Oryx
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Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation publishes leading research on biodiversity, conservation practice & the socio-economic dimensions of conservation 🌎 https://linktr.ee/oryxthejournal
🦆 Poland has strengthened legal protection for five bird species—the common pochard, tufted duck, Eurasian coot, Eurasian woodcock and hazel grouse—by removing them from the game list!
Full protection takes effect today, January 2026 🎉
📖 Read about it in Marchowski & Chara's piece: doi.org/qkgn
Full protection takes effect today, January 2026 🎉
📖 Read about it in Marchowski & Chara's piece: doi.org/qkgn
January 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
🦆 Poland has strengthened legal protection for five bird species—the common pochard, tufted duck, Eurasian coot, Eurasian woodcock and hazel grouse—by removing them from the game list!
Full protection takes effect today, January 2026 🎉
📖 Read about it in Marchowski & Chara's piece: doi.org/qkgn
Full protection takes effect today, January 2026 🎉
📖 Read about it in Marchowski & Chara's piece: doi.org/qkgn
🐈 Jakher et al.'s Conservation News piece in Oryx shows the first photographic confirmation of the melanistic leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve.
Read the Conservation News piece, Open Access, in Oryx here: doi.org/qkgg
Read the Conservation News piece, Open Access, in Oryx here: doi.org/qkgg
December 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
🐈 Jakher et al.'s Conservation News piece in Oryx shows the first photographic confirmation of the melanistic leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve.
Read the Conservation News piece, Open Access, in Oryx here: doi.org/qkgg
Read the Conservation News piece, Open Access, in Oryx here: doi.org/qkgg
Fankem et al.'s article, recently published in Oryx, places an estimated ≈11,787 great apes across the ~11,000 km² Dja‑Ngoyla Complex in south‑eastern Cameroon, where western lowland gorillas and central chimpanzees live in sympatry.
doi.org/qkgm
Photo by William Warby on Unsplash.
doi.org/qkgm
Photo by William Warby on Unsplash.
December 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Fankem et al.'s article, recently published in Oryx, places an estimated ≈11,787 great apes across the ~11,000 km² Dja‑Ngoyla Complex in south‑eastern Cameroon, where western lowland gorillas and central chimpanzees live in sympatry.
doi.org/qkgm
Photo by William Warby on Unsplash.
doi.org/qkgm
Photo by William Warby on Unsplash.
🌿Read about the first confirmed records of Catasetum arietinum in Paraíba, extending this rare Brazilian orchid’s known range.
The findings highlight the fragility of these forest remnants and the need for expanded botanical surveys and conservation efforts in under‑studied areas.
doi.org/qkgc
The findings highlight the fragility of these forest remnants and the need for expanded botanical surveys and conservation efforts in under‑studied areas.
doi.org/qkgc
December 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
🌿Read about the first confirmed records of Catasetum arietinum in Paraíba, extending this rare Brazilian orchid’s known range.
The findings highlight the fragility of these forest remnants and the need for expanded botanical surveys and conservation efforts in under‑studied areas.
doi.org/qkgc
The findings highlight the fragility of these forest remnants and the need for expanded botanical surveys and conservation efforts in under‑studied areas.
doi.org/qkgc
🗞️ The IUCN SSC has launched a Woodlouse Specialist Group. Woodlice are a group of 4,100+ species that drive litter decomposition, nutrient cycling and soil water retention, and yet have been largely overlooked in conservation planning🪵
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🗞️ The IUCN SSC has launched a Woodlouse Specialist Group. Woodlice are a group of 4,100+ species that drive litter decomposition, nutrient cycling and soil water retention, and yet have been largely overlooked in conservation planning🪵
The the Indian mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus, has been declared successfully eradicated from the World Heritage Site, Amami Oshima, after 31 years of sustained efforts.
Read about this conservation milestone in Oryx:
doi.org/qjc9
Photo by Arya Tulsyan on Unsplash.
Read about this conservation milestone in Oryx:
doi.org/qjc9
Photo by Arya Tulsyan on Unsplash.
December 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The the Indian mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus, has been declared successfully eradicated from the World Heritage Site, Amami Oshima, after 31 years of sustained efforts.
Read about this conservation milestone in Oryx:
doi.org/qjc9
Photo by Arya Tulsyan on Unsplash.
Read about this conservation milestone in Oryx:
doi.org/qjc9
Photo by Arya Tulsyan on Unsplash.
