Nature Conservation
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Open-access journal for all aspects of nature conservation across all disciplines concerning basic & applied conservation.
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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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Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Xiamen Bay show age-related differences in dive duration and avoid vessels within 100 m, highlighting the need for stricter marine traffic regulations.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Xiamen Bay show age-related differences in dive duration and avoid vessels within 100 m, highlighting the need for stricter marine traffic regulations.
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Domestic cats and dogs in northwestern Italy injure and kill hundreds of wild vertebrates annually, posing a serious threat to biodiversity and wildlife conservation efforts.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Domestic cats and dogs in northwestern Italy injure and kill hundreds of wild vertebrates annually, posing a serious threat to biodiversity and wildlife conservation efforts.
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Research in southwestern China’s karst rainforests finds that environmental heterogeneity drives plant species and phylogenetic diversity, with depressions and upper slopes identified as priority areas for biodiversity conservation.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Research in southwestern China’s karst rainforests finds that environmental heterogeneity drives plant species and phylogenetic diversity, with depressions and upper slopes identified as priority areas for biodiversity conservation.
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Prolific 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 author Neil D'Cruze came by the @pensoft.net booth at the #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi!
October 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Prolific 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 author Neil D'Cruze came by the @pensoft.net booth at the #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi!
Day two of the #IUCNCongress is in full swing as we celebrate 60 years of the IUCN Red List. You can learn more about Nature Conservation at Pensoft's booth (no. 229)!
October 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Day two of the #IUCNCongress is in full swing as we celebrate 60 years of the IUCN Red List. You can learn more about Nature Conservation at Pensoft's booth (no. 229)!
Data on Texas residents’ knowledge of and attitudes towards mountain lions and their regional management provide a strong basis for management policies and practices.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Data on Texas residents’ knowledge of and attitudes towards mountain lions and their regional management provide a strong basis for management policies and practices.
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A new standardised mapping protocol reveals hotspots of grazing intensity in Italy’s Central Apennines, offering conservationists fine-tuned tools for protecting landscapes and species like the Marsican brown bear.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
A new standardised mapping protocol reveals hotspots of grazing intensity in Italy’s Central Apennines, offering conservationists fine-tuned tools for protecting landscapes and species like the Marsican brown bear.
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Online auction data on Japanese freshwater crabs show that common dark brown morphs face the strongest collection pressure, while regionally rare colour morphs drive high profits but low volumes, suggesting nuanced regulation is needed.
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September 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Online auction data on Japanese freshwater crabs show that common dark brown morphs face the strongest collection pressure, while regionally rare colour morphs drive high profits but low volumes, suggesting nuanced regulation is needed.
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Researchers suggest the golden-dimpled ground beetle faces a high risk of extinction, primarily driven by the loss and degradation of its wetland habitats, and requires an update to its IUCN Red List status.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Researchers suggest the golden-dimpled ground beetle faces a high risk of extinction, primarily driven by the loss and degradation of its wetland habitats, and requires an update to its IUCN Red List status.
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Researchers utilise DNA metabarcoding to reveal distinct trophic niches among insectivorous bird species in central Peninsular Malaysia, highlighting the need to conserve insect-rich habitats within mixed-use landscapes.
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August 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Researchers utilise DNA metabarcoding to reveal distinct trophic niches among insectivorous bird species in central Peninsular Malaysia, highlighting the need to conserve insect-rich habitats within mixed-use landscapes.
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Researchers examined TikTok videos of wild meat traders in Lomé, Togo, as a factor in illegal wildlife trade on social media: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#animals #wildlifetrade #sustainability
#animals #wildlifetrade #sustainability
August 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Researchers examined TikTok videos of wild meat traders in Lomé, Togo, as a factor in illegal wildlife trade on social media: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#animals #wildlifetrade #sustainability
#animals #wildlifetrade #sustainability
Researchers present a successful translocation of Transylvanian blue butterflies in Romania, highlighting the potential of this method for protecting highly localised, endemic taxa in the country.
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August 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Researchers present a successful translocation of Transylvanian blue butterflies in Romania, highlighting the potential of this method for protecting highly localised, endemic taxa in the country.
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Despite legal protection and recent conservation efforts, China's ancient cycads continue to suffer from habitat destruction and anthropogenic collection pressure. In this paper, researchers address these challenges and propose a comprehensive conservation strategy.
