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🦪First reported in 2010, the #invasive Pacific oyster (𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘴) has been understudied in the Bulgarian Black Sea - until now.
New research fills this gap, revealing high #resilience and a strong capacity for population expansion along the #coast.
Read the full study👇
New research fills this gap, revealing high #resilience and a strong capacity for population expansion along the #coast.
Read the full study👇
Adaptability of the alien Pacific oyster to the coastal marine environment of the Bulgarian Black Sea and potential implications for ecosystem conservation
Feral individuals of Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas Thunberg, 1793) in natural habitats are increasingly being reported from the Bulgarian coast. Studies on the interactions of the Pacific oyster wi...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
🦪First reported in 2010, the #invasive Pacific oyster (𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘴) has been understudied in the Bulgarian Black Sea - until now.
New research fills this gap, revealing high #resilience and a strong capacity for population expansion along the #coast.
Read the full study👇
New research fills this gap, revealing high #resilience and a strong capacity for population expansion along the #coast.
Read the full study👇
📷After a 5-year camera study, #researchers have confirmed a significant decline in the Connecticut's #fisher #population.
📉While they may seem common, the data shows quite low density.
Read the study that marks the first standardized #survey for the species here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
📉While they may seem common, the data shows quite low density.
Read the study that marks the first standardized #survey for the species here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
Occupancy modeling confirms management concerns for Connecticut (USA) fisher, highlighting the importance of monitoring furbearer distributions
Many mustelids share a history of population decline in North America following European settlement, followed by a period of restoration and recovery. Relative to their historical distributions, muste...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
📷After a 5-year camera study, #researchers have confirmed a significant decline in the Connecticut's #fisher #population.
📉While they may seem common, the data shows quite low density.
Read the study that marks the first standardized #survey for the species here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
📉While they may seem common, the data shows quite low density.
Read the study that marks the first standardized #survey for the species here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
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📣Call for Abstracts: Individual-Based #Conservation
🦁Explore how individual #heterogeneity drives conservation success in this new topical #collection from our💎Diamond #OA journal.
📅Deadline: 15 March 2026
More information can be found here⤵️
🦁Explore how individual #heterogeneity drives conservation success in this new topical #collection from our💎Diamond #OA journal.
📅Deadline: 15 March 2026
More information can be found here⤵️
New topical collection 'Individual-Based Conservation' calls for abstracts
While conservation science often focus on the 'big picture' of populations and ecosystems, the unique traits of the individual are frequently overlooked. To address this, the diamond open-acce...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM
📣Call for Abstracts: Individual-Based #Conservation
🦁Explore how individual #heterogeneity drives conservation success in this new topical #collection from our💎Diamond #OA journal.
📅Deadline: 15 March 2026
More information can be found here⤵️
🦁Explore how individual #heterogeneity drives conservation success in this new topical #collection from our💎Diamond #OA journal.
📅Deadline: 15 March 2026
More information can be found here⤵️
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Wildlife at Risk: A Media-Based Analysis of Wildlife Poaching in Romania
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Wildlife at Risk: A Media-Based Analysis of Wildlife Poaching in Romania
The conservation of endangered species is under growing threat from poaching, which has become more complex and widespread globally. In Romania, escalating human-wildlife conflicts and diminishing pub...
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January 26, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Wildlife at Risk: A Media-Based Analysis of Wildlife Poaching in Romania
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The 2026 #Ocean Awards are now accepting nominations. Hosted by Nekton, BOAT International, and Kensington Yachts, the award aims to highlight global #marine projects completed in 2025.
⏰ Deadline: 13 Feb, 2026
🔗 Full details: natureconservation.pensoft.net/news/1100
Cc: @oceancensus.bsky.social
⏰ Deadline: 13 Feb, 2026
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The Ocean Awards 2026 - call for nominations
The search for the world’s most impactful marine contributions has officially begun. The Ocean Awards 2026 is now accepting nominations to celebrate the individuals, communities, and innovators ...
