Behavior-based interventions could boost conservation efforts, but raise their own set of tricky ethical issues.
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Woylies bred in wildlife havens were smaller and less flighty than their counterparts in the wild. This could jeopardise the success of repopulation programs.
Mainland resettlement programmes for tuatara have hit an unexpected snag – the lizard’s voracious appetite for seabirds.
The simulation showed catching cane toads once a week involved 85% less cost and effort than other strategies, but was just as effective.
Nine mammals in Northern Australia are at risk of extinction in the next two decades – and we know little about this home-grown crisis.
Many valuable scientific breakthroughs were originally published in a non-English language. New research shows more effort is needed to transcend language barriers to improve conservation science.
A year since the fires, I feel an underlying sadness and concern for the future. From my discussions with other conservationists, I know I’m not the only one to feel this way.
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Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney
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Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Asssociate Professor, James Cook University
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Associate Professor in Conservation Physiology, The University of Western Australia
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Professor in Evolutionary and Conservation Ecology, Monash University
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Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles
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Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Jaana Dielenberg is a Friend of The Conversation.
University Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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PhD candidate, Monash University
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Research Fellow and Senior Ecologist, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer, Monash University
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PhD Candidate & Teaching Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Lecturer, Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior lecturer, The University of Queensland