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July 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Despite legal protection and recent conservation efforts, China's ancient cycads continue to suffer from habitat destruction and anthropogenic collection pressure. In this paper, researchers address these challenges and propose a comprehensive conservation strategy.
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Using a species distribution model, researchers conclude that prey availability is the main factor limiting the distribution of Sumatran Tigers in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia, and suggest conservation efforts should focus on increasing prey animal populations.
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July 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Using a species distribution model, researchers conclude that prey availability is the main factor limiting the distribution of Sumatran Tigers in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia, and suggest conservation efforts should focus on increasing prey animal populations.
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Invasive non-native fish species introduced through human activities are beginning to establish in the Yangtze River, China, posing long-term ecological risks that require urgent, multi-pronged mitigation efforts.
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May 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Invasive non-native fish species introduced through human activities are beginning to establish in the Yangtze River, China, posing long-term ecological risks that require urgent, multi-pronged mitigation efforts.
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First-ever successful artificial breeding of critically endangered hawksbill turtles in a fully enclosed Korean facility reveals long-term sperm storage and hatchling growth, paving the way for global sea turtle conservation efforts.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
First-ever successful artificial breeding of critically endangered hawksbill turtles in a fully enclosed Korean facility reveals long-term sperm storage and hatchling growth, paving the way for global sea turtle conservation efforts.
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The Sierra Madre del Sur in Mexico is home to an incredibly diverse herpetofauna, with 186 amphibian and 331 reptile species, over half of which are endemic, making it a critical hotspot for conservation.
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March 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The Sierra Madre del Sur in Mexico is home to an incredibly diverse herpetofauna, with 186 amphibian and 331 reptile species, over half of which are endemic, making it a critical hotspot for conservation.
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Each year, we award a free publication in our journal to the authors of the most impactful papers from three years ago, and the most active editors of last year.
The winners are:
January 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Congratulations to our most popular authors and most active editors of 2024!
Each year, we award a free publication in our journal to the authors of the most impactful papers from three years ago, and the most active editors of last year.
The winners are:
Each year, we award a free publication in our journal to the authors of the most impactful papers from three years ago, and the most active editors of last year.
The winners are:
An investigation into the traffic mortality of the wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) in Finland: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#roadkill #reindeer #wildlife
#roadkill #reindeer #wildlife
January 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
An investigation into the traffic mortality of the wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) in Finland: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#roadkill #reindeer #wildlife
#roadkill #reindeer #wildlife
A framework for an audit of the assessment of environmental burdens from older transport infrastructure: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#environment #roads
#environment #roads
January 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A framework for an audit of the assessment of environmental burdens from older transport infrastructure: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#environment #roads
#environment #roads
🐻🍈 Researchers in Montana, US wanted to see if electrified barriers could keep bears from accessing fenced road corridors at low traffic volume and low speed vehicle access points. Here's what they found: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
January 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🐻🍈 Researchers in Montana, US wanted to see if electrified barriers could keep bears from accessing fenced road corridors at low traffic volume and low speed vehicle access points. Here's what they found: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
❓ Can linear transportation infrastructure rights-of-way in Metropolitan France serve as ecological shelters for local flora and fauna? See what this study found: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#biodiversity #conservation #ecology @univeiffel.bsky.social
#biodiversity #conservation #ecology @univeiffel.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
❓ Can linear transportation infrastructure rights-of-way in Metropolitan France serve as ecological shelters for local flora and fauna? See what this study found: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#biodiversity #conservation #ecology @univeiffel.bsky.social
#biodiversity #conservation #ecology @univeiffel.bsky.social
A new study tested the effect of salt brick and feces on improving the utilization rate of wildlife crossing structures on the highways and railways of bundled linear infrastructure on the Tibetan plateau. See the results here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
January 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
A new study tested the effect of salt brick and feces on improving the utilization rate of wildlife crossing structures on the highways and railways of bundled linear infrastructure on the Tibetan plateau. See the results here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
How effective are ecological corridors and wildlife crossings in Austria, and how does land use intensity impact their success? Check out this study to find out: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#ecology #landscape #Habitats
#ecology #landscape #Habitats
December 31, 2024 at 10:25 AM
How effective are ecological corridors and wildlife crossings in Austria, and how does land use intensity impact their success? Check out this study to find out: doi.org/10.3897/natu...
#ecology #landscape #Habitats
#ecology #landscape #Habitats