🌧️🌳 How does Amazon deforestation reshape rainfall patterns in the region? New research using process‑based modelling attributes at least 50% of rainfall decline to the loss of rainforest cover within the basin and upstream regions. See our new blog post: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 1/

Marine ecosystems, from coastal to deep sea, now show the influence of human actions, with coastal marine ecosystems showing both large historical losses of extent and condition as well as rapid ongoing declines. Let’s act to restore what’s been lost. 🌊🌱 Happy World #Seagrass Day!

Excited to share the first paper of my PhD project where we looked at how changes in legal protection have influenced the population dynamics of wolves in the US 🐺 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @consletters.bsky.social

It was during wildlife data collection as part of the Tshuapa Corridor Initiative. A wonderful #community-based #Bonobo #conservation project in the DR. Congo. @congobasinitiative.bsky.social @cbi-ucla.bsky.social @consletters.bsky.social @nature.org @cafisecretariat.bsky.social @lasfdp.bsky.social

Deliberate, organized #poaching for body parts now “represents an intensifying challenge to lion conservation, compounding other threats, many of which are also growing in intensity." #wildlifecrime

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Compounding risks of climate change: the authors "assess European birds’ historical exposure to multiple extreme events and identify where and how the risk of compound events will change under different emissions scenarios". doi.org/10.1111/con4... Spoiler alert: compounding increases risk ☹️

If you're interested in citizen science, check out doi.org/10.1111/con4... for some thoughts on how it can contribute!

New rsch on blue spots ("...areas where socio-economic conditions already favor conservation") used simulations in Cabo Pulmo NP to show that protecting these areas could increase tourism revenues by >70% over 10 yrs, + avoid opportunity costs of business-as-usual degradation doi.org/10.1111/conl...

Our systematic overview of how rewilding is practiced in Europe has been published in @consletters.bsky.social. We found five distinct strategies differing in goals, interventions, and people's role as part of the rewilding process. Read more here👇 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Short piece in @consletters.bsky.social exploring social, cultural, political and ecological apsects of illicit and unregulated species translocations - what others (not me, due to homophone errors) might call guerilla rewilding. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Public write up of our recent @consletters.bsky.social paper. "Our results were clear: across both countries, our experts judged that #political will and #law enforcement were by far the most important factors for protecting #forests... theconversation.com/protecting-b...

You'll hopefully notice and find useful the new infographic on our web site at conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/... ... designed to help you decide which SCB journal would be most suited for your next brilliant article on conservation science.

Large Biodiversity Monitoring Gaps Remain Across Europe @consletters.bsky.social conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Naming It Is Not Enough: An Orienting Map forUnderstanding Conservation’s Entanglement With Power @consletters.bsky.social conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Provocative but very necessary argument in @consletters.bsky.social on rethinking politics and definitions in carnivore conservation in Europe, moving away from crisis mode now that meta-populations are healthy. By @hannalp.bsky.social and von Essen conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New in Conservation Letters: a guide to understanding power relations in conservation science. "A cross-cutting matrix enables users to trace how their own position shapes what they see, do, and make possible in conservation contexts" doi.org/10.1111/conl...

New paper from the #SteppesinHarmony workshop! Great collab with my favourite scientists in steppe bird ecology and some experts in scenario analysis. Thread below @consletters.bsky.social 👉 Full article here: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"It is insulting that the commitment to the term rewilding is stronger than the commitment to reconciliation & truth-telling...At a time when we need empowerment, the label of rewilding does nothing but strip it from us." Thought-provoking piece by Michael-Shawn Fletcher in @consletters.bsky.social

How do you identify plants without flowers, fruits or other diagnostic features? DNA barcoding is your solution! But not all plants are easily barcoded.. I spent several years @rbgkew.bsky.social to develop this for Aloe vera + relatives. Out now in @consletters.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/conl...

Climate change is increasingly changing biological communities posing marine conservation challenges. Irvine et al. created a climate ecological disruption index that can inform conservation efforts to “build ecological resilience in a warming world” @consletters.bsky.social‬ doi.org/10.1111/conl...

Perverse market incentives related to the desirability of rare items are pushing the European eel to extinction, by favoring its exploitation despite extreme scarcity @consletters.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social See thread below conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

It was great to meet so many of our authors at #ICCB in Brisbane! Just a reminder for those for whom publication costs may be a barrier: we offer APC (article publishing cost) waivers to authors from less wealthy countries, and have some latitude to help SCB members w/o funding.

