CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Zoos and aquariums: The ‘front line of conservation’?
By Sarah Hauck
October 12, 2015
One scientist explains how zoos could hold the key to assuring the future of wildlife conservation.
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© CI/photo by John Martin
How 3,000 holes in the dirt can save a barren land — and alter a social landscape
By Esther Engelbrecht
September 16, 2015
Women are playing a central role in giving South Africa’s degraded pasturelands new life.
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The death of Cecil: A turning point for wildlife?
By M. Sanjayan, Ph.D.
August 9, 2015
Not every killing, legal or otherwise, gets this kind of attention.
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© CI/photo by Frank Hawkins
5 things you didn’t know about wildlife trafficking
By Bruno Vander Velde
July 23, 2015
As the future of our planet’s most iconic species is called into question, policymakers are struggling to turn the tide before it’s too late.
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© CI/photo by Rachel Neugarten
Village takes bold step to save fishery — with help from goats
By Luciano Andriamaro
June 18, 2015
In northernmost Madagascar, fishermen exponentially increased their fish catch in six years. Here’s how.
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