Antelope’s fate shrouded by social, political forces: The story of South Africa’s oribi mirrors conservation issues for other iconic species
If only it were as simple as finding more grassland for an antelope. The story of efforts to conserve the endangered oribi in South Africa represent a diaspora of issues as varied as the people who live there. On its surface, like many threatened species, you have conflict between a need for habitat and private […]
Enhanced statistical models will aid conservation of killer whales and other species
Ecologists need to understand wild animal behaviours in order to conserve species, but following animals around can be expensive, dangerous, or sometimes impossible in the case of animals that move underwater or into areas we can’t reach easily. Scientists turned to the next best thing: bio-logging devices that can be attached to animals and capture […]