How trophy fishing can have a sustainable future

Trophy fishing is a big threat to some of the most threatened species of fish, but there are ways to adapt the sport with marine conservation in mind.

James Boon, PhD candidate in Marine Ecology, University of Nottingham • conversation
Feb. 2, 2024 • ~7 min

Rogue taxonomists, competing lists and accusations of anarchy: the complicated journey toward a list of all life on Earth — podcast

Stephen Garnett takes us inside a scientific spat about how to govern the naming of new species. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Feb. 1, 2024 • ~3 min

Wolves return to Europe: what to do about them is a people problem – podcast

More Europeans are having to learn how to live alongside predators again. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Jan. 4, 2024 • ~4 min

Why dozens of North American bird species are getting new names: Every name tells a story

What’s in a name? A lot, if you’re an Audubon’s Oriole or a Townsend’s Solitaire.

Jared Del Rosso, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology, University of Denver • conversation
Dec. 7, 2023 • ~9 min

Big cats eat more monkeys in a damaged tropical forest – and this could threaten their survival

The results could indicate populations of more typical prey in southern Mexico are shrinking.

Aralisa Shedden, Postdoctoral Researcher in Conservation, Bournemouth University • conversation
Nov. 16, 2023 • ~6 min

Wildcats lived alongside domestic cats for 2,000 years but only started interbreeding 60 years ago – new study

And a recent history of wildcat hybridisation.

Mark Beaumont, Professor of Statistics, University of Bristol • conversation
Nov. 6, 2023 • ~7 min

Artificial coral reefs showing early signs they can mimic real reefs killed by climate change – new research

Concrete structures can recreate the complex forms of reefs, offering refuge to wildlife.

Zach Boakes, PhD Candidate in Conservation, Bournemouth University • conversation
Oct. 19, 2023 • ~7 min

New species of cobra-like snake discovered – but it may already be extinct

The Nyanga rinkhals can tell us about our own evolution.

Wolfgang Wüster, Reader in Zoology, Bangor University • conversation
Oct. 2, 2023 • ~7 min

Ukraine war: Russian shelling is taking a deadly toll on urban bats

Shelling may have led to the killing of 7,000 noctule bats in the city of Kharkiv alone

Eleanor Harrison, Lecturer in Ecology, Keele University • conversation
Sept. 29, 2023 • ~7 min

The first dog-fox hybrid points to the growing risk to wild animals of domestic species

Scientists had thought a ‘dogxim’ was impossible until one was discovered in Brazil

Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Sept. 28, 2023 • ~7 min

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