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February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
The 2026 #Ocean Awards are now accepting nominations. Hosted by Nekton, BOAT International, and Kensington Yachts, the award aims to highlight global #marine projects completed in 2025.
⏰ Deadline: 13 Feb, 2026
🔗 Full details: natureconservation.pensoft.net/news/1100
Cc: @oceancensus.bsky.social
⏰ Deadline: 13 Feb, 2026
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🦎Researchers have found that the Gia Lai Bent-toed #Gecko is now Critically #Endangered. Restricted to just 10km² outside protected areas, its largest #population consists of fewer than 100 individuals.
👉 Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#IUCN #conservation #extinction #risk
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#IUCN #conservation #extinction #risk
January 23, 2026 at 11:09 AM
🦎Researchers have found that the Gia Lai Bent-toed #Gecko is now Critically #Endangered. Restricted to just 10km² outside protected areas, its largest #population consists of fewer than 100 individuals.
👉 Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#IUCN #conservation #extinction #risk
👉 Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#IUCN #conservation #extinction #risk
Some excellent points on this and insights from our article by @cassiocp.bsky.social on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/01/16/m...
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Some excellent points on this and insights from our article by @cassiocp.bsky.social on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/01/16/m...
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🚨 Read the full story of our Cerrado Review on
@eurekalert.bsky.social (by @science.org): "More than 55% of Cerrado native vegetation already lost, new review reveals"
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@eurekalert.bsky.social (by @science.org): "More than 55% of Cerrado native vegetation already lost, new review reveals"
@rodolfosalm.bsky.social @lagarciax7.bsky.social
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January 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
🚨 Read the full story of our Cerrado Review on
@eurekalert.bsky.social (by @science.org): "More than 55% of Cerrado native vegetation already lost, new review reveals"
@rodolfosalm.bsky.social @lagarciax7.bsky.social
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@eurekalert.bsky.social (by @science.org): "More than 55% of Cerrado native vegetation already lost, new review reveals"
@rodolfosalm.bsky.social @lagarciax7.bsky.social
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🛣️What shapes #wildlife roadkill along the BR-319 highway (Manaus ↔ Porto Velho)?
New study shows temporal variations in #climate and surrounding landscape significantly influence roadkill rates.
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#roadecology #ecology
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New study shows temporal variations in #climate and surrounding landscape significantly influence roadkill rates.
👉 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#roadecology #ecology
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Temporal variation in hotspots and the effects of climate and landscape on wildlife roadkill along the BR-319: conservation challenges in a high-biodiversity area in the Amazon
Roads greatly impact wildlife, with roadkill posing a major threat to many species. In the Amazon, highways cut through biodiversity-rich ecosystems, exposing mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians ...
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January 19, 2026 at 8:36 AM
🛣️What shapes #wildlife roadkill along the BR-319 highway (Manaus ↔ Porto Velho)?
New study shows temporal variations in #climate and surrounding landscape significantly influence roadkill rates.
👉 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#roadecology #ecology
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New study shows temporal variations in #climate and surrounding landscape significantly influence roadkill rates.
👉 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#roadecology #ecology
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👀Coming Soon: A new special collection on the " #Biology and #Conservation of #Wetland #Fishes in Europe"🐟
Based on the 2025 "Fish of Muddy #Waters" conference in @nhmwien.bsky.social, Austria
📚 Curious? Read the published abstracts on #ARPHA Conference Abstracts: aca.pensoft.net/collection/5...
Based on the 2025 "Fish of Muddy #Waters" conference in @nhmwien.bsky.social, Austria
📚 Curious? Read the published abstracts on #ARPHA Conference Abstracts: aca.pensoft.net/collection/5...
International Conference: “The Fish of Muddy Waters”
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January 16, 2026 at 10:56 AM
👀Coming Soon: A new special collection on the " #Biology and #Conservation of #Wetland #Fishes in Europe"🐟
Based on the 2025 "Fish of Muddy #Waters" conference in @nhmwien.bsky.social, Austria
📚 Curious? Read the published abstracts on #ARPHA Conference Abstracts: aca.pensoft.net/collection/5...
