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𓃲 Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation publishes leading research on biodiversity, conservation practice and the socio-economic dimensions of conservation.

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🥳 Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🎂 Thank you for all your support over the years,From the team at Oryx ...
08/05/2026

🥳 Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🎂

Thank you for all your support over the years,
From the team at Oryx 𓃲


🌿 David was introduced to our journal in 1959 whilst filming his series Zoo Quest and has been a supportive advocate for Oryx, and Fauna & Flora, ever since 💚

What role does (and should) emotion play in conservation decision-making? 🤔Alice Lawrence from the University of Cambrid...
17/04/2026

What role does (and should) emotion play in conservation decision-making? 🤔

Alice Lawrence from the University of Cambridge tried to find out:

Prevailing narratives suggest that conservationists engaging with emotion in decision-making contexts leads to biased and ineffective decisions, and thus to less effective conservation. This view is not only pervasive in the academic literature, but also amongst conservation practitioners: emotion, intertwined with ecocentric values, is often perceived as a lack of reliability, objectivity and professionality in decision-making processes.

Yet vilifying emotion within conservation decision-making processes inherently rejects conservationists’ emotional experiences and may limit the transformative potential emotion affords. Many conservationists are motivated in the first place by the emotions they feel in relation to nature, and emotions can be crucial drivers of transformational change.

📃 Read more in Lawrence’s article ’More than reason: the roles of emotion in nature conservation decision-making processes’, available open access in Oryx:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605325102585

🦠'The value of conserving soil biodiversity is becoming increasingly recognized by landholders, government agencies and ...
16/04/2026

🦠'The value of conserving soil biodiversity is becoming increasingly recognized by landholders, government agencies and NGOs. However, there is a clear need to address the huge knowledge gaps that are limiting the scientifically planned management of soil ecosystems. Through the implementation of the recommendations of this study, the IUCN and its partner organizations will be able to support more informed decision-making by governments and communities globally to achieve more sustainable interactions with soil-dependent species and ecosystem functioning.' 🌱

~Neil Cox et al.

Check out the full article in Oryx here:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S003060532510272X

And CI and IUCN's press releases here:
https://www.conservation.org/press/one-in-five-assessed-soil-species-at-risk-of-extinction-data-needed-for-thousands-more-study

https://iucn.org/press-release/202604/one-five-assessed-soil-species-risk-extinction-data-needed-thousands-more

In Anna Asatryan’s Oryx blog, she describes her search for elusive wild pear trees across the rugged Armenian mountains🌄...
09/04/2026

In Anna Asatryan’s Oryx blog, she describes her search for elusive wild pear trees across the rugged Armenian mountains🌄

Anna's story highlights how persistence in the field can reshape what we know about threatened plants, from rediscovering Pyrus hajastana after 52 years to documenting new individuals and localities for other endemic pears 🍐

📃 Read the blog here: https://www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/in-search-of-rare-pear-species-in-the-mountains-of-armenia/

View the original article here: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605324001649

🪽 The latest issue of Oryx features a selection of articles on bird conservation, bringing together studies that span mu...
02/04/2026

🪽 The latest issue of Oryx features a selection of articles on bird conservation, bringing together studies that span multiple continents, species and conservation challenges. In the lead article, Risi et al. highlight the importance of Aldabra in the Seychelles for the red-footed b***y, following an atoll-wide survey that for the first time combined boat-based counts with drone flights.

🪶 Other articles in the section examine trends in bird body mass reported by Indigenous Peoples and local communities across three continents, document community‑led efforts to conserve Myanmar’s white‑bellied heron, explore hybridization as a threat to the Eurasian spoonbill population in Mauritania, and celebrate the successful introduction and breeding of Bali starlings in the Besikalung Wildlife Sanctuary in Bali, Indonesia.

See the issue blog here: https://www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/latest-issue-bird-conservation/
Read the issue, Open Access, here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/issue/81D49F4337F7A23D9345284AD1D7CDC1

📖 Simon Pooley’s 'Discovering the Okapi' is a fascinating deep dive into one of the world’s most elusive mammals—and the...
06/03/2026

📖 Simon Pooley’s 'Discovering the Okapi' is a fascinating deep dive into one of the world’s most elusive mammals—and the complex human histories that shaped its Western “discovery.”

Chloe Hodgkinson has reviewed 'Discovering the Okapi' in Oryx 🖊️

'The book does more than recount historical events; it interrogates the narratives that have framed our understanding of nature.'

'...the breadth of topics covered is remarkable: Victorian taxidermy, Belgian colonial exploits, Egyptian gods, African art, the evolution of Mbuti hunting techniques, and even practical advice on preventing female okapis from over-grooming their calves in captivity.'

Read the full review, Open Access, in Oryx here:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S003060532610307X

A remarkable new discovery in the western Indian Ocean has reshaped our understanding of whale shark movements 🌊 For th...
05/03/2026

A remarkable new discovery in the western Indian Ocean has reshaped our understanding of whale shark movements 🌊

For the first time, researchers from the Madagascar Whale Shark Project and the Marine Conservation Society Seychelles have confirmed the same individual whale shark—nicknamed Mistral—travelling between Madagascar and Seychelles, covering an estimated 1,200 km over six years.

This finding highlights the power of long‑term monitoring, citizen science and cross‑border collaboration in conserving wide‑ranging marine species 🐋




Read the full story in our latest blog and the open‑access Conservation News piece published in Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation: 'First documented movement of a whale shark between Madagascar and Seychelles':

https://www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/the-shark-who-connected-two-nations/

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605325102706

📢 Oryx blog!We’re excited to share a new Oryx blog by Tay Van Nguyen, highlighting the first confirmed record of the Cri...
25/02/2026

📢 Oryx blog!

We’re excited to share a new Oryx blog by Tay Van Nguyen, highlighting the first confirmed record of the Critically Endangered Chinese pangolin in Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Vietnam 😍

This discovery pushes the species’ known range further south than previously documented and demonstrates the extraordinary biodiversity of the Central Highlands ⛰️

Tay's blog reflects years of collaborative conservation work, from camera-trap deployment to community engagement, and shows how dedicated effort can reveal, and help protect, some of the region’s most elusive wildlife.

Read the full story on the Oryx blog: https://www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/camera-traps-detect-elusive-chinese-pangolins-in-the-central-highlands-of-vietnam/

Read the open-access Oryx research article here: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605325000481

🔴 New research in Oryx assesses Astragalus centralis as Critically Endangered under the IUCN Red List criteria. With onl...
18/02/2026

🔴 New research in Oryx assesses Astragalus centralis as Critically Endangered under the IUCN Red List criteria.

With only a single known declining population, the species urgently requires habitat protection, ex situ propagation, conservation translocation and regulated grazing.

🌱 Khabibullaev et al. also call for assessment of this species’ ecosystem for the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems, as well as a push for greater public awareness and international recognition.

The research demonstrates the importance of taxonomy in conservation, with the recognition of A. centralis as a unique species revealing its urgent need for protection.

🔓️ Read the full article, Open Access, in Oryx here: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605325101968

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