times

Indigenous Land Rights and Conservation Partnerships

For decades, global conservation efforts relied heavily on one dominant philosophy: protect nature by removing people from it. Forests became “preserves,” rivers became “resources,” and entire ...
Science Daily

Why saving microbes may be the most important conservation effort ever

Researchers have launched the first coordinated plan to protect microbial biodiversity, calling attention to the “invisible 99% of life” that drives essential Earth systems. The IUCN has formally ...
Science Daily

Conservation efforts analysis reveals which actions are most helpful for endangered species status

Targeted conservation actions are essential to prevent wildlife extinctions, but more efforts are needed to fully recover biodiversity, according to a new study. Targeted conservation actions are ...
Mongabay

The paradox of balancing conservation efforts for Himalayan wolves and snow leopards (commentary)

Although snow leopards cause greater livestock losses than Himalayan wolves, human communities generally show greater tolerance and acceptance toward snow leopards. This ‘predator paradox,’ where the ...
WPBF

PBC zoo furthering conservation efforts with $1M in state funding

IF THERE’S A SPECIFIC BRAND THAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR. WELL, WITH ALMOST $1 MILLION IN FUNDING TO WORK WITH A LOCAL ZOO IS MAKING SOME BIG CHANGES, FROM CLEANER WATER TO RESTORED WETLANDS. THE GOAL IS A ...
The Conversation

Most of Australia’s conservation efforts ignore climate risks – here are 3 fixes

Imagine replanting various native species only to have them die because the area is too hot or too dry. Or reconnecting woodland habitat only to lose large tracts to bushfire. Well, our new research ...
EurekAlert!

Conservation efforts analysis reveals which actions are most helpful for endangered species status

Data show success in conserving species at greatest risk of extinction, but limited biodiversity recovery Targeted conservation actions are essential to prevent wildlife extinctions, but more efforts ...