Resilience and Carnivore Survival in the Matrix
By Cristina Eisenberg / On July 30th, 2014
An Imperfect Safety Net for Carnivore Conservation
By Cristina Eisenberg / On July 15th, 2014
Heart of Wildness
By Cristina Eisenberg / On July 1st, 2014
#ForewordFriday: Room to Roam Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On May 30th, 2014
Wolves in a Tangled Bank
By Cristina Eisenberg / On April 14th, 2014
Tool Chests, Toolboxes, and Tool Belts
By Charles C. Chester / On January 28th, 2013
On Monday, June 18, 1883, “Darwin’s bulldog” made a big mistake. Famous for his pugilistic defense of Darwin’s theory of natural selection, Thomas Henry Huxley played a prominent role in English society—and on this particular day he was delivering the inaugural address to the assembled representatives at London’s “great International Fisheries Exhibition.” Over twenty governmental entities, some as far flung as China and Tasmania, displayed their wares at the Exhibition, so this was no small honor for the great English scientist.
Playing the Field
By Admin / On January 7th, 2013
In a new piece in The Scientitst, George Schaller talks about challenges to field biologists and the evolution of conservation biology.
Revisiting Leopold in the National Parks
By Charles C. Chester / On October 2nd, 2012
The US National Park Service protects National Seashores, National Battlefields, National Monuments, National Historic Sites, National Memorials, and even National Parks. In total, the agency manages 397 “units” across the country and its territories.
#ForewordFriday Climate and Conservation
By Jason Leppig / On June 15th, 2012
This week's #forewordFriday pick is from the newly released book, Climate and Conservation.
Craig Groves, Director, Conservation Methods Team at The Nature Conservancy calls this book:
Resilient Design Can Ameliorate Extreme Storm Impacts
By Joyce Maschinski / On May 7th, 2012
Variable climate patterns are predicted to be the new norm in today’s changing climate. No longer can we rely on our normal precipitation levels or temperatures. Models foretell increased storm frequencies and intensities as sea surface temperatures climb. The impacts of climate change affect all of us and our planet’s rare fauna and biota. Yet we often don’t appreciate the immense responsibility we hold until we’ve had personal experience with an extreme event.