Poaching may have killed more than a third of the world’s Javan rhino in five years.
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It feels harmless to share a photo of a rare species. But social media can drive great damage to nature, from poaching to baiting to trampling.
In South Africa, huge stockpiles of rhino horn are kept, even though there’s a global ban on trading it.
Interventions to prevent crime against wildlife can be effective, but significant gaps in our knowledge remain.
Pangolins are among the most trafficked and poached mammals in the world.
What would you do with 2,000 farmed rhinos? An African charity wants them to help their wild cousins.
To what extent should the costs of protecting globally valued rhinos be carried by their local custodians?
The findings suggest that poaching rates are lower where there is strong national governance and levels of local human development are higher.
Pastoral communities should be included in conservation initiatives – but the ecology of pastoral lands has long been misunderstood.
A study of tweets posted in 2019 found that tweets about elephant conservation didn’t align with the actual greatest threats to the animals, creating the risk that funding could be misdirected.
Money pouring into conservation has funded drones and military-style training for rangers.
Legal hunting helps rhino conservation for biological and socio-economic reasons.
This was the first national DNA-based assessment of any free-ranging large mammal in Africa.
A new study reveals the major players and routes involved.
There is a promising trend of growing research and training in statistical ecology in Africa.
We analysed the legal systems regulating the wildlife trade in China. Here’s what we found.
Elephants avoided areas where others were poached.
Helicoptering heavy herbivores across Africa is no laughing matter.
Nigeria must improve biodiversity awareness among its citizens to stem animal poaching and halt biodiversity loss.
Most South African provinces are favourable for the establishment of a new invasive alien pest, which may lead to the extinction of native cycad species.
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for the Future of Knowledge; Director of Research, Good Governance Africa, University of Johannesburg
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Visiting Professor, University of Kent
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Professor of Conservation and Applied Resource Economics, University of Kent
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Professor of International Politics, University of Sheffield
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Professor and Chair, Southwestern Environmental Science and Policy, Northern Arizona University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Conservation Biology, University of Reading
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Environmental Social Scientist, Newcastle University
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Director, Environment Institute, University of Adelaide
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Professor of human resource development, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Vétérinaire, expert CITES, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Lecturer, Course Convenor and Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Senior Rearch Fellow in Fisheries Ecology, Southern Cross University
