What’s next for snow leopards? 🐆🏔️
Join our panel this Tuesday, May 12th, 14:30 PM Bishkek time to exchange on field realities, transboundary cooperation & community conflict.
Register: snowleopardnetwork.org/2026/…
📸 SLCF-Mongolia/SLT
Our Snow Leopard Special Issue is complete, but that's not the end. Collaborating with the Snow Leopard Network, we are having two webinars, with the first one on 7th April (Tuesday). Get a glimpse into the world of snow leopard conservation.
#snowleopard#conservation#wildlife
Happy World Elephant Day!🐘Can storytelling help address human-elephant conflict? This study shows how "choose-your-own-adventure" narratives impact public perception and knowledge of elephant conservation.
🔗onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…#WorldElephantDay#Conservation#Education
📚 Weekend reading list sorted! Check out the top-cited papers from Integrative Conservation in 2023 and 2024.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Integrative Conservation is an Open Access interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the understanding and conservation of biodiversity.
How can we restore tropical rainforests in areas previously used for rubber plantations? This new study offers practical solutions for ecological restoration.
Read the full article in Integrative Conservation: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…#Conservation#Restoration#Biodiversity
New paper in the Snow Leopard special issue! "Snow Leopards: What's Next?" reviews the state of research over the last 20 years and highlights gaps that need to be addressed.
Read the full paper in Integrative Conservation: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…#SnowLeopard#Conservation
🔬New research on amphibian and reptile conservation in Ethiopia is now live! 🐍 Read the latest paper by Sperling et al. on biogeography and key conservation priorities.
Find the full article here: doi.org/10.1002/inc3.70027#Ethiopia#Conservation#Biodiversity
📢 IC’s first Natural History Note is out!
🐺 Wolves (Canis lupus) have been continuously detected for 3 years (2022–2024) in Shangri-La National Park, NW Yunnan, China.
A powerful case for protected areas & long-term monitoring.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/inc3.70022
🌱 Can a nature class change a child's life? In rural China, a #wildlife education program boosted kids’ confidence—not just in learning, but in protecting the planet. 7 key strategies made the difference.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/inc3.70017#nature
🐘 Human–wildlife conflict? Not quite. In northern #Zimbabwe, it’s human–human tensions driving the drama. Farmers, foragers, conservationists & safari operators all see each other through clashing lenses. A must-read on the social side of conservation.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/inc3.70020
Practice and Policy
How can nature education support biodiversity conservation in China? IC's new special issue paper explores its role, challenges, and a framework for integrating it into conservation efforts.
Read more: doi.org/10.1002/inc3.70000#Biodiversity#NatureEducation
How does temperature shape the spread of invasive plants?
This study reveals how seed–habitat thermal interactions influence the mosaic distribution of Chromolaena odorata and Ageratina adenophora in Yunnan China.
Read more: doi.org/10.1002/inc3.70002#InvasiveSpecies#SeedEcology
New in the Nature Education Special Issue! 🌿 This study examines challenges in school-external collaboration and offers solutions to enhance environmental education.
Read more: doi.org/10.1002/inc3.70006