Livestock grazing helps coastal sand dunes

Coastal sand dunes are in big trouble. A new study finds that livestock grazing can help improve this threatened ecosystem...read more

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Comparing natural, restored, and created wetlands...

How do natural, restored, and created wetlands match up when it comes to vegetation and soil properties? A new study looks at wetlands in Hawaii...read more

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Scientists contributing to exotic species invasion of Antarctica

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Measuring up graduate school as training for conservation practice

Does graduate school adequately prepare students for work as conservation practitioners? A new study tries to answer that question...read more

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Study finds biodiversity can conflict with wetland function

A new study  challenges the commonly held view that biodiversity enhances wetland function...read more

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Making offshore renewable energy good for marine habitat

Despite past conflicts between wind power and habitat, scientists make the case that offshore renewable energy might be good for marine biodiverisity...read more

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Does the order of invasive species removal matter?

The case of the golden eagle, the feral pig and the island fox shows how the removal of invasive species can have unintended negative consequences...more

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Using smart phones for conservation field work

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Optimizing the habitat of rice fields in the wake of wetland loss

Half of global wetlands have been wiped by a number of land uses inlcluding agriculture. Scientists study whether rice fields can make up for the loss... read more

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The direct and indirect impacts of roads on wildlife

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

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