Bradshaw
Highlighting, discussing and critiquing the science of conservation that has demonstrated measurable, positive effects for global biodiversity.
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Conservation Bytes
http://ConservationBytes.com/
Highlighting, discussing and critiquing the science of conservation that has demonstrated measurable, positive effects for global biodiversity.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 654 )
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Australians: Out-of-touch, Urban Squanderers
There’s a romantic myth surrounding Australia that is pervasive both overseas and within the national psyche: this sun-scorched continent home to the stoic... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Australia’s Perfect Storm of Negligence
If, for the purposes of some sick and twisted thought experiment, you were to design policies that would ensure the long-term failure of a wealthy, developed... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Avoiding Genetic Rescue Not Justified on Genetic Grounds
Genetics to the rescue!I had the pleasure today of reading a new paper by one of the greatest living conservation geneticists, Dick Frankham. Read more
Posted on 11 March 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Social and Economic Value of Protected Areas
© P. Crowley/”mokolabs” via FlickrI’ve just come across an exceptionally important paper published recently in PLoS Biology by a team of venerable conservation... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Earth’s Second Lung Has Emphysema
© WWFMany consider forests as the ‘lungs’ of the planet – the idea that trees and other plants take up carbon and produce oxygen (the carbon and oxygen cycles). Read more
Posted on 19 February 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Bill Laurance Wins ‘Outstanding Contributions to Conservation’ Prize
William Laurance, a distinguished research professor at James Cook University in Cairns, has received the most esteemed prize awarded by the renowned... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
The Abbott-oir Survives Another Day to Wreak More Environmental Havoc
Tone Abbott-oir, easily the most environmentally destructive Prime Minister this country has seen in the modern era, has survived the party room spill for a... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XXVIII
First batch of six biodiversity cartoons for 2015 (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here). Read more
Posted on 03 February 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
What’s in a Name? The Dingo’s Sorry Saga
The more I delve into the science of predator management, the more I realise that the science itself takes a distant back seat to the politics. Read more
Posted on 30 January 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Write English Well? Help Get Published Someone Who Doesn’t
I’ve written before about how sometimes I can feel a little exasperated by what seems to be a constant barrage of bad English from some of my co-authors. Read more
Posted on 27 January 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
When Human Society Breaks Down, Wildlife Suffers
Global human society is a massive, consumptive beast that on average degrades its life-support system. As we’ve recently reported, this will only continue to ge... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
It’s All About the Variation, Stupid
It is one of my long-suffering ecological quests to demonstrate to the buffoons in government and industry that you can’t simply offset deforestation by plantin... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Help Hawaii’s Hyper-threatened Birds
Puaiohi or small Kaua’i thrush. Photo by Lucas BehnkeYou wouldn’t want to be a bird in Hawaii. There are more avian species threatened with extinction there tha... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2015 ENVIRONMENT -
Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XXVII
Here are the last 6 biodiversity cartoons for 2014 because, well, why not? (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here). Read more
Posted on 30 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Influential Conservation Papers of 2014
Another year, another arbitrary retrospective list – but I’m still going to do it. Based on the popularity of last year’s retrospective list of influential... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
It’s Time for Environmentalists to Give Nuclear a Fair Go
This is an article by Barry Brook and me, published today in The Conversation. I’m republishing it here.–Should nuclear energy be part of Australia’s (and many... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
An Open Letter to Environmentalists on Nuclear Energy
Professor Barry W. Brook, Chair of Environmental Sustainability, University of Tasmania, Australia. [email protected] Corey J.A. Read more
Posted on 14 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Psychological Toll of Being a Sustainability Scientist
Like many academics, I’m more or less convinced that I am somewhere on the mild end of the autism spectrum. No, I haven’t been diagnosed and I doubt very much... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Using Ecological Theory to Make More Money
Let’s face it: Australia doesn’t have the best international reputation for good ecological management. We’ve been particularly loathsome in our protection of... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Why Engaging in Civil Disobedience Was My Obligation as a Scientist, Parent and...
Another engaging post from Alejandro Frid, Canadian ecologist and modern moral compass. I also recommend that you check out his new book ‘Storms and Stillness:... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT