New marine protected area to safeguard world's largest fish
Majority share of Belizean Island purchased for local communities

Will aid to poor put wildlife at risk?
Poverty alleviation and conservation must go hand-in-hand, survey finds

Field Mice Migration Study Could Help Conservation
In a unique experiment that may provide ecological insights needed for animal conservation, tiny prairie voles adjusted to both immigration and emigration among different habitats to maintain a stable overall population.

Not batty conservation
Noah had it easy. To weather the storm of impending disaster that would wipe-out life on earth, he simply protected a male and female of each species on the ark.

African symposium to focus on how nature can help alleviate poverty
Protecting biodiversity crucial to sustainable development

Global mammal distributions, biodiversity hotspots, and conservation
A global examination of distributions of all nonmarine mammals to determine patterns of species richness, endemism, and endangerment

Values, Advocacy, and Conservation Biology
In this essay, the author examined the controversy concerning the advocacy of ethical values in conservation biology.

Spot the match – wildlife photo-identification using information theory
This paper assessed the reliability of this simple, freely available software package that recognizes spot patterns for use in photo-identification studies of wildlife.

What makes us human: revisiting an age-old question in the genomic era
A brief outline of the major findings made in the study of human brain evolution since the Pribram lecture, focusing specifically on the field of comparative genomics.

The Biology of Human-Caused Extinctions
Isn't extinction a natural process? What makes us think we're so smart that we can manage species to prevent they're extinction?

What is Conservation Biology?
Conservation biology is a crisis-oriented science. Notes about what conservation biology is...

Borneo elephants: A high priority for conservation
A study settles a long-standing dispute about the genesis of an endangered species.

Does shade coffee help or hinder conservation?
Labeled 'bird-friendly' but may accelerate tropical forest clearing

Key to elephant conservation is 'in the sauce'
Fiery chillies keep elephants out of crops and make a great sauce, African entrepreneurs say

Rainforest conservation worth the cost, University of Alberta shows
The economic benefits of protecting a rainforest reserve outweigh the costs of preserving it...

NASA satellite data to aid global conservation
The World Conservation Union, the world's largest environmental knowledge network, signed a joint declaration today in Bangkok, Thailand, to use NASA satellite data to help in worldwide conservation efforts.

Good gnus: Ruminating on conservation in Africa… 'til the cows come home
Experts from East and Southern Africa have some grass roots ideas for tackling the immense challenges Africa faces at the wildlife / domestic animal / human health interface-- and they hope the West is listening.

Marine conservation organizations team up to conduct Indonesia coral reefs assessment
Three leading marine conservation organizations will complete an extensive survey next week along the west coast of Aceh Province, Indonesia, to determine the impact of last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami on the region's coral reefs.

Conservation Strictly By Numbers Can Be Risky
Conservation biologists agree that small populations are at risk.

Alternative approaches to marine management prove successful in reef conservation
Researchers have gained new insight into the factors that can contribute to effective marine conservation strategies.