Carnivore conservation at the crossroads

Captivity for Conservation? Zoos at a Crossroads

Carnivore conservation planning on Borneo: identifying key carnivore landscapes, research priorities and conservation interventions

Borneo harbours more endemic carnivores than does any other island in the world except Madagascar, and almost half of the Bornean carnivore species have been classified by The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as globally threatened. Here, a systematic conservation planning framework highlighted key carnivore landscapes, conservation research and intervention priorities, and gaps in current k...

Conservation performance payments for carnivore conservation in Sweden.

Many carnivores require vast territories, and as human population increases, more pristine natural areas are being developed and converted into agricultural land. Unsurprisingly, carnivores that live at the fringe between wild and agricultural land occasionally prey on livestock. Predation of livestock can result in severe economic losses (Mishra 1997; Thirgood et al. 2005; Woodroffe et al. 200...

Editorial. At the crossroads.

Colombia at the Crossroads

ove rv i ew The In s ti tute for the Stu dy of Di p l om acy hosted the spring session of the Sch l e s i n ger Work i n g Group on the topic of s tra tegic su rprise in Co l ombi a . Af ter a pre s en t a ti on on four po ten tial scen a rios that may face Co l om bia (see next page ) , S ch l e s i n ger Working Group core mem bers and Co l om bia specialists ex a m i n ed the key factors dri...