New paper just published in @consletters.bsky.social ‼️ Our perspective explores the legal uncertainties in wildlife trade, and how to resolve them 🦜 A product of @iccs.bsky.social Interdisciplinary Conservation Network, this works draws insights from a brilliant group of ECRs and mentors

📢 New in @consletters.bsky.social Protect the Integrity of CITES: Lessons From Japan's IWC Withdrawal by Cheung&al doi.org/10.1111/conl... Can elephans learn from whales? We think conservation policy can: effective wildlife trade governance requires international cooperation, not polarization

🍄 🧪🌍 #CitizenScienceMonth ends today, so I thought I'd share our review published last year in @consletters.bsky.social "The Power of Citizen Science to Advance Fungal Conservation" #citizenscience #conservationscience #conservation #ICYMI conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

To save nature, #AI needs our help: "People may believe AI tools will be the answer to all their problems, but it's important to understand that they're only as good as the data they've been trained on." Paper from @consletters.bsky.social 🌍🍄🐛🦑

What Is(n't) Environmental Stewardship? 🦺🐟🌿 Now out & open access in @consletters.bsky.social #fishes #oceanoptimism #conservation Collaborative effort with @fisheriesprof.bsky.social, @valeriosbra.bsky.social, @rarlinghausfish.bsky.social et al. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A recent study published in @consletters.bsky.social highlights that chain-link fences effectively protect livestock from big cat attacks in Tanzania, benefiting entire communities by deterring predators. #bigcats #wildlifeconflict news.mongabay.com/2025/03/chai...

New study in @consletters.bsky.social reveals #peatlands are dangerously under-protected. Covering just 3% of Earth’s surface, these terrestrial #wetlands store 600 billion tons of #carbon — more than all the world’s #forest biomass combined — yet only 17% of peatlands fall within a protected area.

In their new article, @chloology.bsky.social et al. dig into molecular diversity from 2513 locations. Mammal pops, particularly large spp, were more genetically diverse when near multiple protected areas; & older MPAs contained more genetically diverse fish populations. doi.org/10.1111/conl...

Concrete Habitat Severely Decreases the Reproductive Output of Two Urban Birds | doi.org/10.1111/conl... | @consletters.bsky.social | #ornithology 🪶

A new @consletters.bsky.social study has found that fortified enclosures also benefit nearby livestock keepers by preventing carnivore attacks. #wildlife #conservation www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

We're really grateful to everyone who submitted art for our new cover design. Thank you! Our review panel is a bit undecided... several pieces have potential but would need graphic design input to be cover-suitable. We're trying to coordinate a mtg across multiple time zones to discuss next steps.

New review on 'Rewilding and Indigenous Community-Led Land Care' dropped recently. Two key principles: "...shifting focus from wilderness to the creative agency of wild beings, and framing restoration as a collaborative endeavor between humans and wildlife" doi.org/10.1111/conl...

📢 New in @consletters.bsky.social Reconciling Different Forms of Ecological Integrity by Mendez Angarita &al doi.org/10.1111/conl... We sourced global maps of ecological integrity and found 3/4 of land holds high value according to one or more maps but only 1% has high value according to all!

Smith et al. found that trust builds conservation success, even if relationships are long-distance. In conservation, people and their relationships to each other are critical elements of success. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Oyster reefs are universally collapsed. Several other recent articles in conservation science have also shown we need to take care in selecting our baselines. With ecosystems globally in a state of turmoil, this problem isn't going away any time soon! conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

When does policy have legal implications? If you’ve ever wondered, have a look at this this article exploring the often-ignored interface between conservation and law. Particularly relevant post-COP. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In January we will shift to continuous publication. Our cover will be plain olive green until we have a winner in our cover design competition. See details in the post below.

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Check out our latest issue at conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1755263x... - Lots of interesting conservation science!

Calling all our multi-talented readers 📢 As we shift in 2025 to continuous publication, Conservation Letters will start using a single cover image. We'd like your help with finding a good design! For more details please see here: conbio.org/publications... 🦑🌍🧪🦈

New paper out TODAY in @consletters.bsky.social led by Dr Philine zu Ermgassen. Applying the IUCN #Ecosystem #RedListing criteria to historical & recent data, we find that European native oysters (O. edulis) are #Collapsed. Open access paper at lnkd.in/dJbbkzEa. Image: Maria Eggertsen

Submit your abstract here to join ICCB 2025 in Brisbane next year! conbio.org/mini-sites/i... We are seriously trying to reduce #languagebarriers for participants - see our initiative here and don't let #languagebarriers stand in the way of sharing your exciting research. bsky.app/profile/tats...

Today's hot tip for publishing in Conservation Letters: make sure your article has conservation policy relevance. Explain clearly & simply what your findings mean for policy. Also: make sure your article speaks about some aspect of biodiversity conservation, whatever your disciplinary perspective!

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A long-standing question in human-wildlife conflict concerns the role of particular problematic individuals. This article finds evidence for repeat offences by individual sharks! conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

When being a thief can make you sick: doi.org/10.1111/conl...