Marliana & Nugraha's blog discusses their research on the bear cuscus in South Sulawesi. Over 92% of the landscape is unsuitable habitat, with remaining areas fragmented and threatened by mining, deforestation, and poaching. Legal protection and reassessment of its IUCN status are urgently needed🌿
December 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Marliana & Nugraha's blog discusses their research on the bear cuscus in South Sulawesi. Over 92% of the landscape is unsuitable habitat, with remaining areas fragmented and threatened by mining, deforestation, and poaching. Legal protection and reassessment of its IUCN status are urgently needed🌿
🌱 365 individuals of Jeju endemic Salix blinii were recorded in a survey on Mt Halla, with 34 flowering. The authors confirm S blinii's Vulnerable status and recommend targeted micro‑reserves and ongoing monitoring⛰️
You can read the full Short Communication Open Access in Oryx:
doi.org/qjcj
You can read the full Short Communication Open Access in Oryx:
doi.org/qjcj
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🌱 365 individuals of Jeju endemic Salix blinii were recorded in a survey on Mt Halla, with 34 flowering. The authors confirm S blinii's Vulnerable status and recommend targeted micro‑reserves and ongoing monitoring⛰️
You can read the full Short Communication Open Access in Oryx:
doi.org/qjcj
You can read the full Short Communication Open Access in Oryx:
doi.org/qjcj
🌿 Cycas orixensis, a rare cycad from Odisha, is Critically Endangered.
In 2024, seeds & saplings were collected and nurtured at CSIR‑NBRI, Lucknow. By 2025, healthy growth emerged, a breakthrough in ex situ conservation.
Hope is alive for reintroduction of this ancient species.
doi.org/qjcd
In 2024, seeds & saplings were collected and nurtured at CSIR‑NBRI, Lucknow. By 2025, healthy growth emerged, a breakthrough in ex situ conservation.
Hope is alive for reintroduction of this ancient species.
doi.org/qjcd
December 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🌿 Cycas orixensis, a rare cycad from Odisha, is Critically Endangered.
In 2024, seeds & saplings were collected and nurtured at CSIR‑NBRI, Lucknow. By 2025, healthy growth emerged, a breakthrough in ex situ conservation.
Hope is alive for reintroduction of this ancient species.
doi.org/qjcd
In 2024, seeds & saplings were collected and nurtured at CSIR‑NBRI, Lucknow. By 2025, healthy growth emerged, a breakthrough in ex situ conservation.
Hope is alive for reintroduction of this ancient species.
doi.org/qjcd
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More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
- Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
#pollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
#pollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
- Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
#pollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
#pollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
👀 The authors of our recently published article on Red-footed boobies have written about their experience surveying the birds in the mangroves of Aldabra Atoll for the Oryx blog! 🖋️😍
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
👀 The authors of our recently published article on Red-footed boobies have written about their experience surveying the birds in the mangroves of Aldabra Atoll for the Oryx blog! 🖋️😍
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
The new issue of Oryx explores bear conservation across North America and Asia—from black bears in Hainan to brown bears in Nepal. With insights on habitat loss, local knowledge and policy reform, it highlights the urgent need for action in fragmented landscapes🐻
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The new issue of Oryx explores bear conservation across North America and Asia—from black bears in Hainan to brown bears in Nepal. With insights on habitat loss, local knowledge and policy reform, it highlights the urgent need for action in fragmented landscapes🐻
A landmark camera-trap study in Guyana’s Rupununi—led by Indigenous researchers—recorded 143 species across 40,000 km². A model for community-led conservation✊
🔗 Read the full story on the Oryx blog: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/buildin...
#Conservation #Rupununi #OryxJournal
🔗 Read the full story on the Oryx blog: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/buildin...
#Conservation #Rupununi #OryxJournal
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A landmark camera-trap study in Guyana’s Rupununi—led by Indigenous researchers—recorded 143 species across 40,000 km². A model for community-led conservation✊
🔗 Read the full story on the Oryx blog: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/buildin...
#Conservation #Rupununi #OryxJournal
🔗 Read the full story on the Oryx blog: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/buildin...
#Conservation #Rupununi #OryxJournal
📣 New in Oryx: Aldabra Atoll hosts the largest known red-footed booby colony in the Indian Ocean — over 45,800 breeding pairs. Aerial and boat surveys reveal the global importance of this site for seabird conservation 🌊
doi.org/qd3t
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#Aldabra #Seychelles #RedFootedBooby
doi.org/qd3t
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#Aldabra #Seychelles #RedFootedBooby
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
📣 New in Oryx: Aldabra Atoll hosts the largest known red-footed booby colony in the Indian Ocean — over 45,800 breeding pairs. Aerial and boat surveys reveal the global importance of this site for seabird conservation 🌊
doi.org/qd3t
@sifseychelles.bsky.social
#Aldabra #Seychelles #RedFootedBooby
doi.org/qd3t
@sifseychelles.bsky.social
#Aldabra #Seychelles #RedFootedBooby
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CLP has opened its 2026 Team Awards!
