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Can Common Names Help Avian Subspecies Conservation?
New research from Conservancy scientists outlines a new list of Australian bird subspecies, assigning each an English common name for the first time in an effort to aid conservation.
Bioacoustics Reveal How Biodiversity Changes Across Borneo’s Logged Forests
The Nature Conservancy’s Indonesia program is using bioacoustics — first tested in Papua New Guinea — in Borneo, where they will use forest sounds to understand how biodiversity changes with different land use types across East Kalimantan.
For Migratory Red Knots, It’s a Small World After All
Red knots migrate from one end of the earth to the other. But they rely on a select number of spots – and the people who observe them can be a critical aid in their conservation.
Noise Pollution is Pervasive in U.S. Protected Areas
New research shows that human-created noise pollution is pervasive across protected areas in the United States.
What Happens When You Plant a Pile of Bear Scat?
A biologist plants a pile of bear scat. What pops up surprised even her.
Logging Threatens Reef Fish Nurseries in the Solomon Islands
New research shows that logging operations significantly reduce populations of juvenile reef fish on their nursery grounds, jeopardizing both reef health and local livelihoods in the Solomon Islands.
What Has the Endangered Species Act Ever Done for Us? More Than You Think.
99% of species protected by the endangered species act have been saved from extinction. You read that right, 99%.
Migration, The Black Box of Neotropical Bird Conservation
New research evaluates the state of the science around bird populations migrating through the Gulf of Mexico.
Camera Traps Chronicle Restoration Success at Davis Bend
Camera traps on Davis Bend Preserve, in the most biodiverse region of the Green River, show the benefit of fire to regenerate prairies and the return of wildlife to the area.
It’s Raining Blood and Feathers: Catching the Spring Raptor Show
How to see some of the world’s most dramatic predators – without leaving your neighborhood.
Recovery: Ranching Gone Right
Ted Williams looks at ranchers restoring grasslands, repairing watersheds, reconnecting rivers and maintaining wildlife corridors.
Where Logging Reigns, Going Beyond Sharing vs Sparing
Conservancy scientists and their partners are teasing apart the complexities of the land sharing or sparing question in Berau, Indonesia.
