CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Our critical allies for elephants
By M. Sanjayan, Ph.D.
August 12, 2017
Elephants illustrate a core truth about conservation work: It must be done alongside local communities.
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‘Time to fix things now’
By Jamey Anderson
August 7, 2017
In the farming town of Matatiele, a partnership is protecting Africa’s most biodiverse grassland and bringing prosperity through livestock auctions.
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A tug of war in the night
By Jamey Anderson
August 4, 2017
From a poacher of bush meat to a small-business owner, Magic Mabunda illustrates the transformation underway in the communities outside Kruger National Park.
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An accidental ranger finds his calling
By Jamey Anderson
July 31, 2017
When a scientist finds himself in the middle of anti-poaching operations, he asks himself whether there is a better way to conserve nature.
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Conservation science tackles a perplexing subject: people
By Jamey Anderson
July 24, 2017
A groundbreaking social scientist, Mike Mascia represents an evolution for a discipline that has long focused on the natural sciences.
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