species conservation

I contemplated waiting till 2025 to start this thread, but let's just say I'm a bit impatient. We return to Myrtle Beach, a tourist haven which has some smaller zoological facilities, but none that really stick out from the crowd. Until now that is. The Myrtle Beach Zoological Park hosts 945...

I was thinking about this question the other day, and wanted to get the opinion of zoochatters on the issue. Which country has achieved more in the conservation of biodiversity (both species and ecosystem conservation and in-situ and ex--situ) over the past half a century, Australia or New...

The topic of trophy hunting is highly contested, divisive and emotive issue within conservation. Some conservationists claim that well managed trophy hunting can be of value to wildlife conservation through bringing much needed economic capital to countries which can be reinvested in ecosystem...

Worth sharing, this is the IUCN "crossroads" blog where topical articles and opinion pieces from IUCN members working in the conservation of diverse species and ecosystems can be read and pondered. Link posted below. Enjoy ;) Crossroads blog | IUCN

I'm currently reading a paper called "The Importance of Human Emotions for Wildlife Conservation" (will include the link below) which is very interesting and I want to try a simple thought experiment here on zoochat. What plight of a species that you have recently learned about has moved you...

I don't know whether anyone has had a look at these but often on the profile of species on the ZSL EDGE site they post a "survival blueprint" or "project summary" pdf file. These documents outline ongoing conservation work and future targets to be aimed at in the long-term or in the case of...