Maintaining current elephant numbers, let alone reversing declines, requires new thinking and conservation innovation.
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This was the first national DNA-based assessment of any free-ranging large mammal in Africa.
Data from camera traps around the world provide a strong case to support the designation of protected wilderness areas.
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Hippos are very vocal creatures. They display certain aggressive behaviour when strangers are in their territory.
When planning a translocation, the genetics of the lion must be taken into account.
For rhino specialists, translocation has been one of the most important tools in the conservation box of tricks.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has made two big decisions related to the conservation of the African elephant.
In Gabon’s Lopé National Park, between 1986 and 2018, there’s been a massive collapse in tree fruiting events.
Kenya can save its roan population if it re-stocks from other countries, eliminates poaching and improves their habitat.
Insects are essential to the functioning of land and freshwater ecosystems but species populations are being lost at a rapid rate globally.
The endangered species list is over 90 000 and includes Madagascar’s lemurs.
The fascination and admiration of the natural environment may draw people closer to it, but it’s crucial to remain responsible about any desire to own a piece.
Small animals are the fabric of the world around us. Without them everything would crumble.
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Stirling
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Wildlife Conservation Society, African Elephant Specialist Group (IUCN) and Honorary Professor, University of Stirling
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Professor, Conservation Ecology & Entomology, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Scientist
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Chair IUCN rhino specialist group and Research Associate, Nelson Mandela University
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Professor, University of Stirling
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Professeur (Neurosciences & bioacoustique - Université de Saint-Etienne, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - PSL & Institut universitaire de France), Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Étienne
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Scientist, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Canada Research Chair in Terrestrial Mammal Conservation, University of British Columbia
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Associate professor emeritus, Western University
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PhD candidate, Forestry, University of British Columbia
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Wildlife Management, University of Eldoret
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Research Associate at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Leiden University
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Senior Researcher at the CIB based in the Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University