False stereotypes mean endangered animals are being protected in the wrong places

Black rhino conservation focuses on areas with acacia trees – but they actually prefer to eat grass.

Susanne Shultz, University Research Fellow, University of Manchester • conversation
July 22, 2024 ~7 min

People online sell tiny bats as jewelry and decor

"K. picta should be roosting under the banana leaves of its natural habitat, not hanging dead on a wall as decor."

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
July 18, 2024 ~7 min


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.

Joel Berger, Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Colorado State University • conversation
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.

Keith Hiscock, Associate Fellow, Marine Biological Association • conversation
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

Cambridge University News • cambridge
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.

Peter JS Jones, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Governance, UCL • conversation
June 27, 2024 ~8 min

Maths makes finding bat roosts much easier, our research shows

A new algorithm could reduce the amount of time it takes for ecologists to find bat roosts.

Fiona Mathews, Professor of Environmental Biology, University of Sussex • conversation
June 25, 2024 ~5 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.

Emma Higgins, Lecturer in Ecology, University of South Wales • conversation
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.

Jonny Hanson, Research Fellow, Political Ecology, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
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.

Catherine Wilson, Professor in Environmental Hydraulics, Cardiff University • conversation
June 18, 2024 ~6 min

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