Bradshaw
Highlighting, discussing and critiquing the science of conservation that has demonstrated measurable, positive effects for global biodiversity.
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Conservation Bytes
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Highlighting, discussing and critiquing the science of conservation that has demonstrated measurable, positive effects for global biodiversity.
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Outright Bans of Trophy Hunting Could Do More Harm Than Good
In July 2015 an American dentist shot and killed a male lion called ‘Cecil’ with a hunting bow and arrow, an act that sparked a storm of social media outrage. Read more
Posted on 05 January 2016 ENVIRONMENT -
Influential Conservation Papers of 2015
As I did last year and the year before, here’s another arbitrary, retrospective list of the top 20 influential conservation papers of 2015 as assessed via... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Death of the Question
Zombie apocalypseIt’s something I’ve noticed over the years going to scientific conferences and seminars — the number of questions, and more importantly their... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Science is Beautiful
Maybe I’ve had a couple of glasses of champagne; maybe I’ve enjoyed tonight’s meal just a little too much and I am now feeling sated and content; maybe my... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Bee Informed: Quick Pollination Facts About Our Most Important Pollinators
If bees were to disappear, humans will disappear within a few years. Albert Einstein—I find it interesting that so much is said about bees (including here on... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XXXIII
Six more biodiversity cartoons to hold you over until I get back from Germany next week (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
When Science is Ignored: Mauritius Starts Culling 18,000 Threatened Fruit Bats
Here’s a depressing emergency post by Fabiola Monty.—I started working on this article to discuss how useful science is being ignored in Mauritius. Read more
Posted on 07 November 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Game Bird Madness
I just returned to Paris after a brief visit to the University of Aberdeen over the weekend. My hosts, Xavier Lambin and Beth Scott, were not only marvellously... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Could We Colonise Another Planet to Save This One?
© Auston HabershawLet’s do a little thought experiment, shall we? The late, great Douglas Adams wrote about a planet (Golgafrincham) that decided to ship all it... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Killing the Koala and Poisoning the Prairie
“Man and the environment are meant for each other” — Tony Abbott, former Prime Minister of Australia (2014)“I know the human being and the fish can co-exist... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Only Thing Worse Than Being Labelled ‘deadly’, is Not Being Called Anything at...
I had an interesting exchange on Twitter today that deserves some discussion, not because the brief internet argument that ensued offers some insightful wisdom... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
To Spare Or to Share, That is a Muddled Question
Unfortunately, it ain’t this simple (from doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.11.008)Certain research trends in any field are inevitable, because once a seductive can... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
The Sticky Subject of Article Authorship
I have a few ‘rules’ (a.k.a. ‘guidelines’) in my lab about the authorship of articles, but I’ve come to realise that each article requires its own finessing eac... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
What Makes All That Biodiversity Possible?
Predators.You can either stop reading now because that’s the answer to the question, or you can continue and find out a little more detail. Read more
Posted on 23 September 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Essential Papers You’ve Probably Never Read
Hmmm. What to read next?“What would you consider to be the most important papers to read in your discipline?”.That was the question a colleague with whom I’m... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XXXII
Six more biodiversity cartoons — this time, from France. They’re in French to pay hommage to my hosts (and acknowledge their fanaticism for les bandes... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Australia’s Motto: “Screw the Environment!”
Mmmmm! I love coal!An article originally posted on ALERT by April Reside (with permission to reproduce).—The Conservative Tony Abbott government in Australia... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Challenging the Traditional Conference Model
An interesting take on conference culture by Diogo Veríssimo (mastermind behind I Fucking Love Biodiversity).—Just a few weeks back, more than 2000... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
What Conservationists Should Recommend to Philanthropists
It probably won’t come as too much of a surprise that most of the people I know reasonably well (mates included) are also scientists of some description. Read more
Posted on 23 August 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
How to Give a Scientific Presentation
Having just attended the joint 27th International Congress for Conservation Biology / 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology in Montpellier, France, I... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2015 ENVIRONMENT