Large carnivores and zoos — essential for biodiversity conservation marketing

Pensoft Editorial Team

Tagged big cats, biodiversity, carnivores, conservation, conservation biology, ecology, elephant seals, nature conservation, public conversation, public engagement, science communication, wildlife, wildlife conservation, zoosLeave a comment

December 18, 2019

Large carnivores (e.g. bears, big cats, wolves and elephant seals) and zoos should be utilised as powerful catalysts for public engagement with nature and pro-environmental behaviour, highlights a new study in the journal Nature Conservation.

First-ever fern checklist for Togo to help decision makers in the face of threats to biodiversity

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Tagged biodiversity, biodiversity crisis, biodiversity loss, biogeography, bioindicators, botany, climate change, conservation, conservation biology, ecology, ferns, flora, plant science, Pteridophytes, taxonomy, TogoLeave a comment

June 22, 2018

Ferns and their allied species, which together comprise the pteridophytes, are vascular non-flowering plants that reproduce via spores. Many of their species are admired for their aesthetics. However, despite being excellent bioindicators that allow for scientists and decision-makers to monitor the state of ecosystems in the face of climate change and global biodiversity crisis, these […]