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


Sharks are taking a bite out of anglers’ catch in the Gulf of Mexico, but culling isn’t likely to help

Whether they’re going to cook a fish, have it mounted or just take a photo and then release it, anglers want more than a severed head. But with shark numbers rebounding, they’ve got competition.

James Marcus Drymon, Associate Extension Professor in Marine Fisheries Ecology, Mississippi State University • conversation
Aug. 20, 2024 ~9 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

Where are all the butterflies? Possibly in your shed

Butterflies bruised by rain and gales are hunkering down hoping for pleasant weather.

Willow Neal, Postgraduate Researcher in Conservation Ecology, The Open University • conversation
Aug. 6, 2024 ~7 min

Dormice are declining but current nest surveys don’t tell the real story

Current data shows dormice are dramatically declining, but more accurate survey methods could yield different results.

Debbie Bartlett, Professor of Environmental Conservation, University of Greenwich • conversation
Aug. 2, 2024 ~7 min

One garden, one year and one woman’s mission to make space for urban wildlife

One Garden Against the World is a call to action for anyone interested in gardening, conservation or climate change.

Elizabeth Nicholls, Research Fellow in Ecology, University of Sussex • conversation
July 29, 2024 ~6 min

How roads are reshaping and scarring our planet, and even changing animals’ DNA

‘Road ecology’ is the focus of Crossings, a powerful new book by environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb.

Lauren Moore, Researcher in Road Ecology, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
July 25, 2024 ~8 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

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