Deadline: January 9, 2026.
Early career conservationists can apply for the chance to gain up to US$15,000 in project funding, leadership training, and ongoing professional development support.
www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/awards-oppor...
#WeAreCLP
Deadline: January 9, 2026.
Early career conservationists can apply for the chance to gain up to US$15,000 in project funding, leadership training, and ongoing professional development support.
www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/awards-oppor...
#WeAreCLP
October 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
CLP has opened its 2026 Team Awards!
Deadline: January 9, 2026.
Early career conservationists can apply for the chance to gain up to US$15,000 in project funding, leadership training, and ongoing professional development support.
www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/awards-oppor...
#WeAreCLP
Deadline: January 9, 2026.
Early career conservationists can apply for the chance to gain up to US$15,000 in project funding, leadership training, and ongoing professional development support.
www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/awards-oppor...
#WeAreCLP
🦈 Claassens et al. recorded the first-ever live footage of the painted swellshark. Filmed off Timor-Leste, the painted swellshark is a rare deep-sea species, now seen in the wild thanks to low-cost cameras!
#paintedswellshark #CephaloscylliumPictum
Read about this discovery in Oryx: doi.org/p952
#paintedswellshark #CephaloscylliumPictum
Read about this discovery in Oryx: doi.org/p952
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🦈 Claassens et al. recorded the first-ever live footage of the painted swellshark. Filmed off Timor-Leste, the painted swellshark is a rare deep-sea species, now seen in the wild thanks to low-cost cameras!
#paintedswellshark #CephaloscylliumPictum
Read about this discovery in Oryx: doi.org/p952
#paintedswellshark #CephaloscylliumPictum
Read about this discovery in Oryx: doi.org/p952
🐐The Walia ibex, Ethiopia’s mountain icon, has dropped from 865 to just 306 in 9 years. Poaching is driving its decline. A new action plan and IUCN status change to Critically Endangered could help save it.
Read the Oryx Short Communication article by Scholte et al.: doi.org/p95x
#WaliaIbex
Read the Oryx Short Communication article by Scholte et al.: doi.org/p95x
#WaliaIbex
October 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🐐The Walia ibex, Ethiopia’s mountain icon, has dropped from 865 to just 306 in 9 years. Poaching is driving its decline. A new action plan and IUCN status change to Critically Endangered could help save it.
Read the Oryx Short Communication article by Scholte et al.: doi.org/p95x
#WaliaIbex
Read the Oryx Short Communication article by Scholte et al.: doi.org/p95x
#WaliaIbex
🌳 A new population of Critically Endangered grey-shanked douc langurs was found in Khe Lim Forest, Vietnam. With habitat loss & road construction threatening their survival, urgent surveys & community outreach are needed 🐒 ⚠️ #DoucLangur #PrimateProtection
doi.org/p9pf
doi.org/p9pf
October 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
🌳 A new population of Critically Endangered grey-shanked douc langurs was found in Khe Lim Forest, Vietnam. With habitat loss & road construction threatening their survival, urgent surveys & community outreach are needed 🐒 ⚠️ #DoucLangur #PrimateProtection
doi.org/p9pf
doi.org/p9pf
🥳 Last week we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Conservation Leadership Programme: doi.org/p9n3
From the first team to be given an award in 1985 to the 40th anniversary cohort, we'd like to congratulate the CLP team on four decades of supporting the next generation of conservation leaders!🌍
From the first team to be given an award in 1985 to the 40th anniversary cohort, we'd like to congratulate the CLP team on four decades of supporting the next generation of conservation leaders!🌍
October 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🥳 Last week we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Conservation Leadership Programme: doi.org/p9n3
From the first team to be given an award in 1985 to the 40th anniversary cohort, we'd like to congratulate the CLP team on four decades of supporting the next generation of conservation leaders!🌍
From the first team to be given an award in 1985 to the 40th anniversary cohort, we'd like to congratulate the CLP team on four decades of supporting the next generation of conservation leaders!🌍
🧸 The Teddy Bear’s Doom: A Cautionary Tale in Conservation Policy
In his blog, renowned biologist Ronald Nowak revisits the complex and often controversial history of the Louisiana black bear — the real-life inspiration behind the beloved Teddy Bear.
www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/the-ted...
In his blog, renowned biologist Ronald Nowak revisits the complex and often controversial history of the Louisiana black bear — the real-life inspiration behind the beloved Teddy Bear.
www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/the-ted...
