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Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation publishes leading research on biodiversity, conservation practice & the socio-economic dimensions of conservation 🌎 https://linktr.ee/oryxthejournal
A global study combining data with insights from Indigenous and local communities across three continents has revealed that commonly observed bird species today are smaller-bodied than those remembered from past decades, highlighting the avian biodiversity crisis and the importance of collaboration.
February 11, 2026 at 12:19 PM
A global study combining data with insights from Indigenous and local communities across three continents has revealed that commonly observed bird species today are smaller-bodied than those remembered from past decades, highlighting the avian biodiversity crisis and the importance of collaboration.
🐌Justin Gerlach's blog post traces the remarkable journey of Partula conservation from the near‑total collapse of wild populations in the 1970s, following the introduction of the predatory rosy wolf snail, to successful reintroduction efforts.
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 AM
🐌Justin Gerlach's blog post traces the remarkable journey of Partula conservation from the near‑total collapse of wild populations in the 1970s, following the introduction of the predatory rosy wolf snail, to successful reintroduction efforts.
📣 We are seeking a full-time Editor to lead and manage the Journal.
Apply here: www.fauna-flora.org/about/career...
Apply here: www.fauna-flora.org/about/career...
February 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM
📣 We are seeking a full-time Editor to lead and manage the Journal.
Apply here: www.fauna-flora.org/about/career...
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Jo et al. have produced the first comprehensive distribution map for South Korea’s endangered long‑tailed goral.
For this elusive, cliff‑dwelling species, they combined species distribution modelling with three years of rigorous field surveys across the Baekdudaegan Mountains ⛰️
For this elusive, cliff‑dwelling species, they combined species distribution modelling with three years of rigorous field surveys across the Baekdudaegan Mountains ⛰️
January 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Jo et al. have produced the first comprehensive distribution map for South Korea’s endangered long‑tailed goral.
For this elusive, cliff‑dwelling species, they combined species distribution modelling with three years of rigorous field surveys across the Baekdudaegan Mountains ⛰️
For this elusive, cliff‑dwelling species, they combined species distribution modelling with three years of rigorous field surveys across the Baekdudaegan Mountains ⛰️
🐸 Oryx Conservation News 📣
Borzée et al. report that the IUCN World Conservation Congress adopted a resolution on 9 October 2025 to guide global amphibian conservation.
Read the article in full, Open Access, in Oryx here:
doi.org/qkgq
Photo by Diego Rastelli on Unsplash.
Borzée et al. report that the IUCN World Conservation Congress adopted a resolution on 9 October 2025 to guide global amphibian conservation.
Read the article in full, Open Access, in Oryx here:
doi.org/qkgq
Photo by Diego Rastelli on Unsplash.
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
🐸 Oryx Conservation News 📣
Borzée et al. report that the IUCN World Conservation Congress adopted a resolution on 9 October 2025 to guide global amphibian conservation.
Read the article in full, Open Access, in Oryx here:
doi.org/qkgq
Photo by Diego Rastelli on Unsplash.
Borzée et al. report that the IUCN World Conservation Congress adopted a resolution on 9 October 2025 to guide global amphibian conservation.
Read the article in full, Open Access, in Oryx here:
doi.org/qkgq
Photo by Diego Rastelli on Unsplash.
📣 Oryx Conservation News:
Henriques et al. report on the rapid rise of an international ant pet trade and call on CITES Parties to act 🐜
Read about it in their Oryx piece here:
doi.org/qkgp
Photo by Tao Yuan on Unsplash.
Henriques et al. report on the rapid rise of an international ant pet trade and call on CITES Parties to act 🐜
Read about it in their Oryx piece here:
doi.org/qkgp
Photo by Tao Yuan on Unsplash.
January 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
📣 Oryx Conservation News:
Henriques et al. report on the rapid rise of an international ant pet trade and call on CITES Parties to act 🐜
Read about it in their Oryx piece here:
doi.org/qkgp
Photo by Tao Yuan on Unsplash.
Henriques et al. report on the rapid rise of an international ant pet trade and call on CITES Parties to act 🐜
Read about it in their Oryx piece here:
doi.org/qkgp
Photo by Tao Yuan on Unsplash.
