As attitudes toward wild predators shift, Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions

Colorado has spectacular scenery, but it comes with wild animals, and they sometimes wander into town. A ballot measure that would ban hunting wild cats is the latest test of public views on hunting.

Rebecca Niemiec, Assistant Professor in the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2024 ~10 min

Javan rhinos, once thought safe from poachers, are anything but

Poaching may have killed more than a third of the world’s Javan rhino in five years.

Jason Gilchrist, Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Aug. 22, 2024 ~8 min


As human population grows, people and wildlife will share more living spaces around the world

As the world’s population grows, contact between humans and wildlife will increase in more than half of Earth’s land areas. A new study shows where the largest changes will occur.

Deqiang Ma, Postdoctoral Researcher in Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan • conversation
Aug. 21, 2024 ~6 min

Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world

Modern rodenticides can kill rats with a single dose and readily pass up the food chain to larger carnivores. They are widely used and largely unregulated.

Meghan P. Keating, PhD Candidate in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Clemson University • conversation
Aug. 9, 2024 ~9 min

Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds

Central America’s forests are critically important habitat for many forest birds, including endangered species. Narco-traffickers are cutting down trees, leaving birds with nowhere to go.

Amanda D. Rodewald, Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University • conversation
July 23, 2024 ~7 min

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

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

Cities contain pockets of nature – our study shows which species are most tolerant of urbanization

Even in a concrete jungle like Los Angeles, wild species show up in surprising places. New research identifies the types of wildlife that best tolerate urban development.

Morgan Tingley, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
June 6, 2024 ~9 min


The UK’s nature restoration plans have some big holes – here’s how to fill them

Top conservation scientists demand a legally-binding requirement to reverse biodiversity loss at home and overseas.

Nathalie Pettorelli, Professor, Conservation Biology, Zoological Society of London • conversation
June 5, 2024 ~6 min

East Africa’s ‘soda lakes’ are rising, threatening their iconic flamingos

New research shows increased rainfall due to climate change is threatening the birds’ food supply.

Aidan Byrne, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, King's College London • conversation
April 15, 2024 ~6 min

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