Communicating latest research concepts from both natural and social science facets of conservation.
2016Sepvol 10
10.3
This issue brings together old problems and new possibilities. First, the old. We interview Corey Bradshaw about that permanent elephant in the conservation room – human population growth. Corey argues, provocatively, that there are no “quick fixes” to population growth, and that therefore, conservation action will be better-served by focussing elsewhere in the near future.
This issue brings together old problems and new possibilities. First, the old. We interview Corey Bradshaw about that permanent elephant in the conservation room – human population growth. Corey argues, provocatively, that there are no “quick fixes” to population growth, and that therefore, conservation action will be better-served by focussing elsewhere in the near future. GBSNP Varma spotlights a Nature paper that examined threats faced by over 8000 species on the IUCN red list and found that agriculture and over-exploitation of species continue to remain the most important drivers of biodiversity loss.
Now, for the new: Anjali Vaidya writes about the work of anthropologists Piers Locke and Paul Keil, who are trying to build a bridge between ethnography and ethology to better understand human-elephant interactions. Caitlin Kight discusses a project that’s using cameras to remotely monitor nests of the critically-endangered Californian Condor.
And of course, like always, this issue also features exciting new content in our old (and not-so-old) regulars: the second volume of CC Kids, a Research in Translation piece by Vrushal Pendharkar on why sparrowhawks come in different colour morphs, and reviews of Paolo Bacigalupi’ s novels by Caitlin Kight.