Based on the 2025 "Fish of Muddy #Waters" conference in @nhmwien.bsky.social, Austria
📚 Curious? Read the published abstracts on #ARPHA Conference Abstracts: aca.pensoft.net/collection/5...
Can we save Brazil's biodiversity hotspot, the Cerrado?
A new review reveals its unique ecosystem, the pressures it faces - #agriculture, #fire, #water stress, and threats to #Indigenous communities - and ways to protect and restore this vital #biodiversity hotspot.
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A new review reveals its unique ecosystem, the pressures it faces - #agriculture, #fire, #water stress, and threats to #Indigenous communities - and ways to protect and restore this vital #biodiversity hotspot.
doi.org/10.3897/natu...
January 16, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Can we save Brazil's biodiversity hotspot, the Cerrado?
A new review reveals its unique ecosystem, the pressures it faces - #agriculture, #fire, #water stress, and threats to #Indigenous communities - and ways to protect and restore this vital #biodiversity hotspot.
doi.org/10.3897/natu...
A new review reveals its unique ecosystem, the pressures it faces - #agriculture, #fire, #water stress, and threats to #Indigenous communities - and ways to protect and restore this vital #biodiversity hotspot.
doi.org/10.3897/natu...
🌿The Nature Conservation 2025 Annual Journal Awards are out!
🎉We are highlighting the most impactful #research from 2022 and honoring our top contributing editors.
💚Thank you to our community for advancing the #science of #conservation!
➡️ natureconservation.pensoft.net/news/1080
🎉We are highlighting the most impactful #research from 2022 and honoring our top contributing editors.
💚Thank you to our community for advancing the #science of #conservation!
➡️ natureconservation.pensoft.net/news/1080
2025 Annual Journal Awards
Continuing our annual awards initiative started back in 2023, we at Nature Conservation would like to recognise the contributions of its authors and editors by highlighting the most popular research p...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
🌿The Nature Conservation 2025 Annual Journal Awards are out!
🎉We are highlighting the most impactful #research from 2022 and honoring our top contributing editors.
💚Thank you to our community for advancing the #science of #conservation!
➡️ natureconservation.pensoft.net/news/1080
🎉We are highlighting the most impactful #research from 2022 and honoring our top contributing editors.
💚Thank you to our community for advancing the #science of #conservation!
➡️ natureconservation.pensoft.net/news/1080
A new study examined the behavioural responses of giant fireflies (𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘢) to artificial light, showing that adult males are attracted to red and warm-white light, while higher-intensity warm- and cool-white light suppresses larval activity:
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#Bioluminescence #ecology
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#Bioluminescence #ecology
January 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
A new study examined the behavioural responses of giant fireflies (𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘢) to artificial light, showing that adult males are attracted to red and warm-white light, while higher-intensity warm- and cool-white light suppresses larval activity:
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#Bioluminescence #ecology
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#Bioluminescence #ecology
🐸New study used #spatial & #temporal modeling, standardized surveys, and citizen #science roadkill data for five #anuran species in Taiwan's Sanxia District - a biodiversity hotspot.
👉 See what they found here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#ecologicalmodelling #environmnetal #analysis #ecology
👉 See what they found here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#ecologicalmodelling #environmnetal #analysis #ecology
January 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM
🐸New study used #spatial & #temporal modeling, standardized surveys, and citizen #science roadkill data for five #anuran species in Taiwan's Sanxia District - a biodiversity hotspot.
👉 See what they found here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#ecologicalmodelling #environmnetal #analysis #ecology
👉 See what they found here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#ecologicalmodelling #environmnetal #analysis #ecology
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As 2025 draws to a close, we at Pensoft want to extend our warmest wishes to our editors, reviewers, researchers, partners, and followers. Thank you for being part of our journey this year.
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨
December 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
As 2025 draws to a close, we at Pensoft want to extend our warmest wishes to our editors, reviewers, researchers, partners, and followers. Thank you for being part of our journey this year.
