Traditional water knowledge can help protect Nile crocodiles—and put them at risk
A review of 83 studies across Southern Africa finds that sacred sites and local knowledge of nesting and…
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Research, conservation and new discoveries
A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Wild tiger and leopard populations more than double in China’s Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park
A five-year account from China’s Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park reports rising numbers of both big cats,…
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Camera traps reveal three separated leopard groups in China’s Taihang Mountains
Researchers identified 41 leopards in Henan from camera-trap images collected between 2017 and 2024. Records showed three spatially…
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Waterbird Nest Counts Nearly Halved at an Indian Wetland, but Bird Numbers Showed No Clear Decline
At Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary in India, recorded waterbird nests fell from 396 to 190 across eight sampled breeding…
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Models project a halving of suitable habitat for African Bush Elephants in East Africa
A study covering eight East African countries projects that climate-suitable habitat for the African Bush Elephant could shrink…
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114,357 ha of Taiwan Farmland Was Modelled as Suitable for Four Bird Species
Suitable habitat for black drongo, common moorhen, zitting cisticola and scaly-breasted munia overlapped across 114,357 hectares of Taiwan…
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Two new studies sharpen the conservation map for white-backed vultures in Ethiopia
New surveys and habitat modelling from southwest Ethiopia identify important breeding, roosting and foraging areas for the critically…
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Cornwall Project Will Examine How Roads, Rivers and Habitat Fragmentation Affect Adders
A new Cornwall project will investigate how roads, rivers and fragmented habitats affect adder populations and their movement…
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A Modelled Belt of Suitable Tiger Habitat Stretched Between Ratapani, Singhori and Kheoni
Tiger signs recorded in 2018–2019 fed into five habitat models that mapped a largely continuous belt of high…
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Detailed Satellite Mapping Improved Models of Possible Elephant Corridors in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe’s Binga District, a detailed satellite map of dry-forest type and structure made models of possible elephant…
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Future Environmental Change Could Reduce Greater White-fronted Goose Migration Network Integrity by 35–71%
Models of the East Asian spring migration system from the Yangtze Basin to the Russian Arctic projected more…
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Nine Indian species could anchor protection for biodiversity and carbon
A national analysis identifies nine threatened Indian vertebrates whose habitat could act as an anchor for protecting hundreds…
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Models Identified Potential Elephant Connectivity Areas Far Beyond Mozambique’s National Parks
Using 284,752 GPS fixes from 27 elephants, a 2026 study modelled potential connectivity across southern Mozambique. Human modification…
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Six ITHCP Projects Combine Habitat Protection, Coexistence and Livelihoods Across Asian Tiger Landscapes
Six IUCN-supported projects running from 2025–2028 are implementing patrols, restoration, corridor protection, conflict reduction and livelihood measures across…
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Most Modelled Suitable Mugger Crocodile Habitat Lies Outside Existing Protected Areas
A new model for southern India identifies more than 2,200 km² of potentially suitable mugger crocodile habitat, with…
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Mugger Mission Documented More Than 40 Fish Species Along the Bharja River
A 2026 Mugger Mission report from Maharashtra documented more than 40 fish species in the Bharja River and…
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Review Links Willow Tit Decline to Loss of Key Forest Habitat Features
A 2026 review identifies understorey, decaying wood, moisture, forest continuity and old-growth features as important for willow tits,…
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Great Spotted Woodpeckers Excavated More Cavities per Tree in Managed Polish Forests
A study of 173 nesting trees in Poland found more multiple-cavity trees in commercially managed forest, which the…
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Female Amur Tigers Detected Mostly in Protected Areas Had 90% Estimated Annual Survival, Versus 51% in Hunting Leases
Four years of camera trapping in Central Sikhote-Alin estimated annual survival at 90% for female Amur tigers detected…
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78 Hidden Common Swift Nests Found Before Renovations Led to 212 Replacement Nest Boxes
At two university renovation projects in Rennes, video fusion revealed 78 active common swift nests, while brief visual…
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