A mild summer led to breeding. And a dry winter could concentrate feral horses around fragile alpine waterways.
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The meat of wild animals, or wild meat, is a big part of the diets of millions of people in central Africa.
In a society obsessed with reform, change and progress, we often overlook the essential work of maintenance.
Like everyone, I cared about Timmy. We all did. But our responses need to be ethical.
Low salaries are part of the reason biodiversity remains understudied in Africa.
Ancient and modern dingo DNA reveals eight genetically distinct groups of dingoes – and the limited influence of domestic dog genes.
Researchers found the endangered yellow-eyed penguin is made up of three distinct subspecies, with the mainland lineage at greatest risk.
People are central to conservation.
Literature about royal animals was used in workshops to imagine better futures.
Road counts over 16 years revealed declines in populations of birds of prey in South Africa.
David Attenborough has captured and told the stories of nature to millions of people – and inspired scientists and conservationists the world over.
Biological invasions can severely harm the welfare of animals, causing them to suffer. AWICIS is a new framework that can be used to assess the severity of these impacts.
In the past 11 years, we’ve lost roughly 300 million hectares of forest. Three ecologists explain why our current conservation strategies aren’t working.
Data shows that almost all of B.C.’s endangered wildlife are not recovering quickly enough, if at all.
A new mapping tool allows local governments, conservation groups and landowners to understand how their land-use decisions affect wildlife and natural resources.
Over summer, several big jellyfish blooms were sighted in southern Australian waters. What might be behind these swarms?
Regenerative agriculture began as a grassroots movement led by farmers. It has been described in many different ways, but a common thread is a set of values.
Carbon removal strategies may conflict with biodiversity conservation, but careful choices could bring benefits.
Nature and agriculture are often at odds. But an Australian study suggests farmers who plant more trees are better off – financially and environmentally.
The Big Cypress fox squirrel is losing its habitat to urban and suburban development. But a few design changes could help to save this and other species.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor, Conservation Biology, 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 Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University