Category: Conservation Biology

New research from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) suggests that coconut oil production may be more harmful to the environment than palm … Read more

This April, the School of Anthropology and Conservation launched a student-led social media campaign called #windowsintowildlife. While lockdown measures saw us staying inside a lot more than … Read more

Professor Keith Somerville, a conservationist at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), has commented on the fact that, since March 2020, over 400 carcasses … Read more

The tail-end of June marks three months of lockdown, although measures have started to ease up slightly across the country. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the … Read more

In May 2018, an international team of scientists and explorers, lead by Dr Julian Bayliss, went on an extraordinary mission in Mozambique to reach a … Read more

The new Mexican 50 peso banknote features an image of the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), one of the most intriguing and unusual amphibians in the world. … Read more

A new review published in BioScience explores the relationship between tropical forests and fish, providing a synthesis of the known ecological linkages in forest-freshwater systems … Read more

A study led by the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) has found significant differences in disease-risk perception and channels of information about Ebola … Read more

The climate and biodiversity crises are presenting unprecedented global health risks that need to be urgently addressed, argue conservationists including Dr Charlie Gardner from the … Read more

World-renowned conservationist and ethologist Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, delivered this year’s annual Durrell Institute … Read more