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Conservation Science and Practice is a journal of the Society for Conservation Biology focusing on knowledge supporting conservation action. https://bit.ly/41QInHI
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Mouser et al share their findings on the efficacy of #agriculturalconservation practices, which may be improved by promoting their continued use by landowners (i.e., persistence) after cost-share contracts with government agencies end. 🚜🌾

🔗: doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70201

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January 1, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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In this article, Sakai et al discuss Harnessing #communityscience and open research-based data to track distributions of invasive species in #Japan. 🐜🌿 Read more at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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December 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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🎄Happy Holidays!☃

Our gift to you- 🎁Volume 7, Number 12💝 of #ConservationScienceandPractice is now available online at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

#conservation #science #csp #scientificjournal #recentlypublished
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December 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Jennings et al shared that combining climate-adapted refugia, vulnerabilities, and priority resources into a co-produced spatial decision framework for forest management supports strategic, climate-informed decision-making.🌳 Read more at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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A climate‐adapted refugia framework for enhancing ecosystem resilience: Actionable science for forest management in southern California
Combining climate-adapted refugia, vulnerabilities, and priority resources into a co-produced spatial decision framework for forest management supports strategic, climate-informed decision-making.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Read WHY and HOW we MUST protect the ESA implementation guideline: scbnorthamerica.org/wp-content/u...

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Protect ESA TODAY
📞 Phone & email your representatives
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December 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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TAKE ACTION with SCBNA TODAY to write in opposition to the proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) implementation guidelines.

If enacted, they will deteriorate vital ecosystem functions that sustain biogeochemical processes and jeopardize the core benefits that people get from nature.
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Mfuni et al examined how #biodiversity is constructed in #conservationpolicy discourses globally and in biodiversity priority countries, using Africa and Zambia as a case study, through critical discourse analysis and critical insights from political ecology.🐾
doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70211
The construction of biodiversity in conservation policy discourse: A multiscalar analysis
This article examines how biodiversity is constructed in conservation policy discourses globally and in biodiversity priority countries, using Africa and Zambia as a case study, through critical disc...
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December 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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In this research synthesis, Eshetie et al discuss responsible land tenure governance in relation to land degradation neutrality.🌿 You can find their #openaccess article at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
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Responsible land tenure governance in relation to land degradation neutrality: A research synthesis
This research contributes to international knowledge by bridging land governance and environmental sustainability discourses and calls for future efforts to ground policy in local realities and stren...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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How can we monitor biodiversity on a budget? In this article, Moore et al discuss optimizing camera trap selection in a biodiversity hotspot.🌿 Find their #openaccess article at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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Monitoring biodiversity on a budget: Optimizing camera trap selection in a biodiversity hotspot
This study evaluates two common camera trap models used to monitor wildlife in a global biodiversity hotspot. We found that while Reconyx cameras provide marginally higher detectability, Swift camera...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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🐆Counting spots: Leopard density along a gradient of conservation rigor🐆 from Smyth et al can be found at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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Counting spots: Leopard density along a gradient of conservation rigor
We assess the density of leopard populations in and around Kruger National Park in South Africa and investigate the drivers behind differences in leopard densities across the landscape. In well prote...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Volume 7, Issue 11 of #ConservationScienceandPractice is now available online!

⛰️Special Issue: Impact Evaluation for Conservation: Bridging Research and Practice🌲

Find it at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

#conservation #science #scientificjournal #newrelease
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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🐜Are ants driving you crazy? Maybe even making you a little crabby??🦀

In this article, Philip et al discuss the ecological preferences and impacts of yellow crazy ants on a #Polynesian atoll.
doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70187

