Conservation Evidence Blog
News update from Conservation Evidence
This blog post is an overview of what the Conservation Evidence team are working on. We’ve listed some of our recent and ongoing activities. Please follow the links, or contact us, if you want to know more about any of our work.
Culturomics: a low-cost opportunity to evaluate conservation campaigns
Diogo Veríssimo and Gabriel Caetano share their new research on the effects of conservation awareness campaigns, using Wikipedia page views as an indicator of engagement
Creating a global evidence map for animal management in zoos
Andrew Bowkett introduces a new evidence map for zoo animal management interventions
Can we use perches to attract birds and increase seed dispersal in degraded areas?
Jelaine Gan shares insights from her recent synthesis on the effects of bird perches as a habitat restoration tool.
A win for farmers, bees, and a threatened bird
Allan Perkins shares his new research, published in the Conservation Evidence Journal, showing that autumn-sown green manure crops can benefit corn buntings.
Dehorning rhinos tips the balance against poaching
Timothy Kuiper discusses his recent research about the effectiveness of interventions to reduce rhino poaching in South Africa.
Conservation Evidence and invasive species
To mark Invasive Species Week, this post outlines some of the resources Conservation Evidence has created to help combat and counter the threat from these problematic species.
Species conservation successes and reasons for hope in the midst of biodiversity decline
Ashley Simkins and Nigel Taylor highlight the encouraging findings from a recent study on the effectiveness of conservation actions, using IUCN Red List data.