🪼 Taklis' Conservation News piece in Oryx reports a significant aggregation of mauve stinger jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) in the Pagasetic Gulf, central Greece, observed in May 2025.
January 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🪼 Taklis' Conservation News piece in Oryx reports a significant aggregation of mauve stinger jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) in the Pagasetic Gulf, central Greece, observed in May 2025.
🦆 Poland has strengthened legal protection for five bird species—the common pochard, tufted duck, Eurasian coot, Eurasian woodcock and hazel grouse—by removing them from the game list!
Full protection takes effect today, January 2026 🎉
📖 Read about it in Marchowski & Chara's piece: doi.org/qkgn
Full protection takes effect today, January 2026 🎉
📖 Read about it in Marchowski & Chara's piece: doi.org/qkgn
January 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
🦆 Poland has strengthened legal protection for five bird species—the common pochard, tufted duck, Eurasian coot, Eurasian woodcock and hazel grouse—by removing them from the game list!
Full protection takes effect today, January 2026 🎉
📖 Read about it in Marchowski & Chara's piece: doi.org/qkgn
Full protection takes effect today, January 2026 🎉
📖 Read about it in Marchowski & Chara's piece: doi.org/qkgn
🐈 Jakher et al.'s Conservation News piece in Oryx shows the first photographic confirmation of the melanistic leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve.
Read the Conservation News piece, Open Access, in Oryx here: doi.org/qkgg
Read the Conservation News piece, Open Access, in Oryx here: doi.org/qkgg
December 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
🐈 Jakher et al.'s Conservation News piece in Oryx shows the first photographic confirmation of the melanistic leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve.
Read the Conservation News piece, Open Access, in Oryx here: doi.org/qkgg
Read the Conservation News piece, Open Access, in Oryx here: doi.org/qkgg
Fankem et al.'s article, recently published in Oryx, places an estimated ≈11,787 great apes across the ~11,000 km² Dja‑Ngoyla Complex in south‑eastern Cameroon, where western lowland gorillas and central chimpanzees live in sympatry.
doi.org/qkgm
Photo by William Warby on Unsplash.
doi.org/qkgm
Photo by William Warby on Unsplash.
December 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Fankem et al.'s article, recently published in Oryx, places an estimated ≈11,787 great apes across the ~11,000 km² Dja‑Ngoyla Complex in south‑eastern Cameroon, where western lowland gorillas and central chimpanzees live in sympatry.
doi.org/qkgm
Photo by William Warby on Unsplash.
doi.org/qkgm
Photo by William Warby on Unsplash.
🌿Read about the first confirmed records of Catasetum arietinum in Paraíba, extending this rare Brazilian orchid’s known range.
The findings highlight the fragility of these forest remnants and the need for expanded botanical surveys and conservation efforts in under‑studied areas.
doi.org/qkgc
The findings highlight the fragility of these forest remnants and the need for expanded botanical surveys and conservation efforts in under‑studied areas.
doi.org/qkgc
December 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
🌿Read about the first confirmed records of Catasetum arietinum in Paraíba, extending this rare Brazilian orchid’s known range.
The findings highlight the fragility of these forest remnants and the need for expanded botanical surveys and conservation efforts in under‑studied areas.
doi.org/qkgc
The findings highlight the fragility of these forest remnants and the need for expanded botanical surveys and conservation efforts in under‑studied areas.
doi.org/qkgc
🗞️ The IUCN SSC has launched a Woodlouse Specialist Group. Woodlice are a group of 4,100+ species that drive litter decomposition, nutrient cycling and soil water retention, and yet have been largely overlooked in conservation planning🪵
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🗞️ The IUCN SSC has launched a Woodlouse Specialist Group. Woodlice are a group of 4,100+ species that drive litter decomposition, nutrient cycling and soil water retention, and yet have been largely overlooked in conservation planning🪵
The the Indian mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus, has been declared successfully eradicated from the World Heritage Site, Amami Oshima, after 31 years of sustained efforts.
Read about this conservation milestone in Oryx:
doi.org/qjc9
Photo by Arya Tulsyan on Unsplash.
Read about this conservation milestone in Oryx:
doi.org/qjc9
Photo by Arya Tulsyan on Unsplash.
December 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The the Indian mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus, has been declared successfully eradicated from the World Heritage Site, Amami Oshima, after 31 years of sustained efforts.
