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View article: Synthetic Substitutes as a Conservation Tool: Evaluating Synthetic Leopard Fur for Demand Reduction and Species Recovery
Synthetic Substitutes as a Conservation Tool: Evaluating Synthetic Leopard Fur for Demand Reduction and Species Recovery Open
Providing synthetic substitutes is a widely promoted strategy to shift consumer demand away from wildlife products derived from threatened species. Yet, there is little evidence on whether such product substitution interventions effectivel…
View article: Variation in lion population densities across the Greater Kafue Ecosystem, Zambia: Lessons for landscape‐scale monitoring
Variation in lion population densities across the Greater Kafue Ecosystem, Zambia: Lessons for landscape‐scale monitoring Open
The Greater Kafue Ecosystem (GKE) is a large protected area complex in Zambia, spanning over 65,000 km 2 . It comprises Kafue National Park (KNP, measuring over 22,000 km 2 ) and nine surrounding community‐managed Game Management Areas (GM…
View article: The rising tide of conservation technology: empowering the fight against poaching and unsustainable wildlife harvest
The rising tide of conservation technology: empowering the fight against poaching and unsustainable wildlife harvest Open
Introduction Market-driven poaching and unsustainable wildlife harvest are significant drivers of population decline for numerous plant and animal species, including high-profile species like Asian and African elephants, wild cats, sharks …
View article: Empowering rangers through technology and innovation
Empowering rangers through technology and innovation Open
Protected areas are key to biodiversity conservation and ranger-based monitoring, and law enforcement is the cornerstone upon which effective protected areas are built. Frontline practitioners, however, are often asked to protect large swa…