Kareiva's testimony in the case helped protect the spotted owl from human encroachment--just as
conservation biology's ethic of intrinsic value had called for--but he was discomfited in the Seattle courtroom by all the loggers sitting quietly in the rear, many with their kids on their laps.
We focus on key concepts in
conservation biology, such as populations, evolution, extinction, and biological diversity and purity, to demonstrate that acts of truth-telling about nature occur within, and are necessarily shaped by, the context of liberal biopolitical rule.
CONTACTS: Smithsonian
Conservation Biology Institute, nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/; American Humane Association, www.americanhumane.org; American Bird Conservancy, www.abcbirds.org.
Why are universities leaning away from applied wildlife management and toward
conservation biology? One factor is students enrolling in wildlife type programs are less interested in hunting and more interested in conservation.
The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) conducted its 6th International Cheetah
Conservation Biology Training Course over the past four weeks.
Scientists at the Smithsonian
Conservation Biology Institute have focused on how warming trends in temperate breeding areas disrupt the sensitive ecology of migratory birds.
This week's Horizon addresses a radical new idea in
conservation biology: re-wilding.
Advice to those considering the field: "Go to a good school that will provide a foundation in wildlife management, wildlife biology, or
conservation biology, to understand basic ecological and scientific principles." Although refuge managers are required to have a science-based degree, the U.S.
The volume will be essential to specialists, but is written to be accessible to graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in a wide range of fields, including
conservation biology and evolutionary biology.
Wilmers presented the findings at the annual meeting of the Society for
Conservation Biology in Edmonton, Canada, this month.
Mumtaz Malik, former Chief Conservator NWFP Wildlife Department, has been selected for the prestigious SCBs Distinguished Service Award for his extraordinary contributions to
conservation biology, reads a message sent by SCB to Dr.