Abstract Protected and conserved areas (PCAs) throughout the world face huge challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We give a global overview of impacts and responses. Protected area...
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The latest report from FFI shows clearly the impact felt by the Kerinci TPCU Rangers from COVID-19 during 2020. This long-running conservation project aims to bring about a natural increase...
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Despite the closure of many of our supporter zoos over the busy Christmas season and the difficulties that some have found themselves in, we have seen that even some of...
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Members of Förderverein der Hauptstadtzoos Thank you, friends of Berlin's zoos The “Förderverein der Hauptstadtzoos” (translation - support association of the capital cities zoos) helps several projects in Zoo...
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Abstract Zoonosis-based epidemics are inevitable unless we revisit our relationship with the natural world, protect habitats, and regulate wildlife trade, including live animals and nonsustenance products. To prevent future zoonoses,...
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The Zoological Society of London has released a statement on its views of COVID-19 and wildlife exploitation: ZSL's Position Statement on COVID-19: wildlife exploitation and trade, zoonotic disease, and human...
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Fauna & Flora International (FFI) has released a white paper on the Environmental Implications of COVID-19 that suggests we are at a critical fork in the road. One direction may...
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Editorial Essay: Covid‐19 and Protected and Conserved Areas Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is having a dramatic impact on the global community; on people’s lives and health, livelihoods, economies, and behaviours....
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It is too early to evaluate the overall impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity and our ability to protect it, but some preliminary conclusions are possible. At this point,...
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In the next of our blogs from the field Iswadi, from the Lingkar Institute writes that the threat to tigers is still apparent in the Bengkulu forests south of Kerinci...
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In this unprecedented time of lockdown, conservationists are contemplating the future. Here Dale Miquelle, of WCS Russia wonders whether the Amur leopards are enjoying a forest devoid of human presence...
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As with the Freeland team in Thailand, Phoenix Fund has been in touch to let us know that with the fire season also upon them, rangers are fire fighting in...
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How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting wildlife conservation? We've just heard from the ZSL team working in Nepal on how they are managing. Thanks to Prachanda Maharjan field officer based...
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