Bat Cull Unwarranted
A major cull of the endangered Mauritius flying fox has been announced to prevent fruit crop damage, however new research has found the bat is responsible for only some damage, and could be managed effectively without the need to cull.
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New Hope for the Northern White Rhino
New genetic analysis has discovered that northern and southern white rhino populations have had contact throughout history. This means that genes from southern white rhinos could be used to successfully rescue their critically endangered northern cousins.
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Damming Caused Decline
The damming of the Yangtze River has been shown to have caused declines in population size and spawning ground capacity of the critically endangered Chinese sturgeon.
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Mammals Cannot Evolve Fast Enough to Escape Extinction Crisis
Nature's defence mechanism, evolution, cannot keep up with the extermination of species by humans. If conservation efforts are not improved, so many mammal species will go extinct in the next five decades that nature will need 3-5 million years to recover.
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Animal Welfare & Conservation: An Inevitable Conflict of Interests?
When I talk of being a conservationist, one of the most common assumptions is that I am also somewhat of an ecological hippy.
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