September 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🧸 The Teddy Bear’s Doom: A Cautionary Tale in Conservation Policy
In his blog, renowned biologist Ronald Nowak revisits the complex and often controversial history of the Louisiana black bear — the real-life inspiration behind the beloved Teddy Bear.
www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/the-ted...
In his blog, renowned biologist Ronald Nowak revisits the complex and often controversial history of the Louisiana black bear — the real-life inspiration behind the beloved Teddy Bear.
www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/the-ted...
New blog!
🌿The Hawaiian Islands are home to some of the most unique ecosystems on Earth, yet nearly half of their native plant species are threatened
🌼Laukahi: The Hawai‘i Plant Conservation Network is an alliance working to protect Hawaiʻi’s botanical heritage
www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/laukahi...
🌿The Hawaiian Islands are home to some of the most unique ecosystems on Earth, yet nearly half of their native plant species are threatened
🌼Laukahi: The Hawai‘i Plant Conservation Network is an alliance working to protect Hawaiʻi’s botanical heritage
www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/laukahi...
September 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New blog!
🌿The Hawaiian Islands are home to some of the most unique ecosystems on Earth, yet nearly half of their native plant species are threatened
🌼Laukahi: The Hawai‘i Plant Conservation Network is an alliance working to protect Hawaiʻi’s botanical heritage
www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/laukahi...
🌿The Hawaiian Islands are home to some of the most unique ecosystems on Earth, yet nearly half of their native plant species are threatened
🌼Laukahi: The Hawai‘i Plant Conservation Network is an alliance working to protect Hawaiʻi’s botanical heritage
www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/laukahi...
New issue!🏝
The unique challenges and rewards of island conservation🦎
This theme highlights the importance of protecting island biodiversity, which is particularly vulnerable to extinction🦇🌋
You can read our new Island Conservation issue (🔓fully Open Access) here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The unique challenges and rewards of island conservation🦎
This theme highlights the importance of protecting island biodiversity, which is particularly vulnerable to extinction🦇🌋
You can read our new Island Conservation issue (🔓fully Open Access) here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
September 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
New issue!🏝
The unique challenges and rewards of island conservation🦎
This theme highlights the importance of protecting island biodiversity, which is particularly vulnerable to extinction🦇🌋
You can read our new Island Conservation issue (🔓fully Open Access) here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The unique challenges and rewards of island conservation🦎
This theme highlights the importance of protecting island biodiversity, which is particularly vulnerable to extinction🦇🌋
You can read our new Island Conservation issue (🔓fully Open Access) here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🪂Species reintroductions have a radical history; in the UK, where official rewilding remains tightly regulated, a covert counterculture has emerged🐗
🦅Glentworth et al. explore guerilla rewilding: unlicensed releases reshaping landscapes and challenging norms🦫
📰 lnkd.in/dw7EVA5n
🖥️ lnkd.in/dxJK4Wy6
🦅Glentworth et al. explore guerilla rewilding: unlicensed releases reshaping landscapes and challenging norms🦫
📰 lnkd.in/dw7EVA5n
🖥️ lnkd.in/dxJK4Wy6
September 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🪂Species reintroductions have a radical history; in the UK, where official rewilding remains tightly regulated, a covert counterculture has emerged🐗
🦅Glentworth et al. explore guerilla rewilding: unlicensed releases reshaping landscapes and challenging norms🦫
📰 lnkd.in/dw7EVA5n
🖥️ lnkd.in/dxJK4Wy6
🦅Glentworth et al. explore guerilla rewilding: unlicensed releases reshaping landscapes and challenging norms🦫
📰 lnkd.in/dw7EVA5n
🖥️ lnkd.in/dxJK4Wy6
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Professor Andrew Balmford FRS is awarded the Royal Society Environment Medal 2025 for groundbreaking contributions to conservation science, having built transformative partnerships and redefining the landscape of conservation education. https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/environment-lecture/
August 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Professor Andrew Balmford FRS is awarded the Royal Society Environment Medal 2025 for groundbreaking contributions to conservation science, having built transformative partnerships and redefining the landscape of conservation education. https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/environment-lecture/
We're excited to share that Professor Andrew Balmford, a Senior Editor of Oryx, has been awarded the inaugural 'Royal Society Environment Medal and Lecture' for outstanding & sustained work in environmental science 🎉🌱
Congratulations from the Oryx team, Andrew!👏
royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...
Congratulations from the Oryx team, Andrew!👏
royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...
September 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
We're excited to share that Professor Andrew Balmford, a Senior Editor of Oryx, has been awarded the inaugural 'Royal Society Environment Medal and Lecture' for outstanding & sustained work in environmental science 🎉🌱
Congratulations from the Oryx team, Andrew!👏
royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...
Congratulations from the Oryx team, Andrew!👏
royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...