Mammals, Protected Areas 
Two recent studies look at the direct and indirect negative impacts that new roads can have on wildlife in remote areas of the tropics...read more
Evolutionary Bio 
The trade in illegal bushmeat may be booming. But a team of scientists has moved us a step closer to the future of wildlife law enforcement...read more
Mitigation banks have emerged as a preferred alternative for complying with the Clean Water Act's stated goal of no net loss' of wetlands. But are they working?
Invasive, Planning, Technology-GIS 
Internet savvy researchers have created a web-based tool to integrate local expertise about invasive species occurance into regional- scale maps...read more
Massive natural gas development projects are being built on public lands in the western U.S. A new study looks at the impacts on wintering mule deer...read more
Restoration, Wetland 
A new study may disappoint those hoping to quickly restore wetlands back to reference conditions. Researchers looking back over 50 years have found that soil development after wetland restoration proceeds much slower than previously thought...read more
If eradicating invasive species depends largely on the cooperation of neighbors, what happens when they don't cooperate? A new study explores the challenges of invasive species control within a fragmented management mosaic...read more
Technology-GIS 
In a new study published in the open source journal Computational Biology, researchers apply Google's Page Rank algorithm to the food web to predict the consequences of species extinction on ecosystems...read more
In California, conservation workers are venturing into new territory: labor organizing. In the aftermath of a 7+ month state bond freeze that left the industry reeling: a group of conservationists has launched the Association of Conservation Contractors and Workers (ACCW) - an organization that aspires to be a mix between a trade association and a union...read more