Read about this conservation milestone in Oryx:
doi.org/qjc9
Photo by Arya Tulsyan on Unsplash.
Read about this conservation milestone in Oryx:
doi.org/qjc9
Photo by Arya Tulsyan on Unsplash.
Marliana & Nugraha's blog discusses their research on the bear cuscus in South Sulawesi. Over 92% of the landscape is unsuitable habitat, with remaining areas fragmented and threatened by mining, deforestation, and poaching. Legal protection and reassessment of its IUCN status are urgently needed🌿
December 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Marliana & Nugraha's blog discusses their research on the bear cuscus in South Sulawesi. Over 92% of the landscape is unsuitable habitat, with remaining areas fragmented and threatened by mining, deforestation, and poaching. Legal protection and reassessment of its IUCN status are urgently needed🌿
🌱 365 individuals of Jeju endemic Salix blinii were recorded in a survey on Mt Halla, with 34 flowering. The authors confirm S blinii's Vulnerable status and recommend targeted micro‑reserves and ongoing monitoring⛰️
You can read the full Short Communication Open Access in Oryx:
doi.org/qjcj
You can read the full Short Communication Open Access in Oryx:
doi.org/qjcj
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🌱 365 individuals of Jeju endemic Salix blinii were recorded in a survey on Mt Halla, with 34 flowering. The authors confirm S blinii's Vulnerable status and recommend targeted micro‑reserves and ongoing monitoring⛰️
You can read the full Short Communication Open Access in Oryx:
doi.org/qjcj
You can read the full Short Communication Open Access in Oryx:
doi.org/qjcj
🌿 Cycas orixensis, a rare cycad from Odisha, is Critically Endangered.
In 2024, seeds & saplings were collected and nurtured at CSIR‑NBRI, Lucknow. By 2025, healthy growth emerged, a breakthrough in ex situ conservation.
Hope is alive for reintroduction of this ancient species.
doi.org/qjcd
In 2024, seeds & saplings were collected and nurtured at CSIR‑NBRI, Lucknow. By 2025, healthy growth emerged, a breakthrough in ex situ conservation.
Hope is alive for reintroduction of this ancient species.
doi.org/qjcd
December 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🌿 Cycas orixensis, a rare cycad from Odisha, is Critically Endangered.
In 2024, seeds & saplings were collected and nurtured at CSIR‑NBRI, Lucknow. By 2025, healthy growth emerged, a breakthrough in ex situ conservation.
Hope is alive for reintroduction of this ancient species.
doi.org/qjcd
In 2024, seeds & saplings were collected and nurtured at CSIR‑NBRI, Lucknow. By 2025, healthy growth emerged, a breakthrough in ex situ conservation.
Hope is alive for reintroduction of this ancient species.
doi.org/qjcd
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More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
- Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
#pollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
#pollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
- Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
#pollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
#pollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
👀 The authors of our recently published article on Red-footed boobies have written about their experience surveying the birds in the mangroves of Aldabra Atoll for the Oryx blog! 🖋️😍
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
👀 The authors of our recently published article on Red-footed boobies have written about their experience surveying the birds in the mangroves of Aldabra Atoll for the Oryx blog! 🖋️😍
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
📖 Read their wonderful blog here: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/when-pr...
The new issue of Oryx explores bear conservation across North America and Asia—from black bears in Hainan to brown bears in Nepal. With insights on habitat loss, local knowledge and policy reform, it highlights the urgent need for action in fragmented landscapes🐻
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The new issue of Oryx explores bear conservation across North America and Asia—from black bears in Hainan to brown bears in Nepal. With insights on habitat loss, local knowledge and policy reform, it highlights the urgent need for action in fragmented landscapes🐻
A landmark camera-trap study in Guyana’s Rupununi—led by Indigenous researchers—recorded 143 species across 40,000 km². A model for community-led conservation✊
🔗 Read the full story on the Oryx blog: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/buildin...
#Conservation #Rupununi #OryxJournal
🔗 Read the full story on the Oryx blog: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/buildin...
#Conservation #Rupununi #OryxJournal
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A landmark camera-trap study in Guyana’s Rupununi—led by Indigenous researchers—recorded 143 species across 40,000 km². A model for community-led conservation✊
🔗 Read the full story on the Oryx blog: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/buildin...