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨
In this study, 120 #bird species across 40 families were recorded along a dam construction gradient in Malaysia. Species richness was highest in agricultural‑forest patches, followed by... doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#avian #biodiversity #habitats
#avian #biodiversity #habitats
December 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
In this study, 120 #bird species across 40 families were recorded along a dam construction gradient in Malaysia. Species richness was highest in agricultural‑forest patches, followed by... doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#avian #biodiversity #habitats
#avian #biodiversity #habitats
Day three of #BES2025 is underway! Find us at booth L12 in the Lennox Suite.
We are delighted to be exhibiting at #BES2025 this week! Head to the Lennox Suite (L12) to say hello and learn about our open-access journals.
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Day three of #BES2025 is underway! Find us at booth L12 in the Lennox Suite.
Visual pollution is quietly reshaping Mu Ko Chang National Park, with overhead wires, billboards and waste clustering in high-use zones and exposing deep gaps in tourism planning and protected-area governance in Thailand.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Visual pollution is quietly reshaping Mu Ko Chang National Park, with overhead wires, billboards and waste clustering in high-use zones and exposing deep gaps in tourism planning and protected-area governance in Thailand.
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Researchers in Malaysia have discovered an incredible new endemic ‘fairy lantern’ species with fewer than 20 individuals known to exist in the wild.
🔗 Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/12/02/n...
🔗 Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/12/02/n...
New critically endangered ‘fairy lantern’ discovered in Malaysia
Just 20 individuals of the unusual species are known to exist in the wild.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Researchers in Malaysia have discovered an incredible new endemic ‘fairy lantern’ species with fewer than 20 individuals known to exist in the wild.
🔗 Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/12/02/n...
🔗 Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/12/02/n...
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Forest ecosystem restoration potential unravelled through machine learning algorithms.
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Forest ecosystem restoration potential unravelled through machine learning algorithms
Decades of scientific development have led to a specialisation of environmental analyses, hampering the recognition of forest ecosystem restoration. However, an integrated approach is required to bett...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Forest ecosystem restoration potential unravelled through machine learning algorithms.
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We are delighted to see the remarkable rediscovery of 𝑀𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑒 featured in National Geographic España!
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Exploran un estanque en Bolivia y descubren una especie que se creía extinta desde hace 20 años
Se trata de un pez endémico que vive en un tipo de estanque extremadamente vulnerable. Se pensaba que la conversión agrícola había acabado con él
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November 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
We are delighted to see the remarkable rediscovery of 𝑀𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑒 featured in National Geographic España!
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www.nationalgeographic.com.es/medio-ambien...
This study documents the first confirmed record of the white trevally (𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥) in the Black Sea, supporting the hypothesis of meridionalisation and climate-driven range shifts of thermophilic fishes.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
This study documents the first confirmed record of the white trevally (𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑥 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥) in the Black Sea, supporting the hypothesis of meridionalisation and climate-driven range shifts of thermophilic fishes.
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A newly discovered Colombian orchid faces 'foretold' extinction, despite being assessed as “Least Concern” according to the IUCN Red List.
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
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Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
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Newly discovered orchid faces ‘foretold’ extinction
Inspired by its seemingly doomed fate, the Colombian species was named after the protagonist of Gabriel García Márquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A newly discovered Colombian orchid faces 'foretold' extinction, despite being assessed as “Least Concern” according to the IUCN Red List.
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
@wcs.org @rdpalacio.bsky.social
Learn about the remarkable species and its Márquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
@wcs.org @rdpalacio.bsky.social
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Thought to be possibly extinct, the beautiful killifish 𝑀𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑒 has been rediscovered in Bolivia, providing a second chance for conservation.
Read more on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/14/a...
Read more on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/14/a...
A second chance for conservation: lost fish species rediscovered in Bolivia
Researchers have announced the rediscovery of Moema claudiae, a fish species in Bolivia that was previously thought to be possibly extinct.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Thought to be possibly extinct, the beautiful killifish 𝑀𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑒 has been rediscovered in Bolivia, providing a second chance for conservation.
Read more on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/14/a...
Read more on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/14/a...