Communicating latest research concepts from both natural and social science facets of conservation.
2023Sepvol 17
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We are thrilled to bring you a new issue of Current Conservation.
From the mountains and steppes of Central Asia, where over half of all known species of wild tulips are found, to grey wolves in the US and the secret lives of endangered Asiatic wild dogs amidst human-dominated landscapes in the Western Ghats of India, this issue showcases a wide geographic spread of species and conservation issues.
We are thrilled to bring you a new issue of Current Conservation.
From the mountains and steppes of Central Asia, where over half of all known species of wild tulips are found, to grey wolves in the US and the secret lives of endangered Asiatic wild dogs amidst human-dominated landscapes in the Western Ghats of India, this issue showcases a wide geographic spread of species and conservation issues.
While most of the media attention is on elephant and rhino poaching in southern Africa, the poaching of succulents is a lucrative yet illegal industry that’s growing at an alarming rate. Within this larger context, read an endearing field note about Helen Burton’s search for Cape grey mongoose scat, which led to her stumbling upon a rare succulent species in Namibia. Then, zoom out with Jared Margulies and Francesca Moorman to examine the role of illegal trade within the cactus and succulent collector community, highlighting missed opportunities for conservation.
Through Thomas Daum and colleagues’ feature article, learn how food production and biodiversity conservation are inextricably linked and why ‘biodiversity-smart agriculture’— which is biodiversity-friendly and requires little labour, while also providing high yields—is the need of the hour.
A wealth of ecological knowledge is often encoded in regional names for species. In the cover story of this issue, Manya Kotera and Andrea D. Phillott discuss the information that can be gained from understanding local names and consider the implications of the compounded loss of linguistic diversity along with biodiversity.
