You might worry that people care more about what’s on their smartphone than what’s in their local wildlife park. But what if we could get them to care about both at the same time?
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Not all of the world’s coral reefs are in dire straits. Reef fisheries tend to do better in areas with strong ownership rights, and where people are closely involved in managing their local reefs.
For the survival of iconic species in Africa, it is crucial that conservation efforts do not ignore conflict zones.
Koalas are under threat from a range of factors, from urban expansion to climate change. Unfortunately there is no quick fix, and it may be that not all populations can be saved.
Australia’s conservation laws presume that we can preserve everything in its natural state. But in a changing world, we’ll have to be more flexible than that.
The world has global authorities for trade and security, but not for threats to the environment. It’s time the natural world got its own version of the World Trade Organisation or UN Security Council.
Why do so many people take safety risks or abuse wild animals for the sake of a photo with them? In one researcher’s view, scientists may encourage this trend by sharing their own wildlife selfies.
Freshwater fish are declining everywhere, in part thanks to dam-building. But we can have both.
There’s rarely good news in conservation - but we’ve been studying a program that actually works.
Mangrove forests aren’t very hospitable habitats, but these lemurs don’t mind.
We tend instinctively to value human lives over non-human ones. But is there a point where the scales might tip the other way?
A police raid on the popular tourist attraction has found 40 frozen tiger carcasses.
The best modern zoos focus on conservation, education and research – not entertainment.
Drones are useful tools for studying and protecting wildlife. But with their growing popularity comes a growing need to make sure they don’t harm the animals they’re trying to observe.
Eating cows and sheep is unsustainable. Here are some better alternatives.
Rats have lived with us for thousands of years.
Land management in the United States has long focused on creating conditions that benefit game animals like deer and grouse. A conservation scientist explains why that approach is too narrow.
Banning the hunts would harm the Inuit more than it would help the bears.
A wildlife biologist argues that the canid in eastern North America – known as the eastern coyote, or the coywolf by some – deserves to be classified as a separate species.
Freshwater covers only 0.5% of the Earth’s surface but is home to 10% of the world’s lifeforms.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland
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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Conservation Science, University of Newcastle