#Conservation #Rupununi #OryxJournal
🔗 Read the full story on the Oryx blog: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/buildin...
#Conservation #Rupununi #OryxJournal
📣 New in Oryx: Aldabra Atoll hosts the largest known red-footed booby colony in the Indian Ocean — over 45,800 breeding pairs. Aerial and boat surveys reveal the global importance of this site for seabird conservation 🌊
doi.org/qd3t
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#Aldabra #Seychelles #RedFootedBooby
doi.org/qd3t
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#Aldabra #Seychelles #RedFootedBooby
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
📣 New in Oryx: Aldabra Atoll hosts the largest known red-footed booby colony in the Indian Ocean — over 45,800 breeding pairs. Aerial and boat surveys reveal the global importance of this site for seabird conservation 🌊
doi.org/qd3t
@sifseychelles.bsky.social
#Aldabra #Seychelles #RedFootedBooby
doi.org/qd3t
@sifseychelles.bsky.social
#Aldabra #Seychelles #RedFootedBooby
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CLP has opened its 2026 Team Awards!
Deadline: January 9, 2026.
Early career conservationists can apply for the chance to gain up to US$15,000 in project funding, leadership training, and ongoing professional development support.
www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/awards-oppor...
#WeAreCLP
Deadline: January 9, 2026.
Early career conservationists can apply for the chance to gain up to US$15,000 in project funding, leadership training, and ongoing professional development support.
www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/awards-oppor...
#WeAreCLP
October 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
CLP has opened its 2026 Team Awards!
Deadline: January 9, 2026.
Early career conservationists can apply for the chance to gain up to US$15,000 in project funding, leadership training, and ongoing professional development support.
www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/awards-oppor...
#WeAreCLP
Deadline: January 9, 2026.
Early career conservationists can apply for the chance to gain up to US$15,000 in project funding, leadership training, and ongoing professional development support.
www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/awards-oppor...
#WeAreCLP
🦈 Claassens et al. recorded the first-ever live footage of the painted swellshark. Filmed off Timor-Leste, the painted swellshark is a rare deep-sea species, now seen in the wild thanks to low-cost cameras!
#paintedswellshark #CephaloscylliumPictum
Read about this discovery in Oryx: doi.org/p952
#paintedswellshark #CephaloscylliumPictum
Read about this discovery in Oryx: doi.org/p952
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🦈 Claassens et al. recorded the first-ever live footage of the painted swellshark. Filmed off Timor-Leste, the painted swellshark is a rare deep-sea species, now seen in the wild thanks to low-cost cameras!
#paintedswellshark #CephaloscylliumPictum
Read about this discovery in Oryx: doi.org/p952
#paintedswellshark #CephaloscylliumPictum
Read about this discovery in Oryx: doi.org/p952
🐐The Walia ibex, Ethiopia’s mountain icon, has dropped from 865 to just 306 in 9 years. Poaching is driving its decline. A new action plan and IUCN status change to Critically Endangered could help save it.
Read the Oryx Short Communication article by Scholte et al.: doi.org/p95x
#WaliaIbex
Read the Oryx Short Communication article by Scholte et al.: doi.org/p95x
#WaliaIbex
October 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🐐The Walia ibex, Ethiopia’s mountain icon, has dropped from 865 to just 306 in 9 years. Poaching is driving its decline. A new action plan and IUCN status change to Critically Endangered could help save it.
Read the Oryx Short Communication article by Scholte et al.: doi.org/p95x
#WaliaIbex
Read the Oryx Short Communication article by Scholte et al.: doi.org/p95x
#WaliaIbex
🌳 A new population of Critically Endangered grey-shanked douc langurs was found in Khe Lim Forest, Vietnam. With habitat loss & road construction threatening their survival, urgent surveys & community outreach are needed 🐒 ⚠️ #DoucLangur #PrimateProtection
doi.org/p9pf
doi.org/p9pf
October 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
🌳 A new population of Critically Endangered grey-shanked douc langurs was found in Khe Lim Forest, Vietnam. With habitat loss & road construction threatening their survival, urgent surveys & community outreach are needed 🐒 ⚠️ #DoucLangur #PrimateProtection
doi.org/p9pf
doi.org/p9pf