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Drivers of variation in yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) abundance and impacts on native fauna in an atoll ecosystem
Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes; YCA) are widespread invaders of islands across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. We investigated the ecological preferences and impacts of this species on a Po...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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New study by Williamson et al. (2025) finds that boat use during an acoustic telemetry study for European eel didn’t disturb sensitive waterbirds in a UK Special Protection Area-thanks to low speeds + strong mitigation. 🛥️
doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70181
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November 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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In this article, Gatiso et al discuss the role of scientific evidence and social context in protected area decision making.🌎 You can find their full article at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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The role of scientific evidence and social context in protected area decision making
Our study underlines that the influence of scientific evidence, particularly evidence from systematic research that has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, on PA-level decision makin....
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November 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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In what ways could designing user‐centered technologies to address the #illegalwildlifetrade?🌱🤖🐾 Find out in Fiennes et al's #recentlypublished article!
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Designing user‐centered technologies to address the illegal wildlife trade
This paper examines the role of technology in enhancing species identification for policing the illegal songbird trade in Indonesia. By employing a user-centered design approach, the study integrates...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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🐺Did you know that #Emotions and #perceptions predict local communities' attitudes toward the #conservation of large carnivores?🐆🐻 You can find out more about this in Monfared et al's #recentlypublished article, available at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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Emotions and perceptions predict local communities' attitudes toward the conservation of large carnivores
Human–carnivore interaction studies have mainly focused on technical solutions, but less on human–dimension aspects. Our results show that emotions (fear) and direct experience of damage are likely t...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Did you know that #island‐restricted #reptiles are more threatened but less studied than their mainland counterparts?🦎 Interested in learning why?🧐 Find out in Nunes et al's #recentlypublished article!
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Island‐restricted reptiles are more threatened but less studied than their mainland counterparts
Reptiles are highly diverse on islands, yet there is no comprehensive overview of island-restricted reptiles (IRRs) regarding their distribution, threat status, and research efforts. Our assessment r...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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In this article, Biber-Freudenberger et al share their work comparing nature #conservationpolicies using a Bayesian belief network- modeling sequential effects on adoption, farming practices, and #biodiversity. Learn more at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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Comparing nature conservation policies using a Bayesian belief network: Modeling sequential effects on adoption, farming practices, and biodiversity
This study addresses the significant role of agriculture in driving biodiversity loss in the EU, highlighting a literature gap regarding the impact of policy measures on farm biodiversity. Employing ...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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🦇Warren et al found that #bats responded positively to local drainage ditch vegetation and forest amount in the broader landscape within a North American agroecosystem- want to know more? Check out their article at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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October 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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In this article, Gupta et al share their preliminary assessment of the ecological #sustainability of a data-limited small-scale #shark fishery in #India.🦈 You can find their #openaccess work at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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Preliminary assessment of the ecological sustainability of a data‐limited small‐scale shark fishery in India
We explored the ecological sustainability of an extremely data-limited, small-scale fishery for blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in Goa, India. We used an adapted expert elicitation approach, ...
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October 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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In this article, Jousse et al share insights into the forests of Darién, #Panama, from the new 10 ha Bacurú Drõa plot established through participatory methods within an Emberá territory.🌳 Read their #openaccess article at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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October 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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🎥 He et al. (2025) tested how fear-based public service ads influence wildlife #conservation messaging in China. and found that human-focused PSAs increased perceived risk and conservation intentions- but wildlife-focused PSAs inspired more donations.

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Evaluating the impact of threat‐target framing on the effectiveness of wildlife conservation communication in public service advertising (PSA)
We show that it is inadequate to affect the audiences by arousing more fear, but rather PSAs would likely need to outline possible courses of action for them. Our research could help to provide insig...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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🔥Harris et al evaluated 2 of the earliest and largest #patchburngrazing projects in the #tallgrassprairie of MN-🌾 an ecosystem that has undergone extensive fragmentation and invasion by non-native species. Learn more about their findings at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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Comparing the impacts of patch‐burn grazing on vegetation in two northern tallgrass prairies
We evaluated two of the earliest and largest patch-burn grazing projects in the eastern tallgrass prairie of Minnesota, an ecosystem that has undergone extensive fragmentation and invasion by non-nat...
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October 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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In this #recentlypublished article, Challender et al discuss the overemphasis on top-down conservation of #pangolins in CITES. 🌿Read their #openaccess report at: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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Overemphasis on top‐down conservation of pangolins in CITES
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October 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Passive acoustic monitoring + machine learning beats playback surveys for the rare Black-billed Cuckoo- higher detection at lower cost over multi-year projects. Check out Kurtin et al's #recentlypublished article on smarter, scalable monitoring for cryptic species. 🔊🪶
doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70150
Passive acoustic monitoring paired with machine learning outperforms playback surveys for a rare and cryptic species, the Black‐billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
Compared to playback surveys, passive acoustic monitoring provides increased detection probability and lower costs for monitoring a rare and cryptic avian species.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM