Flirting with disaster: When endangered wild animals try to mate with domestic relatives, both wildlife and people lose
Conflicts between herders and the wild ancestors of their yaks, camels and reindeer are a serious threat to both people and wildlife, writes a scientist who has seen these clashes firsthand.
July 3, 2024 • ~9 min
Five ways to improve marine conservation around Britain
Although marine conservation around Britain has shown some success, many of the tools that are in use today are irrelevant, or missing entirely.
June 28, 2024 • ~9 min
No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies
A new legal requirement for developers to demonstrate a biodiversity boost in planning applications could make a more meaningful impact on nature recovery if
June 28, 2024 • ~5 min
Most marine protection measures are not working – a new, more flexible approach is needed
Experts have interviewed fishers, tourism operators and recreational sea users in 50 marine protected areas to see how well any negative human impacts are being reduced.
June 27, 2024 • ~8 min
We’re using drones to map the temperatures of lizards and this could boost reptile conservation
New research documents how drones were used to track the temperatures of the Bay Islands anole lizard on the Honduran island of Utila.
June 20, 2024 • ~6 min
Farmers told me what they really think about reintroducing lynx and wolves to Britain and Ireland
To investigate what’s really behind the controversy that surrounds large carnivore reintroductions, one political ecologist spoke to people on the frontline of this debate.
June 19, 2024 • ~7 min
We’ve found a way to help endangered eels overcome dams and weirs
Researchers say eel tiles offer conservationists a new fish passage solution that could slow down the population decrease of the European eel.
June 18, 2024 • ~6 min
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