A new petition published in the journal Nature today from 240 leading conservationists, including UC Santa Cruz faculty, argues that conservation’s impact on the world is being hindered by the field’s ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The darker corners of YouTube document state-sanctioned conservation efforts with video compilations of feral pig hunting. Legal, lethal control of ...

In the face of the global biodiversity crisis, more and more biobanks are being set up to safeguard and potentially restore genetic diversity. Preserved tissue or cells allow scientists and ...

This collection of essays brings to focus a moment in the evolution of the complex decision making processes required when conservators consider the treatment of cultural heritage materials. The ...

Behind every scientific breakthrough at Colossal Biosciences stands a question that transcends technology: Should we? While genetic engineering capabilities have advanced dramatically, the ethical ...

Papers from a workshop held in Atlanta, Georgia, in March 1992. Foreword / David Ehrenfeld -- Preface / Bryan Norton -- Zoo conservation and ethical paradoxes -- William Conway -- Role of zoos in the ...

Compassionate conservation merges ethical concern for individual sentient beings with the goals of biodiversity protection. It challenges traditional modes of wildlife management that prioritise ...

Aldo Leopold was a transformative figure in the evolution of conservation in the U.S. and globally. Trained as a forester, he contributed to the development of fields ranging from soil conservation ...

The evolving field called compassionate conservation (see also), in which the guiding principle "First do no harm" stresses the importance of individual nonhuman animals (animals), is gaining ...

In the face of the global biodiversity crisis, more and more biobanks are being set up to safeguard and potentially restore genetic diversity. Preserved tissue or cells